I am amused by the irony of a man who claims to own nothing, zipping by in a gleaming Mercedes while those who can actually afford one, bumping along the Delhi – Agra highway in the less than comfortable bus. I try to ask the followers about this but I am scoffed at for my `ignorance’. ” You will never understand the ways of our Guru”, they concluded.
Aug 24, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: art of living in india, art of living india, documentary photographer india, gurudev shankar, indian godman, indian godmen, indian guru sri sri ravi shankar, indian gurus, indian spiritual leaders, photojournalist india, spriritual leader sri sri ravi shankar, spritual leader sri sri ravi shankar, sri sri, sri sri ravi shankar, sri sri ravi shankar lok pal bill, sri sri ravi shankar photos | 138 Comments »
Indian Weddings are said to be a multi-million dollar industry. But are they a big bore? Do the endless rites and rituals put you to sleep? Most importantly do the bride and groom really have any good time themselves or are they just happy to get it over with before they can head to their exotic beach honeymoon.
Aug 22, 2011 | Categories: Indian Wedding Photographers | Tags: asian wedding photographers, india wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographers, Indian wedding photography, kerala wedding photographer, wedding photographer India, wedding photographers in delhi, Wedding photographers India, wedding photography india | 8 Comments »
Nizamuddin’s shrine like most sufi shrines attracts not only muslims but a fair share of christians, hindus and sikhs as well. Coupled with its tradition of music Sufi shrines such as Nizamuddin are also on the radar of fanatics who feel music is against Islam.
Aug 18, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: amir khusro tomb, ataga khan tomb, documentary photographer india, images nizamuddin dargah, indian photographers, jahanara's tomb delhi, mirza ghalib tomb delhi, monuments delhi, monuments of delhi, nizamuddin dargah delhi, nizamuddin dargah photos, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, photos sufi shrines, shaikh nizamuddin auliya, sufi saint nizamuddin, sufi saints india, sufi shrines, travel photographer in India | Leave A Comment »
Anglo Arabic School is the oldest educational intuitions in Delhi and one of the oldest in India. It was established in the 1690’s by Ghaziuddin Khan the deccan commander and general of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It opened as a madrasa and took the name of its founder. Despite it ancient pedigree , it was as recent as 2002 when the very bureaucratic Archeological Survey of India declared it as a heritage monument.
Aug 15, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: ancient buildings delhi, anglo arabic school ajmeri gate, anglo arabic school delhi, anglo arabic senior secondary school, documentary photographer india, ghaziuddin khan, indian monuments, indian photographers, monuments of india, old delhi, old school, oldest college delhi, oldest educational institutions, oldest school in india, oldest schools, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, travel photographer in India, zakir hussain college delhi | 15 Comments »
But the girls did not oblige. The organisers of Slut Walk Delhi- a motley group of college students, had made it clear. This was India so no revealing outfits. The Slut Walk Delhi was christened Besharmi Morcha and the organisers were at pains to explain that the walk was not just about women’s right to wear skimpy clothes. The only skimpily clad person for miles around was a resting ascetic who sat topless bang in the middle of the Slut Walk route.
Aug 10, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: documentary photographer india, feminist movement india, feminist walk india, indian photographers, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, slut walk, slut walk delhi, slut walk delhi photos, slut walk india, slut walk photographs, slut walks india, travel photographer in India, umang sabarwal | 10 Comments »
I love Mughal Emperor Akbar. I think he was perhaps the first and the last great secular ruler in India. However like most powerful people, he was also given to superstitions. He believed that his wife bore a son because of Sufi Saint Shaikh Salim Chisti’s prophecy. Akbar built his palace in Sikri in gratitude to the saint. He lived in Sikri for 15 long years before realizing it had a chronic water- shortage problem and moved bag and baggage to Lahore.
Aug 01, 2011 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: akbar's monument, do dil mil rahen hai song, documentary photographer india, fatehpur sikri images, indian mughals, indian photographers, movie shoot in a monument, mughal architecture, mughal city, mughal emperor akbar, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, photos indian monuments, Photos of fatehpur sikri, subhash ghai's pardesh, travel photographer in India | 6 Comments »