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  • Kitty Memsahib

    Kitty Memsahib

                                 Ketty Memsahib           Born in 1952 being the daughter of Anglo Indian mother and Welsh father this 73 years old but attractive lady Catherine ‘Kitty Teixeria’ popularluy known as Kitty Memsahib Lives at a none descript place called McCluskieganj about 65 Kms west of Ranchi City, with a good motor able road…

  • Sonpur Mela

    Sonpur Mela

    Sonpur Mela     Sonpur is a small city and sub-division in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the banks of sacred river Gandak (Narayani) and the Ganges River in Saran district. Once this city was famous for longest railway platform. Its fair which is very much popular, vibrant and colorful fair held…

  • Sun and Jetliner

    Sun and Jetliner

                                      Sun and Jetliner             Being a visual media person and a wonderer I got chances to travel at many places in India as well as abroad. In this way once I was in Digha a very beautiful, calm and quiet place and most popular sea resort and tourist spot, but not so on…

  • Chinese Fishing Net

    Chinese Fishing Net

                                                             Chinese fishing net               Once I was touring Kerala and loitering on the beaches of Fort Kochi which is famous for Vasco Da Gama sojourn, he was a Portuguese explorer and for the first time he explore India by sea route. And at the same time it is the birth place of…

  • Handia  rice beer

    Handia rice beer

                               Handia a rice beer   Handia a toxicant is a symbol of celebrations, friendship and hospitality is produced locally almost in every house in deep into the rural part of Jharkhand and also source of income and livelihood for many household in rural areas. It is a women oriented business. It is made…

  • Beedi Workers

    Beedi Workers

                                                                           Beedi Workers           Once I was on assignment in Mid Bihar, where I found pitiable condition of Beedi workers at Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district. There I came to know that the Beedi workers are working in unorganized sectors or informal sector are mostly illiterate and less paid. Those…

  • Rugra or Phutka

    Rugra or Phutka

          Rugra or Phutka               Rugra a rare kind of mushroom which grows in the wilderness of Jharkhand and surrounding Ranchi. It is purely a seasonal mushroom which grows beneath the Saal trees and under the earth in the jungles of Jharkhand especially when clouds cracks means during heavy lightning, it…

  • Shrubs

    Shrubs

                                            Shrubs               While on an assignment somewhere in Jharkhand during rainy season I was attracted towards shrubs which was burning against the sun after the showers. It was pleasant scene with eyes soothing effect tempted me to shoot and make some frames. Luckily I had my beloved camera Canon fitted with long…

  • Dharavi Slum, Mumbai

    Dharavi Slum, Mumbai

                                       Dharavi Slum, Mumbai             In the financial and commercial capital of India, Mumbai a big chunk of densely populated residential area situated in the heart of the city is called Dharavi slum. It is one of the world largest slums, where various small scale industries including recycling, leather, potteries and textiles…

  • College Street, Kolkata

    College Street, Kolkata

                College Street, Kolkata               In the Indian state of West Bengal in Central Kolkata there is a 900 Meters long street famous for books and book lovers which was established in 1817. This street is also popularly known as “Boi Para” in Bengali, Boi means books and…