these kids were reharsing yesterday in the college’s auditorium. they had their finale today.. all of them are dressed up as kolis, the fishing community that originally inhabited mumbai.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
flowering balconies
its very rare to see balconies in mumbai full of potted flowering plants. even rarer to see three of them in the same building. photo clicked at peddar road, some time last month.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
of hills conquered
residential towers are springin up in all parts of the city. this one is a few years old, and right next to gilbert hill. in fact its as high as the hill too, blocking out half the view of the hill when seen from juhu circle. gilbert hill is a few million years old rock formation, formed by the cooling of molten lava. its just been declared as a national monument, and hopefully there shall be no more blatant vandalisation of the hill any time in the future
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can you spot “mindless mumbai”?
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have been working on housing design for most of the day today
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can you spot “mindless mumbai”?
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have been working on housing design for most of the day today
Monday, February 25, 2008
vihar lake
photo of vihar lake, as seen from the bahndup water treatment plant. mumbai is perhaps the only metropolis in the world to have a national park within the city limits. the borivali national park is home to incredible diversity of flora and fauna, including some big wild cats, along with three lakes: vihar, powai and tulsi. this photo is a complete contrast to what i had posted for the feb theme day about what people think, when they think of mumbai. see that pic here .
Sunday, February 24, 2008
alleyway
in of the many alleyways off colaba causeway
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photo clicked in jan 2006. was there for visual studies exercise: taking a reference about some spot in the city from any text / movie; and then responding to the space in one’s own way. arjun and me had written a fictional scene set in leopold
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photo clicked in jan 2006. was there for visual studies exercise: taking a reference about some spot in the city from any text / movie; and then responding to the space in one’s own way. arjun and me had written a fictional scene set in leopold
Saturday, February 23, 2008
icecream, street-style
mewad ice-cream is synonymous with ice-cream on the streets. it’s usually hand made each day by a single / group of persons, and often the maker and seller is the same person. found in all parts of mumbai, especially in khau-gullys and on beaches. aswhini from MMO and me were to once do a story on these guys, but it never happened. found this piece in The Hindu about mewad ice cream, quite an interesting read.
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for non-indian readers: mewad is a region in southern rajasthan, a few thousand kms north west of mumbai
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photo clicked at 7 bungalows beach in june 2005
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6000+ visitors. thanks!
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for non-indian readers: mewad is a region in southern rajasthan, a few thousand kms north west of mumbai
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photo clicked at 7 bungalows beach in june 2005
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6000+ visitors. thanks!
Friday, February 22, 2008
come rain, come shine
this guy has added a removable roof to his scooter, possible to shade himself and family from sun / rain. i don’t know how effective it is though. in the photo, he is ferrying his two kids back home.
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photo clicked today at juhu circle
