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Someshwar Beach, Mangalore Feb 2013

Namma Kapi--Go Local

Espresso, Indian style. We call it decoction (pronounced digeshan in colloquial Tamil)

Let her be...a child

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I saw this girl at a Mangalore street corner. Eyes tinkling, utterly restless, and yet keen on her job--to sell me balloons. Amongst the many thoughts that crossed my mind, I wondered how it was for her to live on the streets with only her sister in tow...wondered if she had suffered abuse or if she escaped. Aah Universe, let this child be!

Rice in India

This Post is dedicated to all farmers in India. Happy Pongal All!

Tender rice plant growing in an organic farm in Karanjo, Jharkhand

Ganga: A Mother and a River

 She is Ganga. Indians call her mother. She flows through our history books and is steeped in our cultural unconscious. She overflows our spiritual lives even today--whether at her banks or through her waters. She is the fulcrum of contemporary social lives for many. We call her Ganga Ma--the river of our hearts.

Kali

In a taxi in Kolkata, the land of Kali. Today is also Kali Puja! And Kali is the ultimate teacher of detachment...so I wish all my readers with more than happiness--I wish you equanimity at all times and all situations!

Indians Who Laughed

I enjoy making folks laugh when I photograph them, not so much for the shoot, but rather as that moment when I can give them something--that momentary mirth, that forgetting of other things, the warmth of joy for that moment. On a grey day down here in South of India, I hope these photographs make you smile too-:)

Young women near Misrikh, Uttar Pradesh