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DropOut
Rajesh is one of those youngsters from Varanasi, who has to leave “Kusti” to earn their livelihood. As one of the best fighters of “Babua Ghat Akhara”, he was practicing Kusti for almost twelve years, which earned him two “Kusti Bir” honours from local wrestling competitions.
Three years back when Rajesh was at his best form, he [...]
Burdened Metamorphosis
On one lazy winter afternoon, in the light of the setting Sun, I came across a very old mansion surrounded by a slum on the bank of river Ganga. The old house, now almost dilapidated, standing tall in the middle of a ground with its all glory faded today. It appeared as a very old [...]
Beyond Boundaries
The day is Bijoya Dashami, the end of the six-day Durga Puja festival, bidding adieu to the Goddess and hoping for the new celebrations in the coming year!! But this end of the festival also marks the festival of friendship and union among the residents of the borders lands of India and Bangladesh. On the [...]
Children of Ganga
Anjum, Munna, Pintu, Hassan, Bimla, Kartik, Tamu… some rarely see their parents…some live with them, these children don’t share the same roof…but interestingly they share one common thread intimately related to their life … The River Ganga.
On either side of the river, children living by the ghats try to fill their life with some laughter [...]
Friend-fly
On a lazy afternoon, August 2009, I was savouring the last few days of summer in our garden. The air was full with the dusty brown aroma of the earth, soaked with the first rainfall. The sky, still partially clouded and the tree tops glimmering with the sunbeams through the dark clouds.
Suddenly a narrow flash [...]
8′hours with Mumbai and Mumbaikars
It was another busy day… a week ahead to follow… new dreams to fulfills… new hopes to lead on…
It was another day for me… a medical reason to land in Mumbai… a day off… and I thought of experiencing Mumbai…
What better way but to get on a taxi. My driver!! a man in his [...]
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