The Slum Kids of Bandra

The Slum Kids of Bandra, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

This was shot before the rains set in , and it has rained considerably last evening , going through this slum in Bandra would be utterly impossible.

Last night both of us my wife and I were drenched to the bone, we just managed to get a rickshah home from my work place.


My Ajmer trip is now receding away from my dreams, it looks impossible..but than we dont always get to shoot what we really want to shoot.

My life is downhill for the moment and it has been this way for quite some time.

My net is dead since last night and my son Asifs net is dead since 5 days , this is MTNL Triband at its very best, but they have been helpful on most occasions when the net services failed.


I shot the beggar hijras yesterday in the afternoon , the same lot that accosts me every time, they fell at my feet and asked for my blessings.

They respect me a lot and amazingly the first time I met them was near Naievedya AbhiAsh's house at Carter Road.

They had gone to wish the happy couple after the marriage and get some baksheesh, but the security had driven them away and I shot them instead.


So this morning I am sitting on my younger sons comp for a change..


We have guests at our house my mother in law my wife's sister and her kids.

Marziya has good company for a change and bunked school yesterday.

The only place besides home that she loves a lot is her playschool.