Monsoon Mileage

I've been away from the viewfinder for quite a bit of time. But a few days ago I was talking to someone about why I stayed back in Kolkata instead of returning back to Delhi to my old job. Believe it or not, the real cause was snapshots of Kolkata in a Bengali movie named 'Madly Bangali'. I remember myself shouting loudly at the exit staircase of Nandan movie hall right after seeing the movie: "I'm not going back to Delhi".

As promised in the intro of this 'Kamara syndrome', I'm introducing another of my friends, Sanghamitra. She called me up last Saturday after midnight and literally ordered me to plan a small outing the next day. Well, we made no plans and that's what made the trip good. This image is the first one I took that day. A I bet, anyone can say which city is this although the characteristics of the city are out of focus. With the Yellows, Blues and Yellow-Maroon combinations, it is a real easy guess. Indeed, Monsoon was the mileage behind this photograph.

The Wild Urbane

The early days of almost everything are tough. Reaching out for the camera inside the backpack, changing the lens, setting the exposure and shooting with a limited number of photographic film...and all this, on a Sunday afternoon beside Jama Masjid in Delhi among a pushing crowd of thousands of people and vehicles. Memorable days of enjoyable struggle.


The story and location is already told


Patterns fascinated me. Although i still have no idea if this signifies anything at all. Near Majidia hospital, Tughlaqabad Extension, new Delhi.


This one seemed funny. Looks like someone has been hung and the crow is making sure the someone dies. The location is same as above.


I could have named this 'Parallel Vision'. Anyways, this DTH antennae used to block the Sunset from my terrace at Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. I decided to exploit it.


My beloved 'Model'. He tried his best to block the beauty but I turned him into a block of beauty.