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Founded in 1890, close to 800 dhobis and their families live and work in Mumbai's Mahalakshmi Dhobi Ghat.
The day I visited the place, Mumbai was in festive mood of Ganesh Visarjan and with bakreid around the corner, it was double treat for most of Mumbaikars with couple of days off.
But the dhobis at ghat informed me how they had to attend to constantly flowing collection of soiled clothing shipped from most of Mumbai’s major hotels, hospitals and garment factories. Only day, they say, they take off is during Holi festival.
Nikon D4s | Nikkor 70-200
2 different photographs shot at the same location and on same time merged to create this result. Merging photographs and working on layers is such a hard task but at the same time it gives such immense pleasure to see an alltogether a new photograph emerging and being born from the merging. Normally i started learning to merge with 2 all together different pictures but than I also started playing around with similar shots with similar background. That too is quite interesting.
Rainy season is just round the corner and there will be many symphonies of waves around Marine Drive and Worli Sea Face.
The dabbawalas getting the lunch boxes ready outside Churchgate Station in Mumbai.
"Since 1890, dressed in white outfit and traditional Gandhi Cap, a Mumbai Army of 5,000 Dabbawalas fulfill the hunger of almost 200,000 Mumbaikar with home-cooked food that is carried between home and office daily. For more than a century our team have been part of this grime-ridden metropolis-of-dreams.
About 125 years back, a Parsi banker wanted to have home cooked food in office and gave this responsibility to the first ever Dabbawala. Many people liked the idea and the demand for Dabba delivery soared. It was all informal and individual effort in the beginning, but visionary Mahadeo Havaji Bachche saw the opportunity and started the lunch delivery service in its present team-delivery format with 100 Dabbawalas"
You cannot take my photograph. But yes, you can click my hands, my art/skill with my watches too. This is an art. This is my own work, bringing back movement in the stopped moments. I move along with the times and also accompany the times. Before leaving, give me an ear and listen to my thoughts, “Who ever wants his or her life to get back on the right track should offer Namaaz. We believe and have immense faith in the Almighty but we do not follow His preachings, which we all should”.
मेरी तस्वीर आप नहीं निकाल सकते, अलबत्ता हाँ मेरे हाथ और मेरा जो हुनर उसकी और घड़ियों की आप तस्वीर निकाल सकते हो|
ये मेरा हुनर हैं, मेरा खुद का अपना काम है, थमे हुए लम्हों को फिर से रफ़्तार देता हूँ, वक्त के साथ चलता हूँ और वक्त का साथ देता हूँ|
जाते जाते आप मेरी एक दिन पर बात सुन लीजिये की जिसको भी अपनी ज़िन्दगी लाइन पर लानी है वह नमाज़ पढ़े, हम अल्लाह को तो मानते है लेकिन अल्लाह की बातों पर अमल नहीं करते जो हम को करना चाहिए|
The dabbawalas getting the lunch boxes ready outside Churchgate Station in Mumbai.
"Since 1890, dressed in white outfit and traditional Gandhi Cap, a Mumbai Army of 5,000 Dabbawalas fulfill the hunger of almost 200,000 Mumbaikar with home-cooked food that is carried between home and office daily. For more than a century our team have been part of this grime-ridden metropolis-of-dreams.
About 125 years back, a Parsi banker wanted to have home cooked food in office and gave this responsibility to the first ever Dabbawala. Many people liked the idea and the demand for Dabba delivery soared. It was all informal and individual effort in the beginning, but visionary Mahadeo Havaji Bachche saw the opportunity and started the lunch delivery service in its present team-delivery format with 100 Dabbawalas"
I have working with Suleman Mithaiwala since past 40 years and making Malpuas for them from past 20 years. In the month of Ramzan every I make around 2000 Malpuas.
The Malpuas which I make contains various ingredients but the major portion still remains my Heart.
Bid goodbye to Nikon D70s and bought Nikon D90.
God had set a beautiful sky and skyline for me to test Nikon D90.
YouTube [Full-HD] Video: youtu.be/fDY0uk1RCng
After witnessing perfect battle in between two air-conditioned trains at split level tracks, we were lucky to witness yet another perfect crossing of two trains at same split level tracks. Seen here is Kalyan (KYN) WDM-3D # 11359 curving and launching down the gradient in LHF mode with 12071 Dadar - Jalna Jan Shatabdi Express and further crossed one of the hit Mumbaikar’s SEIMENS local coming to halt at Khardi from upper side. This place is tempting after witnessing two such actions on single day. Previous capture of clash can be seen at youtu.be/EwOK90UoMkI.
All Delhi wallas are Mumbaikars today. Click here to read the full story at The Delhi Walla.
*Picture by Gautam Singh
Emtpy Bombardier Local heading towards Churchgate station to start as 6:13 Pm Virar S Ladies special.
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Rake no. 5533-34.
Blue hour visual of the Skywalk @ shot with Nikon D90 @ Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye @ shot from 34th floor refuge area of a tower.
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Relax and
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Origin : An Evening at a Gloomy Beach
Location : Dandi,Boisar, Maharashtra India
EDITING INFO_
Software used :Camera Raw 7, Adobe PhotoShop CS6
Filters Used : Curves
Technique : Basic Editing and Sepia effect using Camera raw
TECHNICAL INFO_
Camera Model : Nokia n79
Lens Type : Carl Zeiss Teaser Lens
Mode : Landscape
Mumbaikar dhobis at work in the Mahalaxmi
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The dabbawalas getting the lunch boxes ready outside Churchgate Station in Mumbai.
"Since 1890, dressed in white outfit and traditional Gandhi Cap, a Mumbai Army of 5,000 Dabbawalas fulfill the hunger of almost 200,000 Mumbaikar with home-cooked food that is carried between home and office daily. For more than a century our team have been part of this grime-ridden metropolis-of-dreams.
About 125 years back, a Parsi banker wanted to have home cooked food in office and gave this responsibility to the first ever Dabbawala. Many people liked the idea and the demand for Dabba delivery soared. It was all informal and individual effort in the beginning, but visionary Mahadeo Havaji Bachche saw the opportunity and started the lunch delivery service in its present team-delivery format with 100 Dabbawalas"
the taxi window was having this dancing couple sticker .. just told the driver to stop at Marine Drive where i saw this boy and girl under an umbrella .. quick composition keeping both the sticker and the couple and i got a nice shot dedicated to Rain ...
Shot with Nokia Lumia 1520
Kalyan bound Slow Siemens Local crossing Mumbai CSMT Bound Slow Siemens Local..
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Rake no. 1001-02/Kurla , 2217-18/Kurla..
#CST all lit up for #Diwali
Shot with Nikon D3X @ EX Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG @ ƒ/22.0 @ shutter 30 sec @ single raw file tonemapped in photomatix
4th Jan dawned to make up my mind for shooting a blue hour of "Mahim ki Dargah" from atop a water tank of opposite bldg ... Though I had some commercial shots all lined up during the day, I postponed all and waited for 5 clock to shoot the Dargah ... took the camera .. tripod .. set up the cam for the blue hour and took off for mahim in a cab ... i was late but still managed to reach the bldg .. when i went to the terrace, I was faced by unanticipated gush of perils. Firstly was shocked to see the entire terrace filled with knee-deep water ..
Anyways, this couldn't stop my passion to shoot the Dargah. I waded through the knee-deep water with drenched jeans, socks & shoes. Slowly, I reached the stairs and saw a broken wooden bed attached to the stairs .. probably the iron stairs had some issue so to climb that they had attached this bed to it ... I have absolutely no fears of climbing, but I always have this phobia of getting down from high places ... Somehow my passion for photography and getting extraordinary visuals makes me brave enough and do the extraordinary...
I got on the stairs and reached the terrace all set to shoot the blue hour .. excitedly i did my first click, and i was thunderstruck when I found the Memory Chip missing ....
*^@%^%***#@&& angry on myself .. disheartened while cursing myself, i got down from there .. took a cab and came back home .. and any wild guess how was my mood?
The next day, I went there again ... does someone know that I don't take defeat easily?
But then this day I was sufficiently rewarded by a lot of fireworks. Firecrackers bursted everywhere, when they reached for the skies & bursted there in various colours and then showered their bounties on both of us, the feel was fantastic - sheer magical..
I have been shooting the Dargah from atop this terrace from past 3 years and just when the Juloos was about to begin the fireworks started .. never ever have witnessed such a grand visual of some amazing fireworks ... this grand celebration lasted for 7 awestruck minutes & made us so happy that Rizwan and I were the "CHOSEN ONES" to be able to watch such a Grand visual ..
Probably it was Baba's will, that i shoud forget the memory chip back home ..coz if i had shot that on Friday .. i would have never come back to shoot on saturday and would have missed this Heavenly feeling
I took a video of it from the terrace .. sharing the divine feeling with you all on youtube ..
the photograph has been shot with Nikon D3X with PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt and Shift lens.
the video has been shot with Samsung Galaxy S III
10 day Urs/Festival of revered Saint Makhdum Shah Baba ended on 6th Jan 2013.
The 'Saint Ma-Hajiani' Dargah or Mausoleum was built in the year 1908 as a token of devotion and reverence to glorify her pious name and sacred memory by Haji Ismail Hasham, ship-owner and pioneer of Indian shipping, who died on 20th september 1912 and was burried according to his last wishes in the west side grave of this tomb.
The 'Haji Ali Dargah' (Hindi: हाजी अली दरगाह) is a mosque and dargah (tomb) located on an islet off the coast of Worli in Mumbai. Lying as it does in the heart of the city, the dargah is one of the most recognizable landmarks of Mumbai.
The dargah was built in 1431 by a wealthy Muslim merchant and saint named Haji Ali who renounced all his wordly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. Legend has it that Haji Ali died on his way to Mecca and his body, in its casket, floated back to Mumbai. However, some believe that Haji Ali drowned at the place where the dargah stands today.
As many as 40,000 pilgrims visit the shrine on Thursdays and Fridays. People from all faiths visit & pray at the "dargah"
The whitewashed structure occupies an area of 4,500 metres, and an 85 foot (26 m) tower is the architectural highlight of the edifice. The tomb within the mosque is covered by a brocaded red and green chaddar (tomb cover sheet). It is supported by an exquisite silver frame. The main hall has marble pillars embellished with coloured mirror work: blue, green, yellow chips. The ninety-nine names of Allah are also written on the pillars.
Most of the structure is corroded due to saline winds blowing from the surrounding sea. It was last repaired in the 1960s, but civil engineers say the structure is beyond further repair. The Dargah Trust is awaiting permission to raze the structure and rebuild it with Makrana marble, the same marble used to build the Taj Mahal.
Life se mein apni khush nahi hoon | I am not happy with my life | Humans of Mumbai
Mein yahin Apollo Bandar mein paida hui hoon aur yahi pali badhi hoon. I am born and brought in and around Apollo Bandar.
I speak Italian, a little bit of spanish, little bit of French and English.
come stai
hola como estas
come saba
Hello How are you?
i dont have a house, i dont have a job, what can i do? Phool bechne mein acha nahi lagta, zyada profit nahi hai, din ka 200 rupye kamati hoon, life se mein apni khush nahi hoon. There is no profit in selling flowers, earn just about 200 rs a day. I am not happy with my life.
the audio can be heard here: (Duration 32 seconds)
.. this typical mumbaikar attitude of hardworking n hopeful made me keep this series colourful .. across the bundles of dreams!
see more MUMBAI images here.
Bombay has been my home since birth. It’s my dream to make this home a sanctum of beauty and peace.
The vitality of this city and its ability to make space for all is what appeals to me.
Bombay energises me every day just like the sea blows a new breeze into it every day.
Its magnetic craziness and quiet watchfulness stand testimony to my life.
Women in Bombay stand with their menfolk - complementing and completing. Its true nature…the melody of yin and yang.
We consider ourselves equal but different. Bombay has given us the space to come to our own.
This sanctity falls under danger time and again but then all precious things run the risk of being lost…and its then we realise and strengthen our resolve to protect this sanctity.
in sha Allah ek din aayega ki ye massom bache jashn e azaadi bina kisi bojh ke manayegen .. Allah in tamam bachon ko acchi taalim ataa kare aur hazaaron khushiyan inki jholi mein daal de .. Aameen
Happy Independence day to all of us | Jashn e Azaadi hum ko mubarak ho
The Bombay-Worli sea-link connects more than two places. It connects millions of hearts of Mumbaikars.
#CST all lit up for #Diwali
Shot with Nikon D3X @ EX Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG @ f14 shutter 30 sec
Since 1890, Dressed in white outfit and traditional Gandhi Cap, Mumbai Army of 5,000 Dabbawalas fulfilling the hunger of almost 200,000 Mumbaikar with home-cooked food that is lug between home and office daily. For more than a century our team have been part of this grime-ridden metropolis-of-dreams.
About 125 years back, a Parsi banker wanted to have home cooked food in office and gave this responsibility to the first ever Dabbawala. Many people liked the idea and the demand for Dabba delivery soared. It was all informal and individual effort in the beginning, but visionary Mahadeo Havaji Bachche saw the opportunity and started the lunch delivery service in its present team-delivery format with 100 Dabbawalas.
As the city grew, the demand for Dabba delivery grew too. The coding system created by our forefather is still prominent in 21st century. Initially it was simple colour coding but now since Mumbai is widely spread metro with 3 local train routes, our coding has also evolved into alpha numeric characters.