I Did Not Want To Shoot Her Pictures .. But I Did, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
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Earlier she would visit my shop with her daughter , pictures on my beggar set at Flickr, than she disappeared , she returned with the new offering a new child in her arms along with the little girl, I gave her some money but did not shoot pictures..
This time she came without her little girl , she calls me Uncle I gave her money shot theses three frames , two sharp and one blurred , and I am adding text to the blurred one for reasons unknown to me , beggars with new born on the streets of Mumbai is a common feature..
But as I know this beggar woman since a long time the thought saddens me , I dont talk to her or ever question her ,she is doing best what she does she begs professionally, but her husband is certainly enjoying the fruits of her labor no pun intended and this is what hurts ..
I am a photographer a compulsive street photographer, I dont preachify, its not my job..
Sometimes I wonder if change will ever come in the poor Muslim womans life ..
She has one purpose produce kids satisfy the husband carry on living.. women organizations the so called Muslim ones , beat the drums once in a while and move along with the time and tide , but nothing has changed beggary is lucrative and not as humiliating as the other women option, you know what I mean..
And the buck should stop, but will it..No
Education is a distant dream for the poor , I talk of good quality education in a convent school, once the child passes muster pay legally the blood money that is conveniently called development fund building fund , and pay it in lump sum.. no relief there .. and to think of it the Christian society is the richest philanthropist a very rich Pope and Clergy yet they they too beg like this Muslim beggar under the cover of an admission form...
I really dont know about Muslim schools none of my children passed those gates, I too studied in a convent school Holy Name High School Fort Mumbai.
Back to the Muslim beggar , forgive the bloggers unintentional diatribe the fault is not with Christian schools but with our corrupt system based on bribes donations hafta vasuli even this like beggary is lucrative .. than the other more humiliating option of openly robbing stealing .
And so I have documented the Muslim beggar showcased it all at Flickr on my photo stream.. beggars are beggars more wiser they are Muslim beggars and not divided as Sunni beggars or Shia beggars and you will find more Sunni beggars outside Shia mosques during Moharam..a simple matter of supply demand and convenience..
Even the Hindu beggar has the option of wearing the burkha and join the sisterhood of beggars.all held by a common bond .. empty stomach empty dreams ..
And this is my first blog before I take my diabetic overdose..of poetry passion and pathos..
