Khaled
May 2009, Hyderabad.
May 2009, Hyderabad.
December 2008, Hyderabad.
May 2009, Hyderabad.
December 2008, Hyderabad.
He was selling little crowns made of faux metal, similar to the ones worn by beauty queens after winning fancy titles like Miss Universe or Miss World, to tourists outside the Golconda fort. It was his after school job.
April 2009, Borra Caves.
I went to Vizag, had fun traveling around, came back and promptly fell sick for a week! Inspite of that and the 7 kms we had to trek in the mid afternoon heat to reach these caves (no local transport due to general elections) I’d say this place was worth it. I was visiting it after about 13 yrs so it was great in the time lapsed sense as well.
November 2008, Nallamalla Forest, Andhra Pradesh.
With this the second part of the series on The Chenchus posted earlier comes to an end. You can follow the complete photo essay here.
The old man is the chief of the Chenchu hamlet Appapur which is inside a protected reserve forest. He was a very jovial person but behind his ever present smile I sensed a sadness caught as he and his people were between an overbearing government on one side and until recently far left radicals who used to threaten him and his villagers if they co-operated with the police.
March 2009, Hyderabad.
This is the first photo in a small series on children I encountered while making my way here.
January 2009, Jim Corbett National Park.
White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
January 2009, Jim Corbett National Park.
January 2009, Jim Corbett National Park.
Changeable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus)