Archive for April, 2011

Under My Umbrella in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

Under My  Umbrella in Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

What do you do with at a place that has only one season? Cherrapunji the land of perpetual monsoons has the same scenery of mist , clouds, fog and the rain-washed hills no matter what time of the year you arrive here. It has already begun to rain in Shillong when I take the undulating road to Cherrapunji approx. 60 kilometers away. Thankfully by the time I reach Cherrapunji the rain has spent itself and is reduced to occasional busts of drizzle.


Chasing Tigers in Bandhavgarh

Chasing Tigers in Bandhavgarh

Whenever you enter a Tiger Reserve you are told – enjoy the rest of the forest and the other mammals and birds too. But that’s impossible. Everyone has eyes out only for the tiger.


Anna Hazare and the Jan Lokpal Bill Movement

Anna Hazare and the Jan Lokpal Bill Movement

On 8th April, the fourth day of the fast the crowds swelled so much at Jantar Mantar that I got only a small glimpse of Anna Hazare between the ears of those before me. Using one of the heads for tripod, I took some shots of the man, being hailed as the latter-day `Gandhi’, fighting for us another `Freedom’.


Gully Cricket. Cricket in our Backyards

Gully Cricket. Cricket in our Backyards

People where playing cricket everywhere. I found young boys play at the spacious backyard of St Peter’s Church in Kanyakumari as I saw them play in a small glade in Kinnaur. I saw fishermen’s children play on the sands of the Coromandal Coast as I saw scull-capped boys bat it out at a madrasa in Bhopal


What Camera Should I buy?

What Camera Should I buy?

There was a time when you walked into a party and someone asked you, what do you do for a living and if you said photography they would immediately ask your name. Professional photographers were so few that they were usually famous. Now there are two kinds of people in the world. Those who are photographers and those who want to be. Now if you are a photographer this is one question thrown at your almost everywhere you go. Which camera should I buy?