mindless mumbai

have been working on the bangalore project of the exchange program all day. friday is the final jury and exhibition. the day has been spent in filling plans with textures, lines, shades, stairs, greens etc

in the photo: the atrium of the circular building in the nehru science centre complex at worli - the one that hosts the ‘discovery of india’ exhibit. its also one of the few public buildings with a generous atrium space

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the taj mahal palace and tower - the most iconic of the sites of mumbai’s terror mayhem. a singular blogpost won’t even scratch the surface of the anger, questions and emotions here.

regards to everyone who enquired about our well being over the last week. friends and family are all safe. though like many others, we know of some people who were gunned down. peace.

this residential building - with the most un-imaginative name - has been in the neighbourhood gossip, for more reason than one over the past few months. for some reason, i’d have the bamboo scaffolding permanently put up. it adds some texture to the facade.

rock, layers of soil, roots, a tree that’s still standing, sheeting and an apartment building; all seen from the depth of a construction site @ carmichael road

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i made up my mind on an important issue today. and it’s going to be executed over the next week. as of now, all i can do is wait. it’s kind of unfair that some people have to go through this process.

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photo clicked in jan this year, in sabri; there was some gathering, and all the chairs and tables were laid out for it

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the society where we are put up at is undergoing some repair work. the ropes in the image are used along with a pulley to manually hoist up buckets of cement to plaster the external walls. the workers use the bamboo scaffolding to move on the sides of the building.

shot on macro mode

gigantic new residential complexes coming up in the central areas of the city. clicked this near mahalaksmi railway station. these houses will have a fabulous view of the racecourse, and the sea beyond.