She is blind Ismail Chachas wife, she sells garments on a cart opposite the Agha Khan Jamatkhana at Bandra Bazar Road..she hails from an affluent family, but she loves to earn her bread with an infectious smile of satisfaction.
Her father in law worked for the Nizam and Jinnahs family.
Her grandson is in London.
She is the kind of Muslim Woman I salute ..enterprising , determined and god fearing
A pride of Bandra Bazar Road..
Assalamu Allaikum
a new catch phrase
a message of peace
penetrating
human heart ways
The Muslim woman
dignity courage and grace
Allah be Praised
etched in the lines
within her face
she has no
hollow dreams
to chase
sufferings
sorrow
misery
hardships
for the greater glory
of Allah
she will embrace
truth flowing
in the blood stream
of her Muslim race
an ancestry of
Peace and Brotherhood
exemplary life of
Princess Fatima
always
surrendering herself
to Motherhood
her Path of Responsibility
she will not disgrace
on a hand cart
selling her wares
children and ladies
garments
she displays
independent
dignity of labor
she conveys
to society
her dues
she repays
Dedicated to Nabila Khanam my dear Flickr friend
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Assalmu Allaeikum Allah be Praised
Friday, June 5, 2009
Going Bananas at Bandra Bazar Road
going bananas at bandra bazar
open manholes open gutters
potholes and scars
cast color community no bar
overloaded goods supply trucks
over speeding cars
street children running around
new slum dog stars
hardcore bevdas - alcoholics
heading for nirvana
towards the country hooch bar
for others teatotallers
it is the nagori milk bar
daredevil miya kids
doing stunts on their bikes
like sexy akshay kumar
chicken shop
mutton shops
fish market
the stink and the filth
you can smell from afar
on a side lane playing street cricket
breaking the parsi neighbors window glass
hunks in low waist jeans
shoplifted body fit tshirts
imitating the new superstars
at every film office
these bollywood strugglers
get a kick up their ass
dedicated to fred miller
A Woman's Day Everyday
every day is woman s day
the pain the agony the sufferings
that comes their way
the pitfalls the betrayal
the curse of living
a sky turning gray
giving birth to sorrow
you might say
darkness and gloom
missing suns rays
for a better tomorrow
for her children
she prays
one fine day
when they get married
they will drive her away
pushing a hand cart
carrying debris
to the mouth of the bay
its not just sacrificial goats
on feast days
its woman that man
to appease a man god
loves to slay
treated worse
than a street stray
a woman is much abused
misused they set ablaze
it the right amount of dowry
she forgets to pay
woman a stalked animal
in mans maze
a drop of a tear
on the soul of malaise
These are women whose job is to carry debris from buildings or flats that are being reconstructed on a hand cart towards an open space at Bandra Reclamation..
They work from morning to evening I caught this one part of a group resting taking a much needed break.
Dedicated to New Orleans Lady.. one of my favorite Flickr photographers.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Marziya is a Lefty
says cousin lefty
Have you been teaching Marziya about capitalism?
Todays pet.
Tomorrows dinner.
in a world
of chaos and corruption
today a saint
tomorrows sinner
losing out in heaven
but on earth a winner
Kasab Should be Beheaded and Crucified
courtesy google images
A comment on my earlier post..on hanging and capital punishment
The most unfortunate is the case of Kasab the lone terrorist of 26/11 who killed innocent people mercilessly and ruthlessly .. today we have him in court spend money on his trial, listen to his demands, why should he be given a special treatment he should beheaded and crucified on the main street to tell all terrorist we mean business ...enough is enough..
This trial is only a farce to project ourselves as fair minded people, was kasab fair to those who died./
even if a terrorist is a minor he should not be shown sympathy at all , law and justice are fine but attacks on our country should be stopped with new stringent laws and regulations
we are sick and tired of stateless actors made and recreated in Pakistan by the ISI and other India hating forces...
ajmal amir kasab
should be beheaded
crucified
an evil man
he should not be tried
because of him
innocent people died
now within the safety
of our judiciary
our law and order
within its loopholes
he wants to hide
he should be
burnt alive and fried
this vermin
made in pakistani
stateless actor
who has attacked
our city's pride
dude he just looks evil
says my dearest
American friend
Dragon Fly
saluting the
resurging spirit
of the people of Mumbai
a lesson to all terrorists
decapitation
public crucifixion
the most befitting reply
paying rs 50000 per month
to a defense lawyer
is an insult to injury
as the state coffers run dry
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Comment is the True Essence of Love
at flickr
very few no
what it means to comment
or how a picture recompense
inundating somebody's
photostream with
useless graphics
nonsense
an insult
to what was shot
for posterity
by the minds lens
empty comment boxes
like coffins
without bodies
makes no sense
post comment
true essence of friendship
from one friend
to another friend
just a friendly keyboard
a mouse no paper and pen
peace hope and racial harmony
to all Indians and Australians
racism that eats the soul of humanity
must sincerely end
broken fences
that together all
of us must mend
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