# 1983 : yes +

mumbai, maharashtra, india. april 2006
malad

a fellow participant at the art of living's yes plus course.

1983 : picked by mandar : "this was the year which had lots of ultha palat...btw i was born during that dear..."
current photo-number range: 00001 - 13835

# 0363 : when doors and windows were hard to draw

mumbai, maharashtra, india. october 2005
home

such a miscellaneous photo would have never made it to the internet had it not been for this blog. im actually surprised that i have this in my archives - it dates back to the time when i used to keep every photo that my camera clicked. i used to delete what i've clicked, only if there were repeated shots.
this is a friend's second year building-construction sheet on door windows. i probably clicked it, as a reference to draw the rebates, frames and styles! this now seems like eons ago ...

0363 : picked by Wd : "The number I choose is 0363, the number of children my organization has imparted skills to."

current photo-number range: 00001 - 13835

# 0005 : sorting the day's news

mumbai, maharashtra, india. april 2006
andheri station

the newspaper-delivery guys sort out their bundles, along an entire stretch at andheri station. empty footpaths, and the front porches of shops with their shutters down, allow for ample transient space to do so. within half an hour or so, the bundles are sorted, pamphlets inserted into the copies, and the papers are on their way to being delivered.

0005 : picked by Wd : "the number i choose is 00005, which is simply the past 5 years of my life, coz they were pretty eventful"

current photo-number range: 00001 - 13835

# 3308 : that which "makes the good easy and the bad difficult"

chandigarh, india. october 2006
krvia : 3rd yr : study trip

le corbusier, the french architect who planned chandigarh, formulated and structured a lot of his concepts, drawings, buildings and details on the theory of "the modular". this is a panel at the chandigarh city museum. click on the pic to view it in detail.

3308 : picked by saskia and jan : for being the day they went for 'intake' at the adoption agency. best wishes, for you'll and you're child to be.
photo-number range: 00001 - 13835

# 11235 : the grounds of the race course

mumbai, maharashtra, india. may 2008
mahalakshmi race course

the expansive grounds of the mahalakshmi race course are amongst south mumbai's largest open spaces. but are also probably the least accessible to the general public. maybe the race course should be moved to the outskirts of the city, and a large central-park like environment be created in its place? it will never happen, but wishful thinking doesn't harm anyone. oh, and i just remembered: the government is actually planning to convert the race course into some sort of acquatic theme park!

11235 : picked by rahul r : for being the fibonacci series
current photo-number range: 00001 - 13665

# 8397 : polka dots in a local market

ganeshpuri, maharashtra, india. november 2007
getaway : family

ganeshpuri and the more-famous neighbouring town of vajreshwari lies around 80km north of mumbai, and are famous for their hot water springs. ganeshpuri's claim to fame is the serene nityanand mandir, with its aggressive flower sellers. right outside the temple premises is this local market stocking everything from plastic cricket sets to portraits of the famous saint. the lines of orange-yellow-brown polka dots are quite unusual for a small town's market street.

8397 : picked by sabrina : for being her anniversary
current photo-number range: 00001 - 13665

# 0009 : wavy tiles and shut shutters

mumbai, maharashtra, india. april 2006
andheri station

one of the shopping areas that lies between s v road and the andheri west station road. at 7.30 in the morning all these shops had their shutter down. a little later this scene would be very different.
the photo was heavily blurred - hence i photo-shopped the heavy contrast

0009 : picked by vidhita hattangadi : for being her roll number
photo-number range: 00001 - 13665