Saturday, January 15, 2011

10 Safar Juloos In Memory of Bibi Sakina Dongri 2011

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This is a juloos that starts from Hazrat Abbas Dargah Khoja Masjid and moves towards Imamwada lane finally ending at the Moghul Masjid Iranian Mosque.

This had a very heavy Police Bandobast and kids were in the forefront with their decorative Alams , there were many Anjumans rciting Nohas in the juloos , and after niyaz at Moghul Masjid there was a hand matam by the respective anjumans culminating into zanjir matam, and a little ahead near the fountain the little children did the zanjir matam too.

I shot this and finally reached home past midnight.

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My Meagre Dinner at Dongri

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The Knave of Blogs and The King of Kites

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Fear of Flying ...

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Its true I have never flown a kite in my life
but my words on the wings of pictures fly
mingle with the spectral spirits in the sky
through the soul of the manja connected
to the internet i show you the streets
where they live they die broken
down souls on gravestones lie
as the selfish world passes them by

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"तिळगुळ घ्या गोड गोड बोला... मकरसंक्रांतीच्या सर्वांना शुभेच्छा........"

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Makar Sankranti Kite Festival Imamwada Mumbai 2011

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Salman Khan Kites All Sold Out ...

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The Hand of Peace Hope and Humanity

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A For Amity Between Hindus Muslims on Makar Sankranti

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The Kite King of Imamwada Road

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I went to town last evening and this quintessential kite lane was in great form , all lit up for Makar Sankranti , I shot all this including a 10 Safar Shia juloos that starts from Shia Khoja Masjid and ends at Moghul Masjid late night and shot the zanjir matam too .

This Patangwale Chacha has his kite shop close to Mogul Masjid and was totally packed , the kite selling showed no sign of abating, Chacha is a very congenial polite man a very devout Muslim and I have known him since several years.

He offers me Irani tea from the next door Khushali Irani Tea Shop

I came home past midnight.

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Makar Sankranti at Bandra Bazar Road

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When I Get Bored I Curse The Light And Shoot My Hand

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The New Beggar on Hill Road


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they come
in all shapes
weird size
with dreams
in their eyes
at bandra hill
road where
time does not fly
they try their luck
the lame and the blind
the drunk the junkie
sitting on
the pavement
morning and night
they come they go
or just disappear
the beggars in flight
muslim beggar women
in hijab with kids
searching for
the next bite
my camera has
seen them all
under the street light
their survival
their defeat
as they fight
held in a glass
bottle airtight
their pain
the morbidity
poetry pathos
disillusions
within the soul
of a blog
i highlight
moving cars
at the traffic signal
little kids lost
birthright
hijras clapping
their hands
on new years day
at the stroke
of midnight

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This Is Hardcore Pain..

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My Death Wish

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I have requested my wife
in the event of my death
to make no medi claim
to give my corpse to medicine
my remains to be put to flames
ashes to ashes my karma to blame
end of the game no epitaph
no tombstone no grave no name
no personal grievance no shroud
just poetry passion pathos
to cover my shame a barefeet
blogger my notoriety to fame

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Let Your Left Hand Not Know What Your Right Hand Gives

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