Archive for March, 2011

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan: Some people I like

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan: Some people I like

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


Jodhpur to Bikaner- One heck of a Rat-racing Rajasthani Drive

Jodhpur to Bikaner- One heck of a Rat-racing Rajasthani Drive

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.


Virat Kohli in his Den, New Delhi

Virat Kohli in his Den, New Delhi

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.


Lion kill in Serengeti , Africa.

Lion kill in Serengeti , Africa.

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.


Goa the Moveable Feast, India

Goa the Moveable Feast, India

(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.)


Sand Dunes in Khuri- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Sand Dunes in Khuri- Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

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.


Gay in India

Gay in India

  (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.