I am street photographer a beggar poet .. I shoot misery cavorting with hope I shoot original content. I am Shia Sufi Hindu all in One
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Bandra Bazar Road Is Dying Slowly ,, But Surely
The Heritage Of The Dhobis Of Bandra Bazar Road
Once upon a time , many years back the entire Bandra Reclamation area and parts of Bandra Bazar road was a sea front , where the Dhobis dried the clothes and it was a Dhobi Ghat .
When all this land was reclaimed slums became buildings the Dhobis got rooms in place of their tenements and till this day Shaheen Building houses the Dhobis they wash the clothes get it dried near Carter Road and have it pressed in these rooms .
Most of the Dhobis are Bhaiyyas North Indian migrants .. the other race that stayed alongside here with them were the Kathiawadis and the Karie Muslims of Konkan the place is till this day called Karie chawl.
With the advent of the jeans and second hand cloth sellers of Bandra Hill Road the Dhobis got a new lease on their profession , these clothes are washed altered pressed and re sold much cheaper than the stores on Bandra Hill Road .
The small time Bakda tailors alter the big size jeans into drain pipe stilettos , or cut the badly used jeans into micro shorts that fashionistas buy off the streets .
The Dhobis still grumble that the builders who bought their slums gave them a raw deal as they had huge sprawling houses in the past on the shoreline that is now the Reclamation and Bazar Road .
This part of Bandra is the most neglected area of the Queen of the Suburbs , given step motherly treatment by all the politicians who represent this area ,,,the worst deal was given to the East Indian original inhabitants of Bandra fishing villages known as Gaothans ,, sadly any political party that comes to power forgets to develop this this rich heritage block where all communities live in peace hope harmony.
For last 15 years this area has been taken for a ride ..the local bazar is the filthiest dirtiest , open garbage , open gutters , open drains but our local representatives are the only ones that cant see it ,,they are busy developing Pali Hill Carter Road Band Stand and Linking Road Khar Santarcruz..
And there is a drubbing in the offing because you cant fool all the people all the time with false promises colorful brochures and Dengue Free Bandra .
I hope Advocate Ashish Shelar and Mr Aaditya Thackeray Ms Punam Mahajan read this too.. the ruling satraps dont read blogs ,,
Bakra Eid Is On 6 October ,,Tells The Cat To The Dumba Goats
soon you wont be
eating with me
leftovers of bandra
residents she
bemusedly tells
the goats ,,
the butcher
will sell you
profitably
to cut your
throats
i will miss you
dear friend
the most ,,
the silken
warmth of
your glistening
coats the best of
you as biryani
your flesh they
will roast ..we
bought dumbas
to their envious
neighbors
they will boast
wiping her whiskers
a few drops of tears
their feline friend
their host ,,
dumbass society
they said we hate
it the utmost
The Muslim Vote Bank,, Was Made To Fill In The Blank
15 years
nothing has
changed
so whom
do they
thank
after giving
their valuable
vote the ship
of their destiny
sank..their lives
more miserable
stormy seas of
despair holding
a plywood plank
dreams that tanked
A New Circus Is Coming Town - Dance Of Democracy Upside Down
candidates
juggling clowns
kaun banega
minister
ab kya bataun
sabki phati hai
kismet mera desh
mera gaon ,,
billi boli meow
kis chue ko main
kha jaun..
memories of last
election from the
past i bring it to
you every
memorable
ounce ,,
the name of the lucky unlucky candidate
paid media will announce ,,,post dated
cheques that will bounce ,,,
Gar Kute Political Savvy Ban Jayenge
gar kutey
political savvy
ban jayenge
har gali main
nara lagayenge
stray dog population
ke massiah ban jayenge
inko vote do
yeh raste ke kutton ko
pedigree ke
certificate dilayenge
acche acche
khab dikhayenge
hadi accha malik aur makan
bhok bhokke
nara lagayenge
maneka ji ka
adar samman
badayenge
gas chamber
dog slaughter house
ko completely
band karwayenge
kuton ki nagri ko
insan ki nagri se
accha banayenge
jab kutte neta
ban jayenge
foreign trip lagayenge
bade bade mall
building complex
kutton ke liye banayenge
kutte insan ki tarah
kutton ko nahi satayenge
dedicated to guido the troll dog ugly pug
They Will Forget The Muslim Man Once They Win
now is the season
to hook him in
his valuable
vote is important
they make false
promises ..they
will throw him
in the dustbin
once they win
15 years of
one party
blisters on
his withering
skin youth from
his community
as suspects
locked in
living in
ghettos
slums
dreamless
destiny
keeps
hitting him
with a
rolling pin
his fate as
flexible as
corrugated
tin..the muslim
voter betrayed
by the politics
of appeasement
gets nothing
in return a kick
up his regressive
butt his invisible chin
sent round and round
round and round on
on an unforgettable
spin..
politicians of all color diversity
will take him to the dry cleaners
his vote his biggest sin a marker
on his freshly dug grave reads
Bhaijaan Welcome In
Friday, September 12, 2014
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