Life will live,and live on till its dead,
to be reduced to dust and smoke.
A burning scene near Sholinganallur.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Smoking Life
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Mad rush
"I wanted to talk to my son...
but he did not have the time...
i wanted to scream about my feelings....
but he would not listen...
Why would he spend time or listen to an old man after all.
I was neglected and was made to sit in between the sheer madness of rush for money....
This is what my dad should have felt when i did not have time for him"
A man sitting in middle of the busy OMR (Old Mahabalipuram Road) near Sholinganallur.
Monday, August 22, 2011
The chariot of Lord Parthasarathy, Triplicane
Today is yet another great day and a memorable day for my city.
Yes, today we are celebrating MADRAS DAY.
It commemorates the founding of the city in August 22, 1639 by the British East India Company.
But before even the city can be found, Madras/Chennai flourished many centuries ago and this very picture is an example of activity that is carried out every year for the past many hundred years. Lord Parthasarathy rides in the chariot along the mada streets of triplicane. Triplicane is one of the places that flourished in education, spirituality, business and living standards centuries ago before the British landed here.
Is this Madras day all about talking about the good old madras, the city that was; celebrations; old pictures and heritage buildings?
Let us keep that in our heart and let us keep the city clean and healthy. Let us not use the roads and the streets for spitting, dumping garbage and sewage. Let us not jump signals and bribe the government and talk about corruption. Let us not waste water and in the mean time say government is not providing water facility, good road, electricity, etc, etc… When a common man (yes, that’s us) thinks clean, the city that gave ‘life’ to enormous lives will become clean.
A very happy, clean and BETTER MADRAS DAY TO ALL OF YOU.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
I was simply BLOCKED :(
Genre: Photography
About: Flickr
Problem: Blocked
Recently i remembered that i did not see one of my friend's photos for a long time and checked his/her profile in flickr. I was confused since he/she regularly uploads photos but it never shows up in my contacts updates. Also i was confused to see that i was not able to do the following in his/her photos:
Not able to share his/her photos with anyone
Not able to comment his/her photos
Not able to add notes
Not able to add that photo to my favourites
I then checked his/her contact list and was confused again that i was not in his/her friend list.
What shocked me is that he/she is neither present in my contact list anymore.
All the comments, favourites, notes i have given in his/her photos were mercilessly deleted (I am talking about the good comments too).
I was furious with Flickr and went through some help contents and found this:
http://www.flickr.com/help/contacts/#96
YES, I WAS BLOCKED from doing any activities with his/her photos and profile:(
My dear Friend who just blocked me,
I am so passionate about photography and very much possessive about it. I have some 247 photographs in flickr, none of which were dedicated to anybody. Not to my gurus, not to my inspirations, father, mother, god or to the city i love. But i have dedicated a photograph for you. All i wanted to say is that, you block me, you hate me....but will still be my friend.
Regards,
MRK
About: Flickr
Problem: Blocked
Recently i remembered that i did not see one of my friend's photos for a long time and checked his/her profile in flickr. I was confused since he/she regularly uploads photos but it never shows up in my contacts updates. Also i was confused to see that i was not able to do the following in his/her photos:
Not able to share his/her photos with anyone
Not able to comment his/her photos
Not able to add notes
Not able to add that photo to my favourites
I then checked his/her contact list and was confused again that i was not in his/her friend list.
What shocked me is that he/she is neither present in my contact list anymore.
All the comments, favourites, notes i have given in his/her photos were mercilessly deleted (I am talking about the good comments too).
I was furious with Flickr and went through some help contents and found this:
http://www.flickr.com/help/contacts/#96
YES, I WAS BLOCKED from doing any activities with his/her photos and profile:(
My dear Friend who just blocked me,
I am so passionate about photography and very much possessive about it. I have some 247 photographs in flickr, none of which were dedicated to anybody. Not to my gurus, not to my inspirations, father, mother, god or to the city i love. But i have dedicated a photograph for you. All i wanted to say is that, you block me, you hate me....but will still be my friend.
Regards,
MRK
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, December 28, 2009
Island Grounds Photowalk: Revealations of an amateur photographer
A sunny Saturday, 2:00 P.M:
I boarded a crowded bus to Simpson's and got there half hour later. From there i started walking down. 20 minutes later i reached the parking lot at the mount road entrance of the exhibition. CVR and Shankar greeted me with a big smile. We spent some time with CVR's new 17-40 Lens. Now Dina joined and i introduced myself to him. SenDil in his jet black shirt joined later. Now a new guy started walking towards us. He introduced himself as Selva. Initially he looked ruf to me. (Later i found out that he is totally down to earth). Dillibabu, Jeyaram sir, Jayi and Kurinji vroomed in their bikes and joined the crew after some time. We had a chit chat and later proceeded towards the entrance. Thanks to Kurinji for sponsoring an entrance ticket to me and Dina.
3:20 P.M - it all started:
The place looked not so interesting to click. So i just started walking down slowly. No shots for the next ten boring minutes. We turned left and went through an opening and we were in Mahabalipuram, brought live in island grounds. Actually they were giving some final touch ups and our guys have already started shooting the place. I took a couple of boring shots and proceeded towards...... 'dunno where to go'.
"Krishna" a voice called and i turned back and there he is... Kishore. Actually he came a long back through the marina entrance and was searching for us. Now we proceeded towards the industrial place.
I was clicking some shots of a hut when suddenly people started gathering nearby. A man was spinning a wheel and quickly started making (designing i should say) a mini earthen pot. It was not only the people, the SUN himself came in to see the handicraft. So there was beautiful LIGHT and we photoGs surrounded the pot maker and caught his work in every other angle possible.
Then, me and Dilli went through the hut to another place. It looked like a replica of a village and the scene we saw there was amazing. Children playing in a small park. Before i could realize what i was seeing, Dilli was in quick action. The thing is Selva and Senthil were already clicking those beautiful kids. They gathered around Selva asking him to click them which he did ('Karumbu saapada kooliya?'). Senthil was on the floor covering them through the ground angle. I had a lot of fun there over hearing conversation between the kids, Selva and Senthil. One such conversation that still humms in my mind.
One of the Kid: "Enna inoru photo edunga."
Selva: "Dei, podhum da. Apram Filmu theendhuduchu naa neeyaa tharuva.
Me: LOL!?!
I was in a fun mood after coming out of the place. When i decided to move on with the gang, i noticed that there were two more new faces. It was Bharani and Kiruthik. I got introduced to them as usual. I have already seen Poem+photos of Bharani. I have heard every gal in town will easily pose for Kiruthik. Then, We had a usual group photo and moved on towards the train where we took some pictures. Kishore and Shankar said good bye and the rest went to the end of the grounds. There we took some sunset shots, tried panning shots. I was so tired and already my back pain started its work on me. I could not click anymore.
Finally we all set out to the parking lot. Some of them have already went home. I said good bye to Jayi, Kurinji, Dilli, Bharani and Kiruthik and parted with Dina.
It was not a 'got very good shots' day. But a pleasant, funny and memorable day. Waiting to see other CWC giants in the coming walks.
I boarded a crowded bus to Simpson's and got there half hour later. From there i started walking down. 20 minutes later i reached the parking lot at the mount road entrance of the exhibition. CVR and Shankar greeted me with a big smile. We spent some time with CVR's new 17-40 Lens. Now Dina joined and i introduced myself to him. SenDil in his jet black shirt joined later. Now a new guy started walking towards us. He introduced himself as Selva. Initially he looked ruf to me. (Later i found out that he is totally down to earth). Dillibabu, Jeyaram sir, Jayi and Kurinji vroomed in their bikes and joined the crew after some time. We had a chit chat and later proceeded towards the entrance. Thanks to Kurinji for sponsoring an entrance ticket to me and Dina.
3:20 P.M - it all started:
The place looked not so interesting to click. So i just started walking down slowly. No shots for the next ten boring minutes. We turned left and went through an opening and we were in Mahabalipuram, brought live in island grounds. Actually they were giving some final touch ups and our guys have already started shooting the place. I took a couple of boring shots and proceeded towards...... 'dunno where to go'.
"Krishna" a voice called and i turned back and there he is... Kishore. Actually he came a long back through the marina entrance and was searching for us. Now we proceeded towards the industrial place.
I was clicking some shots of a hut when suddenly people started gathering nearby. A man was spinning a wheel and quickly started making (designing i should say) a mini earthen pot. It was not only the people, the SUN himself came in to see the handicraft. So there was beautiful LIGHT and we photoGs surrounded the pot maker and caught his work in every other angle possible.
Then, me and Dilli went through the hut to another place. It looked like a replica of a village and the scene we saw there was amazing. Children playing in a small park. Before i could realize what i was seeing, Dilli was in quick action. The thing is Selva and Senthil were already clicking those beautiful kids. They gathered around Selva asking him to click them which he did ('Karumbu saapada kooliya?'). Senthil was on the floor covering them through the ground angle. I had a lot of fun there over hearing conversation between the kids, Selva and Senthil. One such conversation that still humms in my mind.
One of the Kid: "Enna inoru photo edunga."
Selva: "Dei, podhum da. Apram Filmu theendhuduchu naa neeyaa tharuva.
Me: LOL!?!
I was in a fun mood after coming out of the place. When i decided to move on with the gang, i noticed that there were two more new faces. It was Bharani and Kiruthik. I got introduced to them as usual. I have already seen Poem+photos of Bharani. I have heard every gal in town will easily pose for Kiruthik. Then, We had a usual group photo and moved on towards the train where we took some pictures. Kishore and Shankar said good bye and the rest went to the end of the grounds. There we took some sunset shots, tried panning shots. I was so tired and already my back pain started its work on me. I could not click anymore.
Finally we all set out to the parking lot. Some of them have already went home. I said good bye to Jayi, Kurinji, Dilli, Bharani and Kiruthik and parted with Dina.
It was not a 'got very good shots' day. But a pleasant, funny and memorable day. Waiting to see other CWC giants in the coming walks.
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Daily Chore
I was traveling on my way back from office in the MRTS thinking deeply about my office project. Worried and irritated as usual. I heard a voice singing in the distance and the sound was slowly increasing. Pch! the usual set of people who beg for alms in the train by singing songs. And the voice came near me and i simply gave a stare.
It was an old woman singing some unknown song and her partner scoring the music. Her hands and face were lepered. It was really shocking.
I was in my eighth standard when i started traveling in electric train to school from Mambalam to Nungambakkam. Every day i used to see people begging for alms by singing songs, some being lepers and others being blind.
Today i was shocked to see her because it was the same woman whom i saw eleven years back. She has been doing the same thing for eleven years (or even more) begging for alms by singing songs. The only advancement is that she now uses a microphone and a small speaker that she carries in a wired bag.
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Daily i complain that i toil the whole day and wish to have a more interesting life. I guess most of us are like that. After looking at her, does my complaints sell anymore? I am still thinking............................
It was an old woman singing some unknown song and her partner scoring the music. Her hands and face were lepered. It was really shocking.
I was in my eighth standard when i started traveling in electric train to school from Mambalam to Nungambakkam. Every day i used to see people begging for alms by singing songs, some being lepers and others being blind.
Today i was shocked to see her because it was the same woman whom i saw eleven years back. She has been doing the same thing for eleven years (or even more) begging for alms by singing songs. The only advancement is that she now uses a microphone and a small speaker that she carries in a wired bag.
.
.
.
.
.
Daily i complain that i toil the whole day and wish to have a more interesting life. I guess most of us are like that. After looking at her, does my complaints sell anymore? I am still thinking............................
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