KOLKATA KRAYONS 2

KOLKATA KRAYONS 2

The idol makers of Kumartulli, are famous for their indigenous expertise in sculpting Hindu gods and goddess  

Kolkata Krayons 1

Kolkata Krayons

From the city of joy, known for its devotion to goddess Durga, the offerings of a flower are common customary. 

Life-Scapes

Life-Scapes

As a traveler, the weekends come with an urge to move around in the empty wide spaces of nature. Often i join the troll of my friends to abandon my streets for the varied perspectives of empty lands.

The ample beauty of solitude and parched lands allows me to retrospect and introspect my head-space.  often I get the luxury to have a conversation with my self far away from the city shore.

Far away from the human grounds, lies a world of wilderness. where nature is wild, the hunter is a prey and the prey is the gladiator. 

There is a horizon, where the water meets the sky. the earth is serene and the air is pure and fresh. The life is still there. Perhaps that's what a heaven is.

Sometimes I feel like eloping into the vast sky, way above the mountains where the boundary walls are not made of brick and cement. There is enough food for everyone, greens for the eye and love for the hearts.

The ever lasting poem of Rabindranath Tagore plays in my mind: Where the mind is without fear ... into that heaven, my father

let me spread my wings and fly away

 ( a bit of my version)

An Hour of Her Belly Lessons

 

It started when the Manch dance Academy, Ahmedabad asked me to do a trial shoot of their belly classes for their upcoming posters and campaign. I hardly had done any studio shoot with above head lights. Yet I took up the task to attempt this shoot.

Belly dance or bellydance is a Western-coined name for a type of Middle Eastern dance. Originally a "solo, improvised dance involving torso articulation", belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally. ( quoted from wikipedia).
here are few images:

Site at a station

textures and abstracts

Father and the Child

A Father's Treasure

"Don't you see 

that children are God's best gift, 

the fruit of the womb 

his generous legacy? 

Like a warrior's fistful of arrows 

are the children of a vigorous youth. 

Oh, how blessed are you parents, 

with your quivers full of children! 

Your enemies 

don't stand a chance against you; 

you'll sweep them right off 

your doorstep." 

(Psalm 127:3-5, MSG)