She stood in front of the mirror pretending to comb her hair. She brushed the splits, wiring them one by one in her fingers. Her nails were bruised. Her eyes sunk. She was raped.
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A Inn in Old Quebec city.
A week at Jan Swasthya Sahyog, a non-profit health org in Bilaspur
I got an opportunity to visit Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS), a non-profit health organization at Ganiyari (Bilaspur dt) in Chattisgarh. My cousin, who is working as a volunteer at JSS, invited me. My visit reminded me the reality that India still “lives in its villages.” JSS is a voluntary, non-profit, registered society of health professionals running a low-cost, effective, …
Davis Square Photojournalism Project and Canon 5D Mark II
My best shot, I think. A thin man running, in deep thought. The old man next to him, frail, in juxtaposition with the running man. For a moment, it was like his future, or maybe the old man”s past, divided by the signal line crossing — this is his last run, he doesn”t want to fail. That”s why the title — my …
The Sphoorti “Smiles” Project and Boston Photography Fair, 09
The Sphoorti “Smiles” Project was started when I visited the wonderful kids at Sphoorti in Jan 08′ at Hyderabad. I wanted to tell a story through these kids’ smiles. Pictures of poverty stricken children, with dire sickness and unholy conditions are often a showcase of irony than reality. It does break your heart though. And when you break your …
Love is a crystal
Some people feel they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces trying to close the gaps of the past into the depths of sea. The sea only gives them harsh blows, occasionally, the chance to blow. You’re wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships. That joy …
Sphoorti — Happiness true only when shared.
It’s funny how things happen at particular times. I’ve been relentlessly spacing my thoughts in different trajectories for quite sometime. They were mostly personal. And then I visited Sphoorti at Hyderabad. Life came to a stand-still. All the kids invited me, shouting “Uncle” with smiling faces. I don’t remember this feeling ever. It is incredible. They don’t want …
Charles River in different seasons
I’ve been in locked in my room for the past ten days (almost), except for the last weekend party, to finish up my first short story — “Yuti”. I’m glad that my first draft is ready. Meanwhile, it looks like so many things have changed since the last time I’ve blogged. My current project is getting over, …
StratfordUponAvon .. my pics selected for a TourGuide
This is interesting … I visited Stratford upon Avon 2.5 yrs back in England for a weekend .. and for all those who dont know the historic signficance of this place, well here is where Mr Shakespeare was born! I did upload some pics on flickr tagged with the same name surprisingly a company called me asking my persmission …