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  • End of a generation!

    My favorite model, one of my favorite people, and someone who would talk to me at length is no more! My nani passed away on the 12th of January!

    That also means that I do not have any more grandparents! I remember when I was a kid, and used to talk to other kids who did not have any grandparents, I was both happy that I still had mine, and sad that I would have to see them go! This thought, for some reason, has been there since a very long time!

    Nana-Nani did well in their lives even though they came from very poor families from a village… Their children are doing well for themselves and their grandchildren are on their way to good lives! They played an important role when I was a kid too… I don’t exactly remember but they practically raised me when I was a baby!

    Yesterday was her funeral and thankfully everyone there was sensitive to the fact that it was not really a moment to keep crying about! It was a moment to be thankful that she lived a very long life, and was not really dependent on anyone for most of it! She lived well, and left a family that is emotionally very strong!

    I could not cry for some reason, but I kept wondering and thinking throughout the last couple of days! Preparing myself for future when similar things are going to happen and hoping that whatever time someone is living with us, they live peacefully and happy!

    I also managed to visit our house in the village which brought back so many childhood memories that its overwhelming just to think about them!

    I am going to miss the batasha-tulsi prasad that Nani used to give me when I was a kid! I am going to miss you Nani! and I am going to miss shouting out loud Naaaniiiii whenever I used to come see you!

    Stay happy wherever you are! I love you!

  • Kashi | Varanasi | Banaras (काशी | वाराणसी | बनारस)

    Some photographs from a short trip to the holy city of Banaras!

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  • Small town moments…

    Daurala is a place close to my heart and the camera! A frequent visitor to this place, I am happy walking around the streets taking pictures as I like… the people are friendly, and it has a typical energy that I like being a part of…

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  • Nani

    My grandmother is my favorite model… and this picture is just one of many examples 🙂

     

     

  • 2011 – an year that was…

    I thought 2010 was a remarkable year… It helped shed a lot of mental weight and made a big difference in my life….

    2011 turned out to be even better… the biggest event being Veda’s entry to our lives! A job change around the same time to enable me to move back to what I like to do! And then moving to an apartment…

    All this has resulting in giving me time to spend with people who are important, place and space to spend that time!!! life is getting better for sure…

    The following were clicked on the 31st of December 2011… Last sun of the year, but first for myself, Pooja and Veda in the apartment…

    Looking forward to a bright, peaceful and happy year ahead! Amen!

  • McLeodganj, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh, India)

    I have been to Mcleodganj a couple of times, and have loved the experience… While going through my old work, came across a folder of images which was earlier on flickr and is not longer accesible… Here are a few good ones and the album below…

    This small town a few kilometers ahead of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh offers a variety of options for almost all kinds of travelers, the religious can go to temples around, the tourist can enjoy walking around the town and take cabs to nearby locations to enjoy the nature… the foodies can eat at a number of restaurants which serve a variety of food… the trek types can trek to Triund and other places… What a complete package this place is!

    If you’d like to read the travelogue, you can click here…

     

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  • Banarasi Chai ki Ketli

    Clicked in 2007 while waiting for a bus to Ambikapur, Chattisgarh

     

  • Bangalore, Karnataka

    Bits and pieces of Bangalore and around….

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