The Barbers Of Banganga - Shamat Aur Hajamat

The Barbers Of Banganga - Shamat Aur Hajamat, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Dont think they have it easy, I mean the street barbers on Pitru Paksh day and this feast is going on for several years but no makeshift stall for them , just for the religious tonsure feast, even no litter bins for the shaved hair, so they litter on the road , the municipal lady and the beat marshalls were extorting money from them , and this is India corruption is part of our religious affairs there is no escaping it ..

I see so much and will my pictures do anything .. the garbage outside my backyard is still where it was shooting it for so many years , and we talk of preventing dengue and other mosquito related diseases.. we are basically spineless part of our ethos and genetics,,,we have great personalities they take up a cause to fight and than succumb to it like the priest and the prostitute in Somersets Rain.

The Am Admi is a figment of our mind he does not exist.. politically polarized.. even when riots take place the police turn the other way , you can loot murder rape ... it is part of our system and ennui..

So I shoot barbers .. mostly street barbers ther struggle their hardships and the untouchables are still where they are .. only the political leaders who touched them became multi millionaires ..and what did these leaders do for the mochi dhobi bhangi ,, they built parks , huge self aggrandizing statues and of the poor elephant , even Lord Ganesha would have been a better choice ..

Our country has gone to the dogs ,,it is all about power to rule for 5 years loot and create chaos in the name of democracy and humanity.

Beggars are still begging , the whores in the cages are still spreading their legs and AIDS too..

So at the age of 60 I hope to complete my term of existence punishment get the fuck off this planet ,,, there are short cuts but they are too short for me ,,,,,