religious
intolerance
mara mari
mardhad
rape murder
incest sodomy
encounter
killing
dowry deaths
credit card
fraud ..
acid throwing
accumulatng
on the soul of
the nation
like a garbage
heap..67 years
after independence
what a leap
the common man
took sleeping tablets
died in his sleep,,
please give my
body my spare
parts to medicine
go about your
work for my
useless life
dont grieve
or weep
life was fuckin expensive
death is frickin cheap
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Common Man Simply Died In His Sleep..
Very Soon Beggars Will Be Taxed Too
for not giving
the government
the dues for
begging on
the streets
without
license
making it
a public
issue
beggars
have hidden
wealth
give money
on interest
to other
beggars
run a home
industry
it is true
beggars
create more
beggars ..
the rupee
gets under
valued
blame it
on beggars
say the
politicians
the whistle
blowing
babus
so now
the beggars
will be in
the net
for giving
unaccountable
money to candidates
during elections
both muslims
hindus ..
get bills passed
so the beggars
are now going
to get screwed
i discussed
this problem
with a beggar
friend he said
kismet madarchod
sala sytem hai gandu
Albinism...Haji Malang Beggar Family
I searched for them this year but could not find them , while climbing the Malangad mountains or while climbing down.. this entire family is inflicted by Albinism..there are others too all like this among their relatives ..
Bare Humility Is The Essence of My Barefeet
my cosmic fate
blurred deleted
doomed destined
to pain bitter sweet
i feel pain i shoot
pain i live pain
without pain
my life would
be incomplete
every year
during moharam
i cut my head
ya hussain
ya hussain
a chant
i repeat
karbala
ashura
two pillars
of my faith
fuck yazid
father of
terrorism
butcher
of humanity
with our
curses
his memory
we delete
satanic
son of a
harlot
full of
deceit
Ham Nikle They Khuda Ki Talash Main
na woh zameen pe
na akash main..
na char deewaron
main na koie
maidan main
woh chupa tha
garibon ki dil
ki dhadkan
aur unki
dardbhari
awaz main
unke gham
ke aaghaz
main
Kuch Toh Dete Jao..
ham garibon
ko khana khilao
hamari dua lete
jao..waqt hai
ek mauj zindagi
ek nau..hamari
tarah tum na
dhoob jao..woh
dekho bawa
le raha hai
hamari tasveer
nange pao
girta hua rupya
100 rupye pyaz
ka bhau ..ek
chavani de do
bhale khana
mat khilao
thank you respected high court judges for saving mumbai commuters from erstwhile mr sharad rao..rickshon ke alawa bambai ke sadkon par ek naya sadan lao..live and let live no strike reasonable fare hike no takrao...atyachar , failing law and order .. mehngai , se hame jaldi bachao...
My Tryst With Beggars At Haji Malang
Haji Malang is a very tough trek, if you are climbing the mountains barefeet , felling the pain of the people around you and the pain of mother earth as she is slapped by slippers and shoes ..they dont spare her shitting on her face urinating on her soul.. call me crass and crude..
This year was the only time I was put off by circumstances at Haji Malang and decided to move away , for personal reasons and I am impulsive I play by ear I know where I am wanted not wanted I dont push my luck or defy my karmic fate , but neither I am placid or allow myself to be pushed around being a Malang a street mystic I am perceptive to time that has yet to happen.. so I left Marc Malang and without informing him walked down the mountains .. away from the rituals hijras and everything else..
Ajmer I cant miss .. try to reach there even if I am broke or down under ad going to Makanpur Zinda Shah Madar Urus .. was accidental luck to be a part of the Dam Madar Malangs I could have hung around stayed an extra day but I took a long trip back till Lucnow by bus... and Dewa Sharif was a nice break.
And every step I was connected to beggars , I saw shot and captured their angst..and than came the Maha Kumbh which was the biggest moment to bathe with the Naga Sadus in the Sangam, watch top shot photographers , privileged photographers shooting the Kumbh from up close..
I shot beggars at the Maha Kumbh too, but more so the Naga Sadhus selling their wares their nudity by the roadside , accumulating foreigners and getting a kick of becoming internationalized forever ,,,,
And now I am in Mumbai since many months ..immovable at one place.. I can sit in a train go to any place I want but I am not prepared I have to work everyday ..I dont mix , I dont socialize .. I dont believe in congregational gatherings perhaps Moharam is the only time I become part of a crowd for a common cause.
I keep away from mosques , I keep away from religious god heads ..I shoot beggars I see God in their eyes , refugees lost shipwrecked and honestly the only segment that really keeps God alive with every plea is beggars .. genuinely or pretentiously they call out to God..they make others wary of God..
I dont sit in a chai shop talk politics and the person who called me in the mornings my Guru is seemingly unwell has put his phone of the hook.. Mr KG Maheshwari.. I spoke to his wife a few days back she said he is resting .. I left it at that , I can go to his house but I follow protocol.. I only go when I am invited ..
I was at Kurla East yesterday ..Marziya likes catfish so I bought a few varieties for her fish tank..
And life is sedate , unpredictable , my legs ache , now with the lift broken down it is worse..
And this is a blog.. it overrides a picture , or rather gives it wings ..
And this is Haji Malang the beggars waiting for the Hijras .. at the Irani lodge , and all my hijra pictures are totally private .. you will never get to see them at all.. the hijra women kids , their world on my Flickr stream has a board that says Rights of Admission sealed ..
67 Years Of Independence And She Is Waiting For Change
67 Years Of Independence And She Is Waiting For Change, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
she does not
want wealth
worldly
treasures
only some
respect
in exchange
in her own
country
treated
like an
alien
she feels
strange
hope
has deserted
her gone off
range ..
Rich Ministers Cant Represent The Beggars In Parliament
Rich Ministers Cant Represent The Beggars In Parliament, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
only business interests
builders lobby ,,other
issues time is spent
the beggars have
no spokesman
or a ricksha walla type
union ,,,that would
go on a strike time again
ask for a pay hike
housing allowance
more toilets ..so
that they dont pee
shit in the open
the bawa beggars
pleaded their cause
asking if the government
could legalize subsidize
charas ganja opium dens
the hijra beggars wanted 'toilets
which was only for their kind
not for women not for gents
cheaper sex change kits on rent
The Rupee Falls But Not Yet In The Beggars Bowl..
The Rupee Falls But Not Yet In The Beggars Bowl.., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
only coins
miserly thrown
charity sanctimonious
overblown,,the little
girl watches sitting
with her grandpa
sins atone
karmic punishment
blood and bones
beggars untouchables
society has disowned
desaturated of the
color of life .
muted tones
the spirit
wanders
the flesh
withers
the stomach
moans ..
The Beggars Of Haji Malang In A Cosmic Ring ,,,
The Beggars Of Haji Malang In A Cosmic Ring ,,,, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
they yell they shout
their piercing voice
full of pain to your
soul clings ..
deformed since
birth ..living
is worse than
deaths dangerous
sting .people see
them a few coins
fling ..travesty
of a muslim
brotherhood
hits you
more than
anything
they crawl
they cant
jump or
spring
birds
with
broken
wings
lifeless
puppets
on a
string
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