more
fulfilled dreams
but empty hollow
politician promises
after they took
his vote gone
down the stream
come elections
hands folded
they will come
back to con him
again it seems
another five
years will go
down the drain
downstream
all political parties
a common agenda
to make rich people
richer the poor
into beggars ,..
the motto of
every regime
hitting a blow
to the common mans
esteem his self worth
crushed under their
foot .. politicians
of different colors
hues but work
as one team
hope humility humanity
they blaspheme ..
genetic disorder
of a politicians
bloodstream
Saturday, October 19, 2013
The Marathi Man Dreams Of A Better Tomorrow ..
Latur.. 16 Roads That Lead To Jagdamba
Latur (lang-mr|लातूर) is a city in Marathwada region in the Maharashtra state of India. It is headquarters of Latur District and Latur Taluka. It is known for its educational technique (famously called the Latur Pattern), the food-grain trade and oil mills. Vilasrao Deshmukh was the leader who lifted Latur from small town to one of the largest cities in the Marathwada region.
Latur has an ancient history, which probably dates to the Rashtrakuta period. It was home to a branch of Rashtrakutas which ruled the Deccan from year 753-973AD. The first Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga was from Lattalur (Kannada: ಲಟ್ಟಲೂರು), probably the ancient name for Latur. Anecdotally, Ratnapur is also mentioned as a name for Latur.
The King Amoghavarsha of Rashtrakutas developed the Latur city, originally the native place of the Rashtrakutas. The Rashtrakutas who succeeded the Chalukyas of Badami in 753 AD called themselves the residents of Lattalut.
It was, over the centuries, variously ruled by the Satavahanas, the Sakas, the Chalukyas, the Yadavas of Deogiri, the Delhi Sultans, the Bahamani rulers of South India, Adilshahi, and the Mughals.
Later in the 19th century it became part of the independent princely state of Hyderabad. In 1905 it was merged with surrounding areas and renamed Latur tehsil, and became part of Osmanabad district. Before 1948, Latur was a part of Hyderabad state under Nizam. The chief of Nizam's Razakar army Qasim Rizwi was from Latur.
After independence and the merger of Hyderabad with the Indian Union, Osmanabad became part of Bombay Province. In 1960, with the creation of Maharashtra, it became one of its districts. On August 16, 1982, a separate Latur district was carved out of Osmanabad district.
The city is a tourist hub, surrounded with many historical monuments including the Kharosa Caves, as well as Sri Satya Sai Baba Temple. The administrative headquarters of the Aurangabad Division.
Latur is situated 636 metres above mean sea level. The district is situated on Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary. On the eastern side of the Latur is Bidar, whereas Nanded is on the northeast, Parbhani on the northern side, Beed on the Northwest and Osmanabad on the western and southern side. The entire district of Latur is situated on the Balaghat plateau, 540 to 638 metres from the mean sea level.
Temperature : Annual temperatures in Latur range from 13 to 41 °C (55 to 106 °F), with the most comfortable time to visit in the winter - October to February. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 45.8 °C (114.4 °F). The lowest recorded temperature was 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). In the cold season the district is sometimes affected by cold waves in association with the eastward passage of western disturbances across north India, when the minimum temperature may drop down to about 2 to 4 °C (36 to 39 °F).[13]
Rainfall : Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September. Rainfall varies from 9.0 to 693 mm/month. Average annual rainfall is 725 mm.
Latur Earthquake of 1993[edit]
Main article: 1993 Latur earthquake
Latur had a devastating earthquake on 30 September 1993 resulting in a huge loss of life. The earthquake measured only 6.3 on the Richter scale but more than 30,000 people were estimated to have died mainly due to poor construction of houses and village huts made of stones which just collapsed on people who were fast asleep in early morning hours. It struck southern Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in central-western part of India and affected Latur, Beed, Osmanabad and adjoining districts about 400 km south-east of Mumbai (Bombay). It was an intra-plate earthquake. Latur was almost completely destroyed and life came to a standstill. The earthquake's focus was around 12 km deep - relatively shallow causing shock waves to cause more damage. The number of lives lost was high as the earthquake occurred at 03.53 a.m. local time when people were fast asleep.
After the earthquake, seismic zones were reclassified and building codes and standards were revised all over India.
Economy[edit]
There is evidence to believe that Latur was developed as a trading hub nine decades ago. It lies on a major trade route that used to connect north-west India's sea and land ports to the Deccan region.[citation needed]
Industry[edit]
[show]Population growth
The city is a major sugarcane and edible oils, soyabean, grapes and mango production center. A fine blend of mango with locally grown mangoes was developed as Keshar Amba.
Till 1990, Latur languished as a city, remaining an industrially backward. In 1960, region of Marathwada was merged with Maharashtra. This was the time when the industrial development of the Marathwada region began, propelled through designated backward area benefits. And it was only when the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) began acquiring land and setting up industrial estates that it began to grow. but still the majority small and medium scale industries are agriculture based and not industry based.
City is now home to some best known brands. There are Tinna Oils, Kirti Gold, Videocon, and Kalantry Group's Agro Processing and dal manufacturing units to name a few. Many players have their manufacturing bases in Latur, in the sectors of Agro Processing and Edible Oils and consumer durables, plastic processing, aluminium processing, agriculture and biotech. Among Agro Processing Ramkee Infrastructure along with IL&FS would be starting their plant in Latur, which is Largest Agro Based SEZ in Maharashtra.
The Latur, Additional Latur and Khandapur MIDC Industrial Areas are prominent industrial zones on the outskirts of the city, with various major multinational groups having set up manufacturing or processing plants in and around the city. There is one Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have been approved by central government for this city and these are, in Agro Processing SEZ. An electronic goods major Videocon will soon establish plant for manufacturing of CFL's & Remote Controls.
Edible oils[edit]
Latur is famous for processing of Edible Oils.
Archer Daniels Midland Company operates:
Oil seed processing division at Latur, Maharashtra
Animal Health & Nutrition division at Latur, Maharasthra
Biodiesel production plant at Latur, Maharasthra
Kirti Group also has three such plants in Latur.
Trade and industries[edit]
Latur has the largest trading centre for soyabean in India. The green city is inside what is called 'Sugar Belt' of Maharashtra. The district has more than eleven sugar factories, which makes it among the highest sugar-producing districts of India. It also has oil seeds, commodities and fruit market.
Latur is also known for high quality grapes and houses many state and privately owned cold storage facilities. A grape wine park spread over 1.42 square kilometres (350 acres) has been established near Ausa, 18 km from Latur city. A brand new Latur Food Park, spread across 1.2 square kilometres (300 acres) is under construction at Additional MIDC Latur.
Latur is major transport junction to south India.
Latur Sugar Belt[edit]
The Latur region is known as the "Sugar Belt of India". This region houses over eleven large sugar factories. Vilasrao Deshmukh, who served as chief minister of Maharashtra for two terms, Shri Keshavrao Sonawane (Ex Cabinet min. Mah.State)started the co-operative movement which helped Latur become the most developed District in the region. Most of the sugar factories of the Latur sugar belt work on the co-operative basis.
Latur Food Park[edit]
The park is being planned on a 50-acre (200,000 m2) plot at Harangul near Latur city. Ramky(India) is the consultant for the project.
The location is best suited for processing grapes, turmeric, mangoes, pomegranates, citrus fruits and custard apple.
Common facilities planned are cold-storage, effluent treatment and social infrastructure.
Information technology: Latur IT Park[edit]
The city now has an Infotech Park with state-of-the-art facilities waiting for Infotech companies to start operations. Latur Infotech Park has state-of-the-art modern facilities for software companies. The park is located in an attractive locality surrounded by greenery in Old MIDC. The IT park has total build-up area of 24,866 sq ft (2,310.1 m2) with 32 units.
Once Upon A Time In Latur
Ganj Golai Jai Jagdamba Temple Latur
Latur city has the famous 'Ganjgolai' as the central place of the city. The town planner Shri Faiyajuddin prepared the plan for the 'Ganjgolai Chowk'. The main building of the Golai is a huge two-storied structure which was constructed around the year 1917. In the middle of the circular structure is the temple of Goddess Ambabai. There are 16 roads connecting to this Golai and along these roads are separate markets selling all kinds of traditional local wares such as gold ornaments to footwear and food items from chilli to jaggery. Thus, the 'Ganjgolai' has become the main commercial and trade centre of this city.
this was shot in 2010
a memory that stands
out now and again
the hospitality
of mr madhusudan
bhutada. wedding of
his daughter than
latur a peaceful
place holistically
touched the poetry
of my lens ,, gol galai
the muslim panwallahs
the cups of sweet sugary
tea caused havoc with
my diabetic balance
the lakshmi temple
down the road ..
hindu girls in niqabs
covering their faces
made no sense
the latur market
the sounds
the ambiance
i captured all this
as a story board
pictures as words
thoughts as sentence
creating a poem
of my inner angst
my pathos my passion
Muslims Love Killing Muslims ,,,,
a message of
peace brotherhood
humanity robbed
hijacked ..hope
usurped pain
front and back
a house full
of cracks
sectarian slaughter
sacrificing of the
human lamb..
a mindless track
persecute the shias
kill them destroy them
assault and attack
eunuch silence
of a wolves pack
misplaced martyrdom
the lure of sleeping
with 72 nubile virgins
in a haystack ...
the only feedback
a future dark
doomed pitch black
i would die without beggars chaos and urban decay ...
i would die without beggars chaos and urban decay ..., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
i cannot
shoot
pretty flowers
sunsets
golden dawn
rainy days
my world
is an illusion
unreal
you may say
my world is
molten lava
dripping clay
inhabited
by the living
dead who
cant find
a way
the homeless
the lepers
the untouchables
uncolored black
blackish gray
the prostitutes
of the red light area
whistling out to
passerby displaying
their withered wares
the womanly man
dressed in gaudy
clothes lurid stares
as he takes you
into a cubicle
on a creaky cot
up the stairs
i shoot pain
i shoot deformity
of body soul
spirit i shoot
street barbers
cutting air
i shoot the kumbh
religious fairs
a canopy of clustered
chaos everywhere
children urchin
threadbare
i shoot sleeping
dogs dreamers
dare..my creativity
comes from killing
bed bugs on
my body bare
i kill i swear
my bleeding blogs
is all i share ..
The Sage Parrot Read My Cards ..
on the
streets
of Latur
once upon
a time in
the distant past ,,,
a poet in love
battle scarred
the sage parrot
read my future
he pulled out
card after card
one card he
interpreted ,,
as both you
your muse
ill starred
she wont
ever come back
she has fallen
head over heels
with a rich retard
whose libido more
aggressive more hard
she gave her fickle
heart to him
that lucky blackguard
she has
rejected you back
in your poets junkyard
the second card he
interpreted ..from
the other one too
you have been barred
she has fallen for
the dude she met
in the churchyard
the lucky canard
no he is not our
shadowboxer
saint bernard
the final third card
he rumbled on,,
taking me off guard
you will soon receive from
Nigeria Burkina Faso
a good message
in a post card .. you have
won 86 million dollars
left by a rich widow ..whose
husband dickhead shakir
died in a plane crash all
charred .. you as next
of kin sharing the same
surname is your god
sent reward ..all these
crazy clothes you will
have to discard no
more walking barfeet
he slapped my back
with best regards
than he whispered
just take my mobile
number in case you
need me as your
able bodyguard
the mother fucker
ripped me of rs 500
for reading my fucked
luck and 3 cards
Bakra Eid Ke Bad
ayega moharam
karbala ki yad
muje hindustan
jane do ... hussain
ki fariyad ,,hindustan
aman ka khazana
hindustan payanda
azad..hindustan
zindabad zindabad
Marziya Shakir Has Come A Long Way
five years
down the line
is all i can say
it was the camera
a toy with she played
now a part of her
cosmic vision destiny
inherited the hard way
24 november her
6 th birthday
Grandpa You Got To Lower Your Lens A Little Bit
Grandpa You Got To Lower Your Lens A Little Bit, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
why dont you
lower yourself
sit ,,she added
her two bits
marziya shakir
wisdom and wit
camera and vision
both interknit
blood of my blood
close knit ..
calling the shots
to which i had
to submit
a grand father
had to admit
it is tough
shooting
street pictures
in a crazy outfit
Marziya Taught Me Photography..
Marziya calls the shots
tells me grandpa lower
the lens ..go back a
little bit adding a
dimension to
my pictorial thought
by a little girl
blood of my blood
i was taught ,,,
rules i had learnt
as a beginner
i seamlessly forgot
i saw the circle of
confusion but like
arjuna i only shot
the dot .. that
expanded beyond
the cosmic plot
shooting whippers
using their whips
to whip myself
pain i sought
marziya shakir
street photographer
my lucky mascot
Bed Bugs Wake Me Up At 4 Oclock
pillow talking
with my head
a useless rock
abrupt dreams
erupt to shock
on my soul they
come and knock
biting me all night
my flesh they mock
over my supine
body they crawl
they walk..
pregnant
bellies with my
blood ..stealthily
surreptitiously
flock..ironically
called bed bugs
by shia haters
persecuted by
bed bugs ..
doomed
deadlock
blogging
to kill time
till 6 oclock
at flickr
facebook
twitter
i sleepwalk
sleeping
with an enemy
i cannot block
the passion pathos
of my bleeding blogs
with my head
a useless rock
abrupt dreams
erupt to shock
on my soul they
come and knock
biting me all night
my flesh they mock
over my supine
body they crawl
they walk..
pregnant
bellies with my
blood ..stealthily
surreptitiously
flock..ironically
called bed bugs
by shia haters
persecuted by
bed bugs ..
doomed
deadlock
blogging
to kill time
till 6 oclock
at flickr
i sleepwalk
sleeping
with an enemy
i cannot block
the passion pathos
of my bleeding blogs
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