connecting cst terminus to flora fountain, d.n. road is an arterial road, a business hub and a heritage mile at the same time. its multiple roles overlap especially during the busy weekdays. besides shops and offices, its usually choc-a-bloc with vendors, hawkers, shoppers, commuters and tourists. come weekends however, and the streetscape changes - the arcades are empty, the doorways shut and the streets eerily silent.
this vendor had however set up his stand at 8am on a sunday morning. with pens, diaries and other stationery items filling up his stand, office goers would be his prime customers. sundays are probably his least active days, but he's still there nice and early. that's called dedication. something to admire and to be inspired from.
find this photo on flickr and on facebook.
at work, 7 days a week
silhouette and sky
an under-construction building's silhouette stands out against the evening sky at versova
| Kunal Bhatia | Sunday, May 30, 2010 | 2 reactions |
| Labels: architecture, housing, landscape | Location Yari Road, Versova, Mumbai |
the final bed
at the jagannath shankar seth electric-crematorium in girgaon, south mumbai.
mangoes in may
the summer months are associated with this luscious, delightful fruit. we have it in many different forms - from cut pieced to icecreams and milkshakes to its pulp and its pickles. but the sweltering summer is nearly over, and so is the mango season. i'm looking forward to the monsoons now.
watching the beach
the other day, at juhu beach
what will you discover?
note to self: stagnate not. photo first posted in november 2006 here.
| Kunal Bhatia | Monday, May 24, 2010 | 2 reactions |
| Labels: commerce, sign | Location hypercity mall, malad, mumbai |
blowup bombay - a street exhibition of photographs
at blowup bombay: a street exhibition of photographs by the blind boys. in their words: Blow-up uses the internet and social media we help you take your pictures, design an improvised exhibition where everyone is invited to come and display their work on the streets together with other photographers
it's a great concept to get people to view and talk about photographs. i printed and pinned up a couple of shots, but felt rather incompetent after seeing the work all around. the three in the photo above were quite keen to carry away some of the photos, but we were a bit too early to do that :p
| Kunal Bhatia | Saturday, May 22, 2010 | 1 reactions |
| Labels: art, street | Location hill road, bandra/w, mumbai |
premier tissues
i hadn't clicked anything the entire day. was returning home in the evening, when i snapped this tissue-paper box lying in the car. this is with the canon 50mm f1.8 prime lens. the wide aperture is really great to play with, especially in low light conditions.
| Kunal Bhatia | Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 1 reactions |
| Labels: objects | Location Andheri flyover, Mumbai |
now what?
there are points in one's life, when one wonders "now what?" aata kay? photo clicked in khotachi wadi, girgaon on an early sunday morning. this gentleman was in the midst of washing his bike. perhaps he's wondering if he's missed a spot.
for more photos from this neighbourhood, hit up 'khotachi wadi' in the search box on the right.
khotachiwadi - mumbai 400004
mumbai weekend shoot traversed the tiny lanes of khotachiwadi in the inner-city today. originally inhabited by families of the east-indian communities, khotachiwadi is today prime-realty and susceptible to the likes of land sharks. only 28 of the 65 original houses now remain, and the recent years have witnessed increasing efforts to conserve what remains, spruce up the precinct and bring in tourists. the results seem to be paying off. though i didn't enter any of the houses, it was interesting to walk around and shoot.
the set of photos is here on facebook and here on flickr. or, for more photos from this neighbourhood in this blog, hit up 'khotachi wadi' in the search box on the right.
| Kunal Bhatia | Sunday, May 16, 2010 | 2 reactions |
| Labels: sign, street | Location Ambewadi, Girgaon Chowpatty, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
welcome back mm
meant to be blogged way back on 2008-04-25, this pic has been lying in a folder for over two years now. i thought it'd be apt to post this today. mindless mumbai is back after an year of hibernation. and this time i've removed the word 'daily' from the title. a lot has changed in the past year, and even more since may 2006 when i began mindless mumbai. looking back at what i've posted i realise that my perspective about a lot of things is now quite different.
whether same or different, old or new; i want to continue photographing mumbai and sharing it with the world. my point of view, my two cents. cheers!
| Kunal Bhatia | Saturday, May 15, 2010 | 1 reactions |