Close Up Macros
July 20, 2006Currently experimenting with close up macro shooting, in addition to potraits (which can also be close up macros) this was about a week ago at Borivili National Park on the way to Kanheri Caves.
Hyperbole as Headline
July 19, 2006Are we heading towards another Emergency?’ while i have serious issues with the Government’s ham-handed response in blocking blogs – responses like this are truly overkill ! As someone who works in the media, I understand that links have to be clicked…
Doublespeak!
July 19, 2006The US administration on the [tag]Mumbai Bomb Blasts [/tag] – why are they called [tag] 7/11 [/tag]? is our desire to find symmetry so high that we ape the unfamiliar? – today: I know there’s a lot of speculation out there now….
And Justice for All?
July 17, 2006A couple of years ago to almost the day , a young lady called [tag]Manaroma Devi[/tag] was picked up by the armed forces, under the extremely repressive Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The state was [tag]Manipur[/tag], the armed forces was a…
Quiet Contemplation
July 15, 2006A monkey meditates at Kanheri Caves I wonder if animals contemplate the nature of life, universe and everything else?
Hit Them Where it Hurts
July 14, 2006In the aftermath of the Mumbai Blasts there has been extensive coverage across all media. Most of it contradictory. Some of it ironical and reflecting the state of politics in India, where votes matter more than people A day after the Uttar…
Bombay Blasts v2
July 12, 2006When the first set of Bombay Blasts happened back in 1993 – i was away in another land. Worried sick about my family and friends back home. Yesterday the second set of blasts rocked Mumbai . The crowds on the road were…
The rains are here
June 30, 2006Monsoons are here. It has been almost 5 days since it began raining. It is lovely to see the sky in so many different hues and shades. Surprisingly the roads have been not as bad as I thought they would be. But,…
Day 1 – TN May 31st – Mahabalipuram
June 21, 2006From Dakshin Chitra on the first day we proceeded to Mahaballipuram -? I had been there as a child, almost 25 years ago. The first thing that strikes you is that? the roads are brilliant. Not a single bump or pot hole…
She Sells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore
June 21, 2006And she did too. Lovely little necklaces, corals and keychains – by the shore of [tag]Mahaballipuram[/tag]. She gifted me a necklace for taking her photograph and then proceeded to sell me a whole array of junk that i didn’t need. But, she…