But a dare is what Bhushan is always up for. He has been in the eye of the storm for this crusade for justice whether through his Public Interest Litigations or lending his voice to the marginalized. He openly declares his sympathy for the Maoists who he says have been pushed to the wall by an indifferent State and have no option but to pick up the gun
Mar 27, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: cd controversy, civil liberties lawyer, drafting committee of lokpal bill, famous indian lawyer, father son lawyers, honest indian lawyers, indian judiciary, indian lawyer, indian lawyers, jan lokpal bill, lawyer as activist, lawyer prashant bhushan, Lok Pal bill, prashant bhushan, public interest litigation, public interest litigator, social activist prashant bhushan, support of maoists, supreme court lawyer | 8 Comments »
Its not just the deer the animal loving Rajasthani’s idolize. At the Karni Mata temple 30kms short of Bikaner you encounter the wildest freak show of your life. Known as the `Rat temple’ around the world, the devout here however mean serious business. The temple run over by more than 20,000 rats are revered, fed and encouraged to crawl over your feet for good luck. This temple is definitely not for the squeamish and we beat a hasty retreat from the threshold.
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I told Kohli to be himself which I realized was difficult for a man who is used to being told to bring out the ‘attitude’ for the camera. He tried but it seemed stilted. We tried some more but it was clearly not working. And then his beagle came scampering in and broke the ice. Virat picked up the the little thing and I got the shots I wanted.
Mar 24, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: asia, batsman, brash young cricketer, cricket, cricketers, future indian crickets, indian batsman, indian cricket, indian cricketers, indian sports, indian sportsmen, virat kohli, virat kohli cooking, virat kohli photographs, virat kohli with his dog, virat kohli with his mother, virat kohli with his pet dog, young indian cricketer | 300 Comments »
Then from the corner of my viewfinder a lioness leapt. The zebra freezed and went back on its haunches before breaking into a run. The lioness gave chase. From our distance it looked the lioness almost had the zebra but there was almost 12 meters between them.
Mar 22, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: African and wildlife photographs, African animal photos, african lions, animals in Africa, animals in the wild, dangerous animals Africa, lazing lions, lazy lions, lion hunt photographs, lion photographs, lions hunting zebra, lions miss hunt, lions miss kill, lions of africa, lions of tanzania, lions stalking, national park Africa, photographs of animals, photographs of national parks in Africa, photojournalist india, pictures of African animals, predators and prey Africa, Serengeti national park, travel photographer in India, wild animals Africa, wildlife in Africa, wildlife park Africa, wildlife photographer, wildlife photographer Africa, wildlife photos, zebra hunt | Leave A Comment »
(Whenever you meet a foreign tourist in India you inevitably get asked about Goa. I had never been to Goa and had no intention to go there until work took me there in november 2010. I am not a beach person though i have frolicked in some beaches in Malaysia and Zanzibar. In comparison Goa was a disappointment. A magazine however asked me to write a travelogue on the carnival atmosphere in Goa during the year end. I must admit i have not really written so much about my disappointment in the piece.)
Mar 11, 2011 | Categories: Travelogues | Tags: arabian sea, beach, beaches in goa, best beaches in the world, documentary photographer india, exotic beaches, goa, goa beach, goa beaches photos, goa photos, goa state, images goa, indian beaches, indian photographers, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photographs goa, photojournalist india, tourist destination in india, tourists, travel photographer in India | 3 Comments »
Jaisalmer itself is exotic enough and the smell and feel of the
desert emanates from every street. If you have made the traditional touristy circuit
like I did- arriving first in the capital Jaipur then Jodhpur and now Jaisalmer, you
will see the colour palate of cities shifting dramatically from pink to blue to golden.
Mar 08, 2011 | Categories: Travelogues | Tags: camel man, desert photos, documentary photographer india, exotic india photographs, indian camel, indian countryside, indian desert, indian photographers, jaisalmer, jaisalmer photographs, khuri village, khuri village dunes, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photographs of rajasthan, photographs of sand dunes, photojournalist india, photos of camel, photos rajasthan, rajasthan, rajasthan photographs, sunset in the desert, sunset photographs in rajasthan, travel photographer in India, travelling in jaisalmer, travelling in rajasthan, travelogue on rajasthan | 5 Comments »
(Click on photos to go to gallery) Pictures of the Gay Community in India. Also pictures of the Gay Pride Parades. Not all people in these pictures are homosexuals. Some of them are gay rights activists and friends and family of gays and lesbians.
Mar 07, 2011 | Categories: Photo Essays | Tags: article 377 of indian constitution, decriminalize homosexuality, documentary photographer india, gay in india, gay pride parade in india, gay pride parade in new delhi, gays and lesbains in india, homosexuality, homosexuals in india, indian photographers, lesbian girls, lesbians and gays in india, lesbians in india, life of a gay in india, middle-class homosexuals in india, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photographs of gays and lesbians in india, photographs of lesbians, photojournalist india, queer in india, queer pride parade in india, queer pride parade in new delhi | 32 Comments »