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, July 25, 2015
Dear Ms Marissa Mayer Thanks For The Pro For Everyone But Please Roll Back The Gift Of Pro
For those photographers who cant afford the pro member fees and were dependent on the gift from friends well wishers at Flickr
This Is A One Room Kitchen Attached At Grant Road Station
brokers excuse
good location
the best place
to choose no
problem with
the road homeless
society members
you can fornicate '
smoke your chillum
'drink desi booze
if you want to
solicit guys in
the night just wear
á saree stuffed bra '
you can cruise
hafta for such work
is necessary ..in hindi
we call it ghus protection
money to save your ass
from welts and bruise
if you leave before the
expiry date of your
contract your deposit
goodwill you will lose
you might have to pay
the municipal guys who
come suddenly out of '
the blues ..says the landlord
no families no couple no kids
only single no beams no
ceiling in case you want 'to
hang from a noose ,,,rent
to be paid fully for 11 month
no excuse ..
The Slow Death Of The Indian Railways Boot Polishwala
I may sound stupid crazy but I think getting your shoes polished by the Boot Polishwala is an insult to the man groveling at your feet , spiiting on your shoes to give it a shine , rubbing hard so that you look great.
I felt there was dignity in begging but not in the job they do , I shoot these guys with a formidable passion , cant the Railways not give them a vendors job,,, and keep automatic machines for polishing the shoes ..inhaling the polish is slow death I have shot young kids polishing shoes and all junkies , polishing shoes begging at Bandra Hill Road.
I mean we feel for horses pulling Victorias , we feel for dogs cats but never for humans degraded beyond redemption,,,What has the Hon Railways Minister to say to this ,, I mean these guys could be selling newspapers instead of polishing shoes lazy sons of you know what who cant polish their own shoes ,,
These Beggars Threatened To Break My Head ,,, Lol I Said Go Ahead
I may look alive but I am already dead
words on the silence of my lips they read
but I did tell them I care two fucks for their threat
All three junkies of Bandra posing as beggars instead
a head that has taken so many knocks with a dagger
that it has no fear of getting cracked up no dread
after all a bloggers head is only a head ..that twice a
years turns crimson red ,,hearing my words all three fled
Friday, July 24, 2015
Irani Chai Maska Slice at R Merwan Grant Road
This iconic Irani tea drinking hole and eatery of snacks that includes its famous omlette , pudding , mava cake ,no bun maska ,bread slice with butter or jam.. is a hit with the public , situated bang opposite the Grant Road Station East Side.
This Irani joint opens at 5.30 am and is fully crowded between 7 and 9 am the breakfast crowd of local residents , officegoers , school and college kids a cup of tea and a pav bread cut into slices with dollops of butter costs ,,Rs 20..
I come here for some official work on the other side of Grant Road Orbit Heights across the Nana Chowk Skywalk.. as my appointment was at 9 am and I had reached Grant Road at 8 am I sat had my Irani chai maska slice shot some pictures , the boss manager like me and are gracious . they dont object to my shooting here .
Ever since I was a kid living at Wodehouse Road Colaba we had small Irani joint with Malbari waiters and manager next to Mr Frank Simoes ad office it belonged to Mohomed Reza who owns Sarvi at Nagpada .
The keema brun was really good , than we shifted to Neelam Breach Candy and here too there was an old Irani joint but we liked the ice creams here .
Finally when we relocated to Mohini Mansions Stand Cinema we had the Irani joint Strand Coffee House next to our building at Strand House ..it was also owned by Mohomed Reza ..of Sarvi fame .
When we shifted on rent at Pitruchayya a wall away from Mehboob studios for a year it was Mohomed Bhais Good Luck Irani restaurant ,,
We returned to Bandra Bazar Road and here it was Pahelvi..another famous joint for keema brun and khichda on Fridays.
So Irani tea and Irani people are cosmically connected to me , my wifes paternal family have Iranian origins ,,Qazilbash.
So the original Chai pe Charche and no Kharcha was the eponymous Irani cutting that got bushwhacked by the more conniving one anna smart Chilya pani kam chai that was the end of Irani Chai in the 70s and 80s ,,
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Whirlpool India You Should Stop Making Washing Machines
@whirlpoolindia Your Machine Rusts In 3 Years We Have To Shell Out Rs 4000
@whirlpoolindia Why are you making washing machines with cheap materials that rust from inside I think you are taking customers for a ride
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