A Diwali Desire
“Kitney aadmi the (How many men where they)?” asked the newborn Gabbar. And PHATACK! came a slap from his mother (the reason behind the stubble, to hide the afterbirth mark).…Continue Reading →
Why am I doing this?
If someone asks me the question, why do I blog? Atul framed the question in a different way. My answer…
Hair Here, Gone Tomorrow
“Door se dekha to ande ubal rahe the, Paas aake dekha to ganje uchal rahe the” (From afar it looked…
Bant Singh Standing Tall
My ideas on the process of empowering the people who have been historically discriminated against may differ from some. But that does not take me away from the truth that…Continue Reading →
Faces
Photographed at Sanskriti Kendra, Anandagram, Ayanagar, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, New Delhi on October 3, 2006.
Archived Title Image No. 8
This archived title image is of Durga, Saraswati and Lakshmi idols at a Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi, Durga Puja. Photographed…
Professor Rintu Has Left the Building
“What is your good name?” A question which many of us would have answered innumerable times during our growing years. The emphasis was on the ‘good.’ It gave us the…Continue Reading →
Glimpses of Delhi History
The Mehrauli Archaeological Park doesn’t feel or look like Delhi. Located besides the busy Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, the place feels centuries…
Father, Son and Holy War
Sagnik Chakravartty mailed me the following: Finally! DD-1 to telecast Anand Patwardhan’s Father, Son and Holy War on this Sunday,…
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.16
There has been a long break between 2.15 and 2.16 of Vintage Indian Advertisements. Will try to keep the breaks short (not a promise though). [Click on images for a…Continue Reading →
A Half-Witted Failed Writer's Hysterics
There are usually two ways to earn publicity. The first is a little more tedious; it requires a lot of…
Archived Title Image No. 7
This archived title image is of a photographer photographing the Republic Day rehearsals at Rajpath, New Delhi on January 21,…
