Firoze Shakir Poet - Frozen Time

Friday, August 27, 2010

Mr Khatu's Ganesha Workshop Chinchpokli

Mr Khatu's Ganesha Workshop Chinchpokli, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Mr Khatu's Ganesha Workshop Chinchpokli

Mr Khatu's Ganesha Workshop Chinchpokli, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Mr Khatu has a huge Ganesha workshop at the end of Ganesh Gully closer to Chinchpokli and I have been a regular visitor here both for the Ganesha and also the Durga festivals his idols are huge larger than life and photographing all this here gives me a poetic joy.

This time he is sculpting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on a horse and I took several pictures most of his workers know me but his main guy Rane had to be coaxed as he was shy did not want his picture taken.

From here I came to the Lal Bagh Cha Rja pandal beig constructed and shot the Hanuman Mandir and met my good friend Raju Langewal .once treasurer of the pandal and karyakarta.highly connected to actors in Bollwood.

This is Poor Muslim Womanhood in Ramzan..

This is Poor Muslim Womanhood in Ramzan.., originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Marziya Takes The Blessings of a Grand Old Lady of Bandra

Marziya Takes The Blessings of a Grand Old Lady of Bandra, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

She waits outside politicians offices for better living conditions and a quality of life I asked her why she said without uttering a single word by blessing Marziya.

And she is right the Muslim girl child of Marziyas age from poor families need hope and succor and this old lady is fighting for their rights in her own unique way.

And this image made my eyes moist for reasons more than one.

And I dont know if images in newspapers really make you cry in all humility and gratitude without taking anything away from what they shoot mechanically giving a fodder day in and day out without a break.

This is dedicated to the selfless service of photo journalists ...without bitterness or cheek n jowl satire.

The Awakeners Ramzan Time

The Awakeners Ramzan Time, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

These are guys who wake you up in the mornings to begin your fast , on Thursdays they come for the baksheesh for the selfless service they hounded by stray dogs in the areas they visit abused by people sleeping drunk on the roads.

This is a real tough job and they are fasting too.