tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29855519584454946332024-02-08T02:52:48.935+05:30photo(ec)centricOnline Junkie, Oxymoron Extraordinaire, Scribe, Shooter and Storyteller....babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-28740883561436830192013-05-05T11:31:00.000+05:302013-05-05T11:32:30.987+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have decided to discontinue this blog.<br />
Instead I have split its contents to the following-<br />
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babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-35747747277883729682011-07-07T13:52:00.006+05:302011-07-08T19:17:50.259+05:30While I was shooting...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I could tell you about the kid whose favourite physics lesson was the one on light. I could also tell you about the same kid’s fascination with his father’s expensive camera. But the truth is I am not that kid. I stumbled onto photography as a cub reporter who smartly noticed that if he clicked pictures with his story he got paid more. Eventually I caught the shutterbug and now I am stuck with a rich man's passion and a poor man's profession. The by products of which are - ability to play voyeur and not being branded as a perv, a marginalized bank balance, inquisitive neighbors enquiring about my 'real job' and supportive parents with high blood pressure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lacking formal photography education, I often 'discovered' some of the basics on my own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thought of sharing some of them- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1. Let there be Light : in Nov 2009, I was in Siem Reap, Cambodia to attend the Angkor Photo Workshop. My chosen story was TB in Cambodia. I soon found patients don't do much. So my usual repertoire of decisive moments was rendered useless. I decided to look at quite scenes and make them visually interesting. I started seeing light… </span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2. Interpreting Scenes : As a wordsmith who started to shoot, my visuals often suffered from 'show-what-you write' syndrome. Images were always literal. While working on a story on mime artists, the surreal scenes enacted by the artists showed me a more artistic way. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3. Photo Essay : Being the quintessential newspaper shooter, I was aware of only single images. After a workshop with Ed Kashi and Jonathan Torgovnik in 2009, I became aware of the wider vista of visual reportage. This photo is the opening image of my first photo story on migrant workers at a vegetable wholesale market in Kolkata, India.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4. Overcoming Fears : Like most brought up in patriarchal Indian society, I was homophobic. But gender variants always interested me. Curiosity can kill cats but makes better journalists. So I decided to shoot a story on transgender men who dance in drag at weddings. Ignorance can be the basis of fear. Weeks spent with them shooting, interviewing and listening to their stories has made me a better person. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5. Access and Intimacy : While documenting the survivors of child sexual abuse, I realized that access and intimacy are key elements in visual narrative. I feel privileged for the access given to me by my subjects on such an intimate issue. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXNb44akaNAOgmVwQVvrtvb1GAQXy1m7q53vxvwsg_aITwFvzFlaRvj7P0D6Tngz03f9HJ8C4KM8_0LNXEAFfepIsDeJ0HCNv5-mmGWCWZSeqkrt5oGcqHWowJt-TMJRQyuAdRKF0Rw/s1600/1297229169961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXNb44akaNAOgmVwQVvrtvb1GAQXy1m7q53vxvwsg_aITwFvzFlaRvj7P0D6Tngz03f9HJ8C4KM8_0LNXEAFfepIsDeJ0HCNv5-mmGWCWZSeqkrt5oGcqHWowJt-TMJRQyuAdRKF0Rw/s400/1297229169961.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After using this space for the past one year as a repository for links and resources related to photography in general and photojournalism in particular, I have decided to revive and revamp my blog. For more regular updates follow me on my photoblog <a href="http://37blinkslater.chhandakpradhan.com/">37 blinks later</a> and <a href="http://latest.chhandakpradhan.com/">Latest</a></div>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-82957239138185827632010-08-25T10:30:00.002+05:302010-08-25T10:37:54.731+05:30Revisiting Kumortooly<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heads left for drying (Inverted shot) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always thought why the demons have six packs while the good Gods are obese </td></tr>
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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqrB85WZltp9_OiMttpWgb8zb3of7a5CRdWAbIdhSI7x6I9ggu9i0-5kMy3SA8ATXIDBAMAxGchXfzmWXn_hFeUL740WqUpjqSG-LWu56UQTJRrfaSV8kbnGX6-QbUE_NsBFFkPU_-g/s400/98283790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457495986584211138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Calcutta's Famous British Era Coffee House</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvQ2drAPvw_cw0xcxQd1YnygBdYkkYe7liU77wG3uctniRFTcF70NA8195yq_PhOuZL1Q01impjFnhJJWWVwN8q7NtMCM0A7k-6Y4R3MipKIOBjJ36drN3MfCgmHeWSV1oa6poDFNg/s1600/98210579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILvQ2drAPvw_cw0xcxQd1YnygBdYkkYe7liU77wG3uctniRFTcF70NA8195yq_PhOuZL1Q01impjFnhJJWWVwN8q7NtMCM0A7k-6Y4R3MipKIOBjJ36drN3MfCgmHeWSV1oa6poDFNg/s400/98210579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457495982921871346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Real estate boom in Newtown, Kolkata.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hIo9Is4tbcE3IJMQ3RhQPAzlpTmprAlcOWxaXf62OLzS8O1Kzz6a-YAXONzKY6DQrFG3ZkXoaoNay3tSZLG1CPGmgEXtrn4PFVupuHV1F50Rxc52ohSZspX0e-A5hQUMYZgt860xLA/s1600/bm_garbage_fgh04805_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hIo9Is4tbcE3IJMQ3RhQPAzlpTmprAlcOWxaXf62OLzS8O1Kzz6a-YAXONzKY6DQrFG3ZkXoaoNay3tSZLG1CPGmgEXtrn4PFVupuHV1F50Rxc52ohSZspX0e-A5hQUMYZgt860xLA/s400/bm_garbage_fgh04805_04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457495973049202050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="standardtextnolink">A farmer's hut amidst rotting crops of brinjal with garbage dump in the background. Dhapa, Kolkata. <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLzeeGjA4K58-voFVjFvxIdLJVI6RvXvxrcRHdTjD7NT49K57vuYzRrac5_6L3eSoyxK9bnQ4YHW_9hD1WMngDZhEEenoiz4RpBm60gwvuIdNx-xoqe5zbXWqpcjcfv8GYc6Csyt4Ng/s1600/bm_garbage_fgh04805_03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLzeeGjA4K58-voFVjFvxIdLJVI6RvXvxrcRHdTjD7NT49K57vuYzRrac5_6L3eSoyxK9bnQ4YHW_9hD1WMngDZhEEenoiz4RpBm60gwvuIdNx-xoqe5zbXWqpcjcfv8GYc6Csyt4Ng/s400/bm_garbage_fgh04805_03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457495961670592482" border="0" /></a><span class="standardtextnolink"><span style="font-size:85%;">Migrant workers sift through a pile containing bits of leather from tanneries and slaughterhouses at a fertilizer factory adjacent to the garbage dump of Dhapa in Calcutta, India. The leather bits are burned and processed into organic fertilizer.</span></span><br /></div><span class="standardtextnolink"></span></div><span class="standardtextnolink"></span><br /></div>Started submitting images to Barcroft. Not a bad feeling to see stuff on sites such as Getty. Hope the sales add up by the month end and some assignments land up in the kitty. Talking about luck...some people are lucky and how. First phone call and they get assignments !!! And Grinch turns into Santa !! Whose the lady luck now rookie ??? :P<br />For more <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=Chhandak%20Pradhan">click</a>.babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-59947866657952678062010-03-19T12:13:00.004+05:302010-03-22T22:28:35.106+05:30Urban Eve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVYo_2MIE1J-Tr2bkcNxsaPtFfEcL4CYImBcWDDvnFsrWoIUtm8JcPOjU8RDfS8l-Xvsi_DvFAgfh6SS7sjSJbR95pVKQyrNntenLCNZ9otX79rotVzmSug-8ZNBPKNKljkmlYsJtvQ/s1600-h/Urban+Eve+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVYo_2MIE1J-Tr2bkcNxsaPtFfEcL4CYImBcWDDvnFsrWoIUtm8JcPOjU8RDfS8l-Xvsi_DvFAgfh6SS7sjSJbR95pVKQyrNntenLCNZ9otX79rotVzmSug-8ZNBPKNKljkmlYsJtvQ/s400/Urban+Eve+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450235510958959026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylIinz9uToUwTSI_G-dlfqHWEgzgvUSeHe4sYdGfAcCynB4ClSjO568NrqkGdG8TMw6zgSteDLHLYNeNCOGk4CdWkn2ynDVZFJoUEUV9shvwrT8YNoyuOvBpX9oob3xsOESgirwHppg/s1600-h/Urban+Eve+%2813%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylIinz9uToUwTSI_G-dlfqHWEgzgvUSeHe4sYdGfAcCynB4ClSjO568NrqkGdG8TMw6zgSteDLHLYNeNCOGk4CdWkn2ynDVZFJoUEUV9shvwrT8YNoyuOvBpX9oob3xsOESgirwHppg/s400/Urban+Eve+%2813%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450235334523524258" border="0" /></a> First shoot with the team. Looks like a winning combination.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Model: Neha || Styling, H&M: Amohaa || Lights and Location: Anushree</span>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-77569199243633454222010-03-02T16:20:00.003+05:302010-03-04T10:41:07.088+05:30Rishikesh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol0PtBpieLLEB35FRAQL7cjByxfiVU7_b-rC42lkPgxcU4_G3bBLBmlQ9TiE__lb2Q8g4oFmZmXhIY8lwWR2lirOF-9AJPdg5ZRGK1zN8H6bFQ-IRNJBS_OFP6k_hNfZUj78DXzyHkg/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol0PtBpieLLEB35FRAQL7cjByxfiVU7_b-rC42lkPgxcU4_G3bBLBmlQ9TiE__lb2Q8g4oFmZmXhIY8lwWR2lirOF-9AJPdg5ZRGK1zN8H6bFQ-IRNJBS_OFP6k_hNfZUj78DXzyHkg/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443988151309819106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Dusk. Rishikesh 2010.</span>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-24687335830245295482010-02-18T22:33:00.010+05:302010-03-04T10:40:30.199+05:30Kumbh 2010<span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasRjbXIq4oXQk2eT-9zKzOBkhBgapdpQiYEXEvMXhRsLH6aLZxG4s8vI6Xy0wvETiAfA0hKVVZFhxouoe1Qe4YknuXPiv8YL-LjiOcB93LfessVIEt5gUK8IWRCMVC_6E38X9Iif-JA/s1600-h/22_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP0211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasRjbXIq4oXQk2eT-9zKzOBkhBgapdpQiYEXEvMXhRsLH6aLZxG4s8vI6Xy0wvETiAfA0hKVVZFhxouoe1Qe4YknuXPiv8YL-LjiOcB93LfessVIEt5gUK8IWRCMVC_6E38X9Iif-JA/s400/22_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439631382347274578" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">A lady changes after a dip in the holy river.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ_RWI2t-RYEpXRakcJ_GqDzRcKoTpiUxh9Yg1xmiVQFU9mznNnfWy1Cm0CoM7buJQ88g2MXTxhu6iBZYzDOKEc1xFy4X8MYlNN0rTWGUs8mhf0rEryOx4AeYvk99uMYHIFqNB5_64Q/s1600-h/14_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ_RWI2t-RYEpXRakcJ_GqDzRcKoTpiUxh9Yg1xmiVQFU9mznNnfWy1Cm0CoM7buJQ88g2MXTxhu6iBZYzDOKEc1xFy4X8MYlNN0rTWGUs8mhf0rEryOx4AeYvk99uMYHIFqNB5_64Q/s400/14_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630891724776338" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Amidst threats of terrorism, Kumbh goes on.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTydhuBKS5LLDvumJvawyPEurE1uSgJ79bB5lTsxk2Vdmax6ksYjM1E0SqytMu89gvftkdJGWJRZ0ytRyavx1YXenwqlZ3jBt2isBvrqij1ck11rk4NKqP_0AudPEPer3yNH5N6OQCCA/s1600-h/18_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTydhuBKS5LLDvumJvawyPEurE1uSgJ79bB5lTsxk2Vdmax6ksYjM1E0SqytMu89gvftkdJGWJRZ0ytRyavx1YXenwqlZ3jBt2isBvrqij1ck11rk4NKqP_0AudPEPer3yNH5N6OQCCA/s400/18_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439644267334102306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Watchful NSG commandos.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Zw3hYZSPaRQtF3n_kFEMyWlzXzS-y3kK7DRKJBIOSVaBMq6UfRmZsxEOBC09724PbKTCKCFAg4HQShMl9XJP3JmyIQzFG_Ed-hc9YifZzCSuKjtaZSkCJkxBbNyyffmdXe6qqFSYg/s1600-h/13_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9614.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7Zw3hYZSPaRQtF3n_kFEMyWlzXzS-y3kK7DRKJBIOSVaBMq6UfRmZsxEOBC09724PbKTCKCFAg4HQShMl9XJP3JmyIQzFG_Ed-hc9YifZzCSuKjtaZSkCJkxBbNyyffmdXe6qqFSYg/s400/13_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630886935623698" border="0" /></a>A devotee carries a decorated shrine to the river at dawn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvND-yn6tBBg88LM0rOSsKF15EYJj8uu-z6wUsZdysPP1ZgqMTfjrR21sw5MGLvSKH32mUIz6gtJ8T795BGYuGvtD8jmLUFUPL_kKH63OwGXKVx9PDs97vOemiHbPETsX9f9eAs4W6Dw/s1600-h/3_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvND-yn6tBBg88LM0rOSsKF15EYJj8uu-z6wUsZdysPP1ZgqMTfjrR21sw5MGLvSKH32mUIz6gtJ8T795BGYuGvtD8jmLUFUPL_kKH63OwGXKVx9PDs97vOemiHbPETsX9f9eAs4W6Dw/s400/3_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630873804972306" border="0" /></a>Some divine shopping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pnrPNnX2RN4QGifOlwM-mXFKFN9ZRG4TOtlDMxn4ctXMUsBdv1N-iTERoGtw5_TKRP-cx78-IeVhk127qxWZ0yUiBJ_14cBp8x7xf0UHmRLpxOBx3vF6neMDRsk0kMNTSAFkoqaTmw/s1600-h/2_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pnrPNnX2RN4QGifOlwM-mXFKFN9ZRG4TOtlDMxn4ctXMUsBdv1N-iTERoGtw5_TKRP-cx78-IeVhk127qxWZ0yUiBJ_14cBp8x7xf0UHmRLpxOBx3vF6neMDRsk0kMNTSAFkoqaTmw/s400/2_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630869916012114" border="0" /></a>Sadhus at Juna akhara<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrtlLZiZy1sIOyaG-0uZdxT75hgcCoeI4RsW5AHuYryP8eME0HcS8gKlvJL3q44G7D7WCYs65IRWPBGqssQa27W37djMp03M9E-UPvPs25Jp5GG3M6MWLCmfEX3b7PqRyDZGN-od7rw/s1600-h/1_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9398.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrtlLZiZy1sIOyaG-0uZdxT75hgcCoeI4RsW5AHuYryP8eME0HcS8gKlvJL3q44G7D7WCYs65IRWPBGqssQa27W37djMp03M9E-UPvPs25Jp5GG3M6MWLCmfEX3b7PqRyDZGN-od7rw/s400/1_Chhandak+Pradhan__CDP9398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630860138037682" border="0" /></a>Streetscape, Juna Akara<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Religion is the opiate of the masses.</span><br /><br />There I was on the bustling platform of Haridwar on a chilly morning. As I gazed upon the throngs of devotees pouring out of the train, I couldn't agree more with the gentleman named Marx. You need to be seriously sedated to ignore the warmth of a cozy quilt, undress and take a dip in the freezing water of a holy river. I realise, for the pilgrims looking for ablution of sins, I am a strange creature. Roaming around the ghats from dawn to dusk- taking pictures, is not evryone's idea of <span style="font-style: italic;">nirvana</span>. But this is the only place other than a fashion week where you get the maximum number of photographers per sq inch.<br /><br />There is something about religion and abandon that go hand in glove. I have seen more naked men (read <span style="font-style: italic;">naga sadhu</span>) at this kumbh than in my entire puny life of 25 years. Its a town where pot is legal, alcohol and meat are not. And women, from remotest corners of India, take a dip and change in public ! And no one cares. There is something basic and primal about it. Religion again becomes a personal chioce and more to do with spirituality than scripted customs. All the right wing fanatics need to come here before they talk crap about 'our culture.' Here is a slice of real India, where Khajuraho, Kumbh and Kama Sutra co-exist.babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-16336218496603414252010-02-18T22:28:00.002+05:302010-02-18T23:32:56.259+05:30Purani Dilli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyogmytic0uPfxPFDavfiyU-i6-hNRQIJw5CQdiFiY2PdftdsxiH0YNT2yAfvZPJoGE2nT2HhbagVAgCmFOKP2yPD7QAGCWcBYCGW1JAyQ5Uqm0y4PZyg_PxftajdTwtHdNH5UBzM_g/s1600-h/Delhi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyogmytic0uPfxPFDavfiyU-i6-hNRQIJw5CQdiFiY2PdftdsxiH0YNT2yAfvZPJoGE2nT2HhbagVAgCmFOKP2yPD7QAGCWcBYCGW1JAyQ5Uqm0y4PZyg_PxftajdTwtHdNH5UBzM_g/s400/Delhi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439629273248231890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A rainy day at Jama Masjid, Delhi.</span>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-70429231014709071042010-02-17T23:35:00.003+05:302010-02-18T23:32:30.728+05:30Others<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrzB74B_OQEm37dbLUGwbLeXJeyM1vC7gXbcjo3c0dzY7qTNGyYVqsA3joDnQLHMHnGkAoOfDeFQF3Lo08isgIHNW462MwapQBJCMQlqL3oJKn5rY9ruNsSCjetIHoI0mBjw8mrXMg/s1600-h/OgAAADNOO4HHETlkCQBCsqO722TxFW6ZOONVOi5yK4oIGwOnx3_KtjY3tFFpy71WrqcwINRzqNwJD-F7O2t-3MpTCUgAm1T1UGk09e1QV5qYjGUBtVc9_uIbTWUR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrzB74B_OQEm37dbLUGwbLeXJeyM1vC7gXbcjo3c0dzY7qTNGyYVqsA3joDnQLHMHnGkAoOfDeFQF3Lo08isgIHNW462MwapQBJCMQlqL3oJKn5rY9ruNsSCjetIHoI0mBjw8mrXMg/s400/OgAAADNOO4HHETlkCQBCsqO722TxFW6ZOONVOi5yK4oIGwOnx3_KtjY3tFFpy71WrqcwINRzqNwJD-F7O2t-3MpTCUgAm1T1UGk09e1QV5qYjGUBtVc9_uIbTWUR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439275773712309874" border="0" /></a><br />Back stage of a beauty pageant for transgenders. Kolkata, 2010.babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-67864866511727136502010-01-30T01:21:00.010+05:302010-02-18T23:33:23.393+05:30Labour of Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SdBL3oNumk-bksr-t9o_0bKOeNHyCB-6Ac_z5UYXTVTzLOL8S_h0o0jpqxdHgJWrm0JNl4eJcMTMi7p9SmPyHM1c8GJBzslIlHBn0CZmdKUqb3BBtps3hDoNkfKxFWXPMbJzaTx4Bg/s1600-h/Website.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SdBL3oNumk-bksr-t9o_0bKOeNHyCB-6Ac_z5UYXTVTzLOL8S_h0o0jpqxdHgJWrm0JNl4eJcMTMi7p9SmPyHM1c8GJBzslIlHBn0CZmdKUqb3BBtps3hDoNkfKxFWXPMbJzaTx4Bg/s400/Website.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432252089788731634" border="0" /></a>Phew !<br />Finished redesigning my <a href="http://chhandakpradhan.com/">website</a>. Credit goes to Wordpress and Google for providing answers to all possible problems that a html illiterate like me might face. Was inspired by the design of <a href="http://www.amivitale.com/">Ami Vitale's </a>site. If only I could capture emotions like her ! Her works are so personal, intimate and close. Inspiring....babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-16211742538355916982010-01-20T00:21:00.025+05:302010-01-20T13:57:48.296+05:30Against the Red Sea<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_6bM7JipELhymUIQnU5nMriYix8kezAo1UpKOgbFDNEqa-s37V0Cpi-iJQ7IXmyINlMkwGxvYH6ojLd0YssxbGJkYbxMQlrsuEXuu5DNLTEtR2md4_Dd0281c0XYlyS2Ik-5wxt8mg/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_6bM7JipELhymUIQnU5nMriYix8kezAo1UpKOgbFDNEqa-s37V0Cpi-iJQ7IXmyINlMkwGxvYH6ojLd0YssxbGJkYbxMQlrsuEXuu5DNLTEtR2md4_Dd0281c0XYlyS2Ik-5wxt8mg/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428536210787311138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReHGXRny40GkhAfGex8hdLwm3swljE6NVAIGBRjFLQioEM5Qv282QEJZ8vw5XiFDkaB5d9qv1xvpXrIFUun1jCDhLV-thpdjtU8J1ZwqYlUFKnPTurSEQosc3yQOEeLlit0evU7lWXw/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReHGXRny40GkhAfGex8hdLwm3swljE6NVAIGBRjFLQioEM5Qv282QEJZ8vw5XiFDkaB5d9qv1xvpXrIFUun1jCDhLV-thpdjtU8J1ZwqYlUFKnPTurSEQosc3yQOEeLlit0evU7lWXw/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428536225826037122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMWuryA20TpKQV4w3PF7aiKDZUJpbe9CQr4hIeu0DKSq7CbeukGWTfJhT5rTl5p7aK1Dh_YP0lOUaToK-84OO8NU9rL3EbozSc8pkzLX9FRnlPjSuKRSWxHaQ_kGGWu0E-4Zq-TXnag/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMWuryA20TpKQV4w3PF7aiKDZUJpbe9CQr4hIeu0DKSq7CbeukGWTfJhT5rTl5p7aK1Dh_YP0lOUaToK-84OO8NU9rL3EbozSc8pkzLX9FRnlPjSuKRSWxHaQ_kGGWu0E-4Zq-TXnag/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428536233744136962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnHslpglTcLc7dSU7rV77S7r57OPhZc2b1yAsD5l9Ydm01Zma7U-H_SjzTGeY0PW3S83812e6W3gbITSSNxmz3FqKi7ubjvVdlAb5tD0nZofI1pl7RsT_w7IUVEVmjDqmxpSx9IEE-w/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnHslpglTcLc7dSU7rV77S7r57OPhZc2b1yAsD5l9Ydm01Zma7U-H_SjzTGeY0PW3S83812e6W3gbITSSNxmz3FqKi7ubjvVdlAb5tD0nZofI1pl7RsT_w7IUVEVmjDqmxpSx9IEE-w/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428536244411163874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwjcejSdSRDAede0xG4jah2kk8Y352T3wJFaYx_Prfaa9BzrV5thG6xudycj_hutE4FwR_Z_UgwzJQhRcw2FM3Uz3SDLLkPrpukiAkh65cJQupGvwaYyNzNdbtGFGgnuObttAeC1Ufw/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwjcejSdSRDAede0xG4jah2kk8Y352T3wJFaYx_Prfaa9BzrV5thG6xudycj_hutE4FwR_Z_UgwzJQhRcw2FM3Uz3SDLLkPrpukiAkh65cJQupGvwaYyNzNdbtGFGgnuObttAeC1Ufw/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428536252236160018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T83tcrqhH_juJpu3e75SnFWuRAPCkEzpCnGHhbG3g3LgpftvDwpPl8UBA9Di7NWUCXbs6RUrSuWrcA2jiFcYM9Lz4IO6nzQ0flESyCFwSfV4X-Gt-r0ksf8GlyDyd-t8hRC6HN4BGQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9T83tcrqhH_juJpu3e75SnFWuRAPCkEzpCnGHhbG3g3LgpftvDwpPl8UBA9Di7NWUCXbs6RUrSuWrcA2jiFcYM9Lz4IO6nzQ0flESyCFwSfV4X-Gt-r0ksf8GlyDyd-t8hRC6HN4BGQ/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428544673794610450" border="0" /></a>The helmsman responsible for making Bengal the red bastion finally passed away. For the past couple of days he had managed to shove the disaster in Haiti to a single column tucked away somewhere inside the newspaper. Miles of newsprint have been spent informing the masses about HIS failing kidney and urine retention. In democracy, even death it seems is not the great leveler.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />This was my first state funeral and I was truly overwhelmed by the deluge of supporters. We Bengalis are a strange lot. We just need an excuse to celebrate. Students and clerks blessed the great communist for not dieing on a Saturday. Who wants to miss out on holidays. People flocked from remote corners of Bengal in trucks, buses and trains. Some of these mourners will surely stay back after sundown, taking in the lights of <span style="font-style: italic;">Paki Ishtreet</span> (Park Street for the uninitiated); follow it up with a quick visit to the wonderland of <span style="font-style: italic;">Shonagachi</span>- Kolkata's redlight district; and head for their homes next morning after a mandatory visit to the Kalighat Temple. The atmosphere was carnivalesque. And while the crowds waited, hawkers made a fast buck selling munchies. The more entrepreneurial ones had managed to make posters of the great leader that sold like '<span style="font-style: italic;">hot kachoris</span>.' Bengal is xeroxing its own White Tigers. So Arvind Adiga, you can see red and sue our Roshogolla arse but still no royalties for you.<br /><br />I learnt a little bit about Murphy's law- you will leave behind the lens you need on the day you need it most. I also learnt about the golden rule- location...location...location! Its all about visualising random crowd movements and placing oneself at vantage points. Then its just getting the correct lens, exposing for five stops of difference and of course keeping in mind minor stuff like composition and news value. Fluid dynamics at its best. Considering I was always bad at physics, this was all about making mistakes and learning what not to do. So next time the R god dies and I have to head down south, I know what not to do.<br /></div>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-16371322004648225352010-01-16T00:04:00.011+05:302010-01-20T00:18:09.094+05:30A thin grey line<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CGyV38k9tiX1GjLwJZ9yyPRzH9bV_llt-DdSxtPVFxOQ7yuzOaVvCDe2mVSbtOWinKudWOKC3Bysxl5RF6BrwXyNS-J4lWaaN4sDiVZXbqD5ldDY2sKb-ZM3lHk3qvDbzE4U7HkNRA/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CGyV38k9tiX1GjLwJZ9yyPRzH9bV_llt-DdSxtPVFxOQ7yuzOaVvCDe2mVSbtOWinKudWOKC3Bysxl5RF6BrwXyNS-J4lWaaN4sDiVZXbqD5ldDY2sKb-ZM3lHk3qvDbzE4U7HkNRA/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427041669421233970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20FgYDBs14K10lVmlf_KG2FfkhgJgSnKeAbFV0TfSqsJgp37eLuNUodxbzd_70Q9bpL0_8Tdh3o4cZNFnGyUnS5BlfDlBsH7K54GFUVvVqnedfnJGJZJf2WhurKaGJ3RiSpqY3d5N3A/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20FgYDBs14K10lVmlf_KG2FfkhgJgSnKeAbFV0TfSqsJgp37eLuNUodxbzd_70Q9bpL0_8Tdh3o4cZNFnGyUnS5BlfDlBsH7K54GFUVvVqnedfnJGJZJf2WhurKaGJ3RiSpqY3d5N3A/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427041664807261746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh5K73DF1FYKp3QNZtgWPdSmD-6zxqein5L2Z_vXK5qShGileBPr444vNpFKC-pCgFcifnqirQa_3rJs-Hd8Ozp4C5ht-ypgTWQcCGhd2OUKWqIiNjdrJAwvw0DJ0_uD3-sGIkaqa8w/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh5K73DF1FYKp3QNZtgWPdSmD-6zxqein5L2Z_vXK5qShGileBPr444vNpFKC-pCgFcifnqirQa_3rJs-Hd8Ozp4C5ht-ypgTWQcCGhd2OUKWqIiNjdrJAwvw0DJ0_uD3-sGIkaqa8w/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427041653001453138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Image Caption: </span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Residents try to extinguish fire at a slum in the Eastern City of Kolkata, India. Authorities say the fire started when a gas cylinder exploded. The fire in the slum which is located near Bidhannagar road train station, forced railway authorities to shut down the station disrupting local train services. One person died and over 500 shanties were destroyed.</span></span><br /><br />despair, anger, dejection...<br />I encountered all these emotions and much more while photographing the fire at the Basanti Colony Slum near Bidhannagar Railway station. While making the images when I felt excited about a frame..... I also felt guilty! The burning rubble under my feet was someone's home few hours back. How could I feel excited and happy capturing someone's misfortune. Sobering and humbling experience that forces one to ask all sorts of uncomfortable questions and introspect.<br /><br />Were the shots of the crying kid who just came home from school to see her home burning; or the octogenarian shooing off scavengers from her burning shanty or the shriveled up dead body important ? I don't know. I felt like a voyeur preying on people's misery and decided not to point my lens towards these potential photographs. Clinically analyzing my frames later, when the immediate shock had worn off after a day or two I realised my images had missed to capture the emotions.... What I had felt wasn't showing on the screen.<br />Story of a tightrope walker and a thin grey line.....</div>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-46646036124862998112010-01-09T12:48:00.003+05:302010-01-09T13:43:44.588+05:30The Virus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH3zhsG_unS1UsGW2LybZ8ORNQuH-t1wSDZLhxi5zUnZXbttOnSRhA7fyviN0BgnJfeaMKrddw2eoFTdbVjcbQWsk1GlW_xrFP2MwUIgqBvkaSDML75dAIAnU84CLdDt4h5hKYZkEyg/s1600-h/_CDP7635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH3zhsG_unS1UsGW2LybZ8ORNQuH-t1wSDZLhxi5zUnZXbttOnSRhA7fyviN0BgnJfeaMKrddw2eoFTdbVjcbQWsk1GlW_xrFP2MwUIgqBvkaSDML75dAIAnU84CLdDt4h5hKYZkEyg/s400/_CDP7635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424650242591769954" border="0" /></a><br />Trip down the memory lane....<br />Same old terrace, irritating nicotine waft and a two-feet-nothing powerhouse trying to convince me about the 'creative' properties of pot. Old habits die hard !<br />I still remember her as the fellow last bencher engrossed in a book about Dylan and completely ignoring the lecture on communication.<br /><br />Meet Krishnakali Sengupta aka KK...<br />friend, ex-girlfriend, man magnet (*ahem), job hopper par excellence, my relationship councilor and Bangalore host, Reuters correspondent (*wink) and the person who infected me with the deadly shutterbug. I can truly blame her constant jabbering about all things photography and her ex-boyfriend's (yes she has a handful of us) :P Nikon for my lack of a proper job. And while the local drug dealers didn't get another pot fanatic, them Nikon executives should thank me for my contribution in times of recession.<br />(Care for some alimony miss Reuters?)<br /><br />All in all, an evening well spent being enlightened by this maestro about the 'subtle' art of dating. Beware people.... a PLAYER has arrived ! 8)<br /><br /><br />Disclaimer: This post has nothing to do with the humongous Pizza Hut treat or the fact that I can't sleep coz I overate.<br /><br />PS : For all the singles out there...bad news! She is dating a friend of mine and planning to tie the knot soon. But if you can write good poetry and own a Dslr or two... take a crack. She is still a sucker for those.<br />(KK.. if a Bakra falls for ya again... you owe me one)<br />Muwahahahahaha :-)babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-26215557196344501952009-12-31T15:23:00.029+05:302010-01-06T00:40:54.264+05:30Balance Sheet as on 31.12.09<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Another decade is over. Within a few months I will be 25. And while most of my schoolmates are planning on consolidating their careers and settling down, I am starting to discover my calling. Looking back, I realise the balance sheet of life is always warped. Liabilities tend to dwarf the assets and only way to beat the odds is to incorporate a suspense account. We revel in the uncertainty.... and for me, the glass is always half full. 2009 was a year filled with surprises.<br />I...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFdVicu6bMESBA81bQhsj8jc9MqZMceGCNU8HthM7KGLQ-_ezX2h-0AUFdvq8028K3ymvuIU8p3fCQNt2nZ1Xkf-DioZDJUP4Q65mXmAGGEez7q5jO7wQdkDzMx3tiPle5MfLqYC8Tg/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFdVicu6bMESBA81bQhsj8jc9MqZMceGCNU8HthM7KGLQ-_ezX2h-0AUFdvq8028K3ymvuIU8p3fCQNt2nZ1Xkf-DioZDJUP4Q65mXmAGGEez7q5jO7wQdkDzMx3tiPle5MfLqYC8Tg/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421341381428280642" border="0" /></a>Started working on a project very close to my heart and felt humbled by the trust people showed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AlFOEavZQd7e5jCB0wUNcfWriLOHoyO_MoDm6ILIl0GKzgi6ik4zvdmI3sC94yJ531O5onUsG9Ku8D_u-gLx7kBhOFrj-jVU1Yl_ukhPOX8T6PZnrEuJO0MG_bumiRqw2sPfpNrxGQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AlFOEavZQd7e5jCB0wUNcfWriLOHoyO_MoDm6ILIl0GKzgi6ik4zvdmI3sC94yJ531O5onUsG9Ku8D_u-gLx7kBhOFrj-jVU1Yl_ukhPOX8T6PZnrEuJO0MG_bumiRqw2sPfpNrxGQ/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421342357102164370" border="0" /></a>Rediscovered some relations.......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPk8G_r40uOqmNlTrfeLpwLttOLgJqh5yMifMJB6VD2WMraemzYs1TiB1cATMQQqFuCTWPWxBmeTcTorDWnNv_WVwWAJSq47m9nymXc-nHzA6_95Pl2vUlOQf5D_NFoj0h5IwtJ1Pa8Q/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPk8G_r40uOqmNlTrfeLpwLttOLgJqh5yMifMJB6VD2WMraemzYs1TiB1cATMQQqFuCTWPWxBmeTcTorDWnNv_WVwWAJSq47m9nymXc-nHzA6_95Pl2vUlOQf5D_NFoj0h5IwtJ1Pa8Q/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421343413419119458" border="0" /></a>and struggled to redefine others<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX0b1rcM_hLutaMwHAVAvhkersL1YAC7-NdIzUDAgfgKzI4G22RywLeUBdXiIIMOSULRR7qbY28kt8nBw7s-P3oshigLRC62dmXJCxjVx6XFAPMoUV4Cn1W_yNlvgTKQtr72A1yS1BQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX0b1rcM_hLutaMwHAVAvhkersL1YAC7-NdIzUDAgfgKzI4G22RywLeUBdXiIIMOSULRR7qbY28kt8nBw7s-P3oshigLRC62dmXJCxjVx6XFAPMoUV4Cn1W_yNlvgTKQtr72A1yS1BQ/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421344408390657554" border="0" /></a>Made new friends....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju8vE-S_Qz5_I16Mk8wbl_CzFYnVT1N0JfprWV0fk1_aqhJF4JxhMo9wK_sogb9e-2Qvw2SeYHlwaDGLSRukKzItHW3kSNkIQnuCPl5uwdfLhoynTqQpY5NT63NWR_1ZaP-xXX-Dw3g/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju8vE-S_Qz5_I16Mk8wbl_CzFYnVT1N0JfprWV0fk1_aqhJF4JxhMo9wK_sogb9e-2Qvw2SeYHlwaDGLSRukKzItHW3kSNkIQnuCPl5uwdfLhoynTqQpY5NT63NWR_1ZaP-xXX-Dw3g/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421345169979112594" border="0" /></a>Saw new things....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TUHyaMWv6HRS7E6Dd-wPQ7LS1BNp94mboi9r1221E3BVvB3a05UC7JYRprn_tLYgYrsFWGnrVLRePavq3AHlf8goQg47soKRDm9qhvZjk9r-pk8sAAcu-2YYg6bLzvjyXJCah5IUsA/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TUHyaMWv6HRS7E6Dd-wPQ7LS1BNp94mboi9r1221E3BVvB3a05UC7JYRprn_tLYgYrsFWGnrVLRePavq3AHlf8goQg47soKRDm9qhvZjk9r-pk8sAAcu-2YYg6bLzvjyXJCah5IUsA/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421345593296844322" border="0" /></a>and old things in new ways<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLu2woTjEXz0X1_st6oCOefvv0vfYfzS-lmzJdiQ9NlM77HHMpkEZ5lGRzdTHOpuYtoORb8xp8mYR94jPS8AABYniEsbNOGSPbHe-f1DRxqRATP1MCfbmR7w4VGYq4rOXX-NzlDiDQQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLu2woTjEXz0X1_st6oCOefvv0vfYfzS-lmzJdiQ9NlM77HHMpkEZ5lGRzdTHOpuYtoORb8xp8mYR94jPS8AABYniEsbNOGSPbHe-f1DRxqRATP1MCfbmR7w4VGYq4rOXX-NzlDiDQQ/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421348636602208530" border="0" /></a>Traveled alone...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FNxId4G8iGsbGXCiRrBi2zSKH4q5XSV4FEvv-J-EzjcdfNhImgznG4M5r_S6Sqa0ol8s3cHBSntAaWLfuyCd9FQxUjQCbKBJ04lw1UzYYAZkhYbU3O4Mw06p9fBFMfTo3t3ZVK5nPQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FNxId4G8iGsbGXCiRrBi2zSKH4q5XSV4FEvv-J-EzjcdfNhImgznG4M5r_S6Sqa0ol8s3cHBSntAaWLfuyCd9FQxUjQCbKBJ04lw1UzYYAZkhYbU3O4Mw06p9fBFMfTo3t3ZVK5nPQ/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421346094711630562" border="0" /></a>flew over oceans...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKf4iNkrQlN8IERkb_yxi3AwTCVcRRPCgC5ep7NgBhwhivu1NCGENKX7lS6qRNrlNfrxYreikJ_qNxu0tOshhbk3PfKClFYg7cTOBh_b7TCVCcoLm5MltxAblxAkhq2MUQ7U4hhMNOw/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKf4iNkrQlN8IERkb_yxi3AwTCVcRRPCgC5ep7NgBhwhivu1NCGENKX7lS6qRNrlNfrxYreikJ_qNxu0tOshhbk3PfKClFYg7cTOBh_b7TCVCcoLm5MltxAblxAkhq2MUQ7U4hhMNOw/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421346741313821666" border="0" /></a>and walked across borders.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeV2gAs-j_jWtmB9UJqBR2SZvKnzN3TyrR2EhzVb51drsIRSxWTYj34yr1OI6JuHzk5QOjQ3wA5-F2lv2RFUrlsCmswaOaak3zqnVOHRgzvlrzAN_uHFitPGIje39IalrnVgMkF4T1Q/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeV2gAs-j_jWtmB9UJqBR2SZvKnzN3TyrR2EhzVb51drsIRSxWTYj34yr1OI6JuHzk5QOjQ3wA5-F2lv2RFUrlsCmswaOaak3zqnVOHRgzvlrzAN_uHFitPGIje39IalrnVgMkF4T1Q/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421347482985196546" border="0" /></a>Encountered exploitation, felt disgusted....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaYEJRoW8M5PhovdtOELcPPvCNNEsiVVB2dLxMCUHeZC7vAk93ZX9ybvt660TWGvzlbkMPm6RrVOm-tUnCDlan8PyIx-xzJkRbWyyGo4kqSFuGtvwt8YSUu9inwRpyJonDYEdOCnSMw/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaYEJRoW8M5PhovdtOELcPPvCNNEsiVVB2dLxMCUHeZC7vAk93ZX9ybvt660TWGvzlbkMPm6RrVOm-tUnCDlan8PyIx-xzJkRbWyyGo4kqSFuGtvwt8YSUu9inwRpyJonDYEdOCnSMw/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421349013296112882" border="0" /></a>and understood the importance of my job.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qrYeCJuV71_n3PgbI_cHsjPaRobvbW9xLyfeuQ2IwAi0XIppWG1rI3zoMwKn8XFTmcAzuax5MxthXjFJceuUpvDWmCbTUs4iPdy15DpWyr3cNNhySjDUul0P6w9jbalwkiPO75ChaA/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qrYeCJuV71_n3PgbI_cHsjPaRobvbW9xLyfeuQ2IwAi0XIppWG1rI3zoMwKn8XFTmcAzuax5MxthXjFJceuUpvDWmCbTUs4iPdy15DpWyr3cNNhySjDUul0P6w9jbalwkiPO75ChaA/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421350129811364418" border="0" /></a>Went bankrupt buying gear<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_u3N4x-PMM7g3sD5BrhLHAe9g_yrOOdFn5Bo40L-diVqgl4IaJDVmZqaL3_I8VgmYbxV5dSz12yP9PhAcZzV3LBuLYwSdydqivZsNqOVHBTzdbMlZAjGLQllZ866mXVZ5iTyNokH7w/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_u3N4x-PMM7g3sD5BrhLHAe9g_yrOOdFn5Bo40L-diVqgl4IaJDVmZqaL3_I8VgmYbxV5dSz12yP9PhAcZzV3LBuLYwSdydqivZsNqOVHBTzdbMlZAjGLQllZ866mXVZ5iTyNokH7w/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421351187273885426" border="0" /></a>Learnt from greats...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEqFrFSkKREabiOYo1NDpMvPEPgve-6WcaCIXBW1Sg1442UkDUL-yPXdHOxQMJ3fWJBQ0NK4F17cTnS09Jzlhvjy3hIYo4UwGLT7jSDwFBscINq1IeQpOoNkq2hnVQ1FjPtKdQOrHZg/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEqFrFSkKREabiOYo1NDpMvPEPgve-6WcaCIXBW1Sg1442UkDUL-yPXdHOxQMJ3fWJBQ0NK4F17cTnS09Jzlhvjy3hIYo4UwGLT7jSDwFBscINq1IeQpOoNkq2hnVQ1FjPtKdQOrHZg/s400/Chhandak+Pradhan-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421350812316549762" border="0" /></a>and still remained <span style="font-style: italic;">slightly </span><span style="font-style: italic;">out of focus </span>:)<br /></div><br /><br />So Life was Beautiful....hope history repeats.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Happy New Year!</span>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-71949964410147809682009-12-14T18:44:00.003+05:302009-12-14T18:48:18.232+05:30Crossroads<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KY9didlAFYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KY9didlAFYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Tuberculosis in Cambodia...<br />Slideshow of my story from Angkor Photo Workshop 2009babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-78050312792868619082009-11-04T21:02:00.005+05:302009-11-04T21:15:00.418+05:30Things Have Changed- Contact Sheet 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxt3A5-1t3-ueKp0lt5G1AJjFlMuKYgvSqn8VzVmvhXyV4o50NgX4nCDmhbRbvgnDkw25visi6l6rR5Fznj4wz1HZVTOPmKJq6jYOgt7oMUKYv5ZtfieECU18NnbKTLPW6WVcAUVPPA/s1600-h/Things+have+Changed_Contactsheet_Shoot+Day+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxt3A5-1t3-ueKp0lt5G1AJjFlMuKYgvSqn8VzVmvhXyV4o50NgX4nCDmhbRbvgnDkw25visi6l6rR5Fznj4wz1HZVTOPmKJq6jYOgt7oMUKYv5ZtfieECU18NnbKTLPW6WVcAUVPPA/s400/Things+have+Changed_Contactsheet_Shoot+Day+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400273500892904114" border="0" /></a>Finally !!!! Started shooting the project on Child Sexual Abuse Survivors. Not entirely satisfied with the first day's shoot..... but a good first step none the less.babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-10869054160182207162009-11-03T17:43:00.001+05:302009-11-03T17:48:50.568+05:30Living in Memory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePPRcali6n79ORg1Apc_grf-PNfjAUAh1eM1OBA22udp3C5Nz3KDlZS5Z_NyfvjazqZauQdZidUuEn1IafikqCG3NAX03JoJWORHC6aPl4wWLKwN_2R48N0_7F9JSBHOasLmrlH-Ccw/s1600-h/Living+in+Memory.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePPRcali6n79ORg1Apc_grf-PNfjAUAh1eM1OBA22udp3C5Nz3KDlZS5Z_NyfvjazqZauQdZidUuEn1IafikqCG3NAX03JoJWORHC6aPl4wWLKwN_2R48N0_7F9JSBHOasLmrlH-Ccw/s320/Living+in+Memory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399849715461264178" border="0" /></a>My grandpa. Diwali 2009babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-12859424690780622282009-10-27T12:47:00.002+05:302009-10-27T12:55:08.046+05:30The Blue Umbrella<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wNkhYkP6vb2wKpbF1L5IjHTJ4yFbw9JSCfVPLWwn4pW4RMJXbiOUGmX2K283mn_-yXLdU1p8geCE1hGXrIMrG_WoEaexbKzqYyXoJFALINr_RPRN0KqdWAoIdNbWEioxM2id6Zdq0Q/s1600-h/Nat+Geo+Oct+09+Week+4+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wNkhYkP6vb2wKpbF1L5IjHTJ4yFbw9JSCfVPLWwn4pW4RMJXbiOUGmX2K283mn_-yXLdU1p8geCE1hGXrIMrG_WoEaexbKzqYyXoJFALINr_RPRN0KqdWAoIdNbWEioxM2id6Zdq0Q/s320/Nat+Geo+Oct+09+Week+4+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397176605946922194" border="0" /></a>One of my Durga Puja pics got selected on National Geographic Your Shot Selection for Oct 09 Week 4.babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985551958445494633.post-21158280588636016862009-10-05T21:27:00.007+05:302009-10-05T23:15:44.296+05:30A Jaywalker's Guide to Kolkata<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oQVjHIwt9sjI066mzAEFQSSj0g2AJ1-iWSsHzdGwRhhB2l7RZZlBJP0i9hr8xA1CWjiiEheU9Q_IrKrGvu7oaqoMM8DWg3vlGoqzhfurx2ErGrQ6rIxCE4Z7NGvU-RD5CFx34i4EjQ/s1600-h/Chhandak+Pradhan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oQVjHIwt9sjI066mzAEFQSSj0g2AJ1-iWSsHzdGwRhhB2l7RZZlBJP0i9hr8xA1CWjiiEheU9Q_IrKrGvu7oaqoMM8DWg3vlGoqzhfurx2ErGrQ6rIxCE4Z7NGvU-RD5CFx34i4EjQ/s320/Chhandak+Pradhan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389147620268851250" border="0" /></a>Bustling Zakaria Street with Nakhoda Mosque in the background<br /></div>babel by....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17848165344397203857noreply@blogger.com2