Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Tibetans at Latur

Once upon a time there used to be a lot of Tibetan ladies selling swollen stuff at CST Mumbai,but there is hardly any winter to talk of in Mumbai..so in October 2010 there were quite a few Tibetan woolen sellers at Latur..and it was pleasant with a nice winter chill.

This lady looked perplexed , business was not that good ,,,the best woolen stuff you get at Chor Bazar , stuff that is washed , dry cleaned and than repacked sold as new in super stores ..specially knitted sweaters ..mufflers woolen caps..mostly at Chimna Butcher Street Chor Bazar..and I am still wondering where will Chor Bazar once the Bohra Boulevard comes up here ..not at Muffadal Shopping Center ..near Nur Bagh... I shot Chor Bazar extensively and than completely stopped it over 6 years now.. also the Kamatipura Flea Market of Wagris..

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The Spice Seller Boy..

I have been awake since 1.30 am..I blog that keeps my mind from being terrorized by bedbugs..I am adding a new dimension to my Latur blogs,,,I shot all this in 2010..and it is here in the streets that you see a vista of changing moods and a tidal wave of human emotions..

Living in Mumbai all my life , had added to the experience of unlearning ,,,

I envy people who can just take off I cant I have a huge load of responsibilities and so the streets in my backyard are fodder for my thoughts,,,

I have no time I have been wanting to go to Canon Master Care Rustomjee to get my cameras serviced but am caught up in something or the other ,,

Nerjis my grand daughter with curls has had a haircut at Bettys ..a Chinese lady..great hairdresser.

I had bought a salamander for Marziya that the surviving black ghosts ate it up..my 3 flowerhorns in a partitioned tank have survived so far...

And I met Mr Raj Sippy last evening he praised me for my acting in Phata Poster ,, Chand Terrace where Mr Raj Sippy stays is on of the most aesthetic and clean building ..all thanks to Raj Sippy , who with his vision has made Chand Terrace the finest habitable place in Bandra..every inch of the facade the exteriors are artistically modified by him.. I told him that he should be made the CEO of Mumbai... he would do wonders , and he his a creative person an artist and has promised to give me a role in his next film..

Another person who has a nice comfortable home ,, palatial and soothing to the senses is Mr Kamal Khan .. I was at his place before I came to Romu Sippys house where I met Raj Sippy.

Kamal Khan is a one man army , and is now busy getting his own film on the floor ,,he is Bollywood most trusted Critic No 1,,,and his predictions come true ,, if he says a film is going to be a hit ..it surely will be a hit..he was telling me most of the people who make films dont apply their brains ,,they expect a hit when there is no content form or story ,, we share a great rapport.. and it is a pleasure meeting him from time to time.

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Jon O Bama Tailors Outfitters ..


ladies tailor
but alters
gents clothes
jon o bama
of latur,,
re modifies
high couture
sartorial satisfaction
guaranteed ..he hails
from wasseypur
to find him from
the main road of
gol galai you take
a detour,,turn left
in a lane dim obscure
jon o bama ..for sure
waiting for you
a clotheshorse
you complete
your tour,,,

missing family of the obamas ,,siddi slaves ..or moor ,,, i am unsure ,,

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The Hindu Niqab Of Latur,, Quintessential Fashion Statement

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meri mummy ko hare kanch ki chudiyan pinhate ho

mummyji
ke chehre pe
muskuruhat
let ate ho
purane
zakhm ki
yad dilate ho
kanch ki
chudiyan
ke zariye
aurat ke
khab phir
badate ho
dilasa dila
te ho..chudiwale
tum bhi jadugar
keh late ho ..

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The Razors Edge

a silhouette
a speck
a feather edge
i am not
what i am
they allege
my spirituality
caught in
a wedge
dam madar
beda par
ya ali ya ali
my oath
my pledge

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The Muslim Panwalas Of Latur

waqt aur halat
se majboor
khwabon ke
samundar se
milon dur ,,
seede sade
log na ghamand
na gharoor
kha lo inka
pan dimag
ho jaye
chakna chur
sare problems
nau do gyarha
phur..says
the panwala
of latur ...
missing that
kindly minster
mr vilas rao
deshmukh
son of the soil
pride of latur
shan shaukat
sadgi ka noor

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