shastri nagar, lokhandwala complex
fruits of sewage
see this snap on flickr here.
inspite of having lived in mumbai all my life, the city still springs up a surprise now and then.
for the annuals, in the painting workshop our agenda was to document via a painting (eventually drawn along the walls, soffit and floors of the main stairwell of the college bldg) activities that happen along the oshiwara river. what was once a river is now a nullah (a very wide, usually open gutter / sewer line, meant to collect only rain water from the strom water drains, but ends up with a lot of sewage and waste dumped into it).
we walked along the 'banks' of our 'river' , passing through a Christian crematorium, Muslim kabristan, a Hindu shamshan ghat, clusters of slums, low income group housing, high density unorganised industrial units and galas, disputed land ownerships, a marriage hall, and even land with methi, palak and chowli cultivation!
found this tree at the end of a long day spent walking through the above. it was in an industrial gala, at the very edge of the plot, abutting the compound wall which separated the nullah from the premises. couldn't believe my eyes to see this bountiful tree right next to a highly polluted, smelly and black coloured river of waste.
in some ways it shows the resilient nature of life in mumbai. come what may, life here will no just survive, but blossom, as in this case!
more about the experience of walking along a nallah, here
and this pic on flickr here
for the annuals, in the painting workshop our agenda was to document via a painting (eventually drawn along the walls, soffit and floors of the main stairwell of the college bldg) activities that happen along the oshiwara river. what was once a river is now a nullah (a very wide, usually open gutter / sewer line, meant to collect only rain water from the strom water drains, but ends up with a lot of sewage and waste dumped into it).
we walked along the 'banks' of our 'river' , passing through a Christian crematorium, Muslim kabristan, a Hindu shamshan ghat, clusters of slums, low income group housing, high density unorganised industrial units and galas, disputed land ownerships, a marriage hall, and even land with methi, palak and chowli cultivation!
found this tree at the end of a long day spent walking through the above. it was in an industrial gala, at the very edge of the plot, abutting the compound wall which separated the nullah from the premises. couldn't believe my eyes to see this bountiful tree right next to a highly polluted, smelly and black coloured river of waste.
in some ways it shows the resilient nature of life in mumbai. come what may, life here will no just survive, but blossom, as in this case!
more about the experience of walking along a nallah, here
and this pic on flickr here
self assurance: you are not stupid
after the terrorist attacks in the city, these posters came up in the BEST buses. i quite like them.
what will you discover ?
at hyperciti, malad
mumbai seems to have taken to malls as a fish takes to water. malls have been springing up all over the city.
prevention is better than cure
indian oil nagar society on jp road seems to be taking precautions against rain water with a low height buffer wall across their unused gate; must have learnt from last two years experience.
pink on green
apne hutch bill ka cheque yahaan dalein
the new hutch boxes in BEST buses. BEST seems to be doing everything possible to boost their revenue. i like it!
first b&w
road between nani's society and krvia, juhu scheme
JVPD was a planned suburb, and has a series of parallel roads running in the north-south direction. perpendicular to these roads are the east-west roads. all the roads are shady, thanks to the numerous trees.
i am not so sure whether photos taken on BW mode of digital cameras can be called black and white photography
rock, sand, water
at versova beach in the evening (i love the fine line separating the wet sand from the dry part)
shot on dusk/dawn mode
see this pic on flickr here
stomach 2
at stomach II, seven bungalows
stomach is a really popular chinese eatery in this area. their sauces are specially yum, and they sell them in bottles too.
pop culture elements - ii
pics taken for 'transient landmarks' - architectural design project, second year, jun - aug 2005
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photo clicked at andheri (west) station road's two-wheeler parking stretch
pop culture elements
pics taken for 'transient landmarks' - architectural design project, second year, jun - aug 2005
---photo clicked at parle (west) station road
mandapeshwar caves
pic shot by kiran
one of the 5 rock-cut caves in mumbai. mandapeshwar caves are just 50 m away from a busy road, and yet most people are ignorant about their existance.
more about these caves here
bus scrubbers
wadala (anik) bus depot, wadala
till the time i saw these, i had never given a thought to how best buses are cleaned
past midnight, wet road, warm light
12:30 am in shastri nagar, lokhandwala. there was only a dog for company.
off colaba causeway
in one of the dark alleys that branch off from the main causeway
see this pic on flickr here
gilbert hill
on the face of it, mumbai may not seem to have many ecological and natural wonders. ofcourse there is the national park, but there are also rivers, creeks, mud flats, mangroves a 65 million years old monolith.
gilbert hill in andheri stands over 90 m high, and has finally been declared a heritage monument. more about the hill here
and the first pic on flickr here
grill-ed
mumbaikars love boxed grills around their windows. its specially interesting to note the variety of objects that find their way into this grilled space outside each house
train snaps - approaching cst
the local railways are mumbai's lifelines, transporting millions of commuters to and fro, between their offices and homes. this turn is just before the harbour line enters cst station
all decked up
a bus at yari road bus depot
BEST is probably the country's best public bus service. if you don't see a red bus on mumbai's streets, then something is wrong, very very wrong. be careful.
when the harbour crosses over the western
this is the bridge via which the harbour line crosses over the western line, so as to move along the eastern edge of the island city. this is just before bandra station
dn road @ 11:15 pm
while returning home from my 2nd yr internship office (indian architect and builder), on the d n road divider
people crossing - churchgate
with many businesses still concentrated in south mumbai, these areas are teeming with people during office hours. i took this shot while waiting in a cab at a signal.
the two men in the middle are shading their eyes against the sun light!
