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flickr parsi doll
the prettiest of them all
with love from
khada parsi standing tall
a proud mee mumbaikar
most of all
all around him
a deathly pall
poisonous fumes smoke
dust and heat
windowless existence
no brick no wall
pigeon droppings
he cannot stall
beaneath his feet
breed life
denizens
of a roadside chawl
washing clothes
bathing defecating
big and small
churches temples
the muezzins call
byculla bridge
the grand old man
needs a rehaul.
For us Mumbaikars garden is a luxury. For example I live in a typical working class Maharastrian society, have the luxury of a small patch of public garden bang opposite my society. Although it is rare that I step inside the place, I do like to go and take a walk when it is all empty. Some times I like to sit there early mornings and just watch the world around me jump start their day. I love to feel the wet grass under my feet and enjoy the early morning fresh air. In short greenery is a luxury for us Mumbaikars with the construction jungle spring up on every patch of earth in the city. Some of us find alternatives by setting up miniature garden in side small earthen pots and set it up on the edge of the balcony. I am one of them. It is not exactly a jungle but I have an aloe, a fern, a show plant and a money plant which I had flicked it from my neighbor who stays in the ground floor. (They say it brings in money if one flicks the plant).
Last weekend I realized that I need to add some color to my so called miniature garden and bought in these beauties. I don’t think I can explain them any better but these beauties remind me of Bipasha Basu singing "Beedi Jalai le" in between a bunch of men.
mumbai.metblogs.com/archives/2007/09/bipasha_basu_singing...
Muslims come in different shape size strata only the packaging differs...
We are both UP born
We are both Mumbaikars
We are both Bandra residents
We are both Indians
It was Bhima the spitting Guru and rod piercer of Goddess Marriammen , who I accidentally met a few years back, at Nehru Nagar slums , during the Marriammen feast .. and we became good friends ..
It was Bhima who introduced me to this feast that has passionately fascinated me no end , through him I shot the first Marriamman Feast at Macchimar Colony Mahim West ..and than I created links made friends shot the Marriammen Feast Sion Koliwada and the last concluded one at Madras Wadi Worli thanks to Shanmugham and Sundar a graphic designer all Tamil Hindus migrants and pucca Madrasi Mumbaikars.
I am invited to these rituals by Bhima and my other friends including Velu the Head Priest of Marriammen Temple Nehru Nagar Juhu.
I shot the piercings at Juhu beach, the animal slaughter in the morning and I follow the piercers and the main procession till Nehru Nagar where the rods the limes hung on needles attached to backs arms , the tiny trishuls in the ladies tongues and the hardcore hooks are removed .
This removing of the rods takes a lot of time , as this year there were more than 750 I think, and as I shoot this barefeet , it tires me out.. I left early .
Bhima is a very humble Tamil Hindu and is a devoted Marriammen follower worshiper.
Without him I dont think I could have documented all this ..
One person who wants to shoot this with vengeance is my American friend Dr Glenn Losack.. Marc De Clercq my Belgian friend had shot the Marriamman Macchimar feast three years back.
Luckily I am now a well known face at the feast and nobody objects to my shooting them...
Marine Drive is the mumbaikars relief station, Offering him a front seat to witness and be astounded by natures beauty. The twilight post the sun disappearing of the coast turns the skies into wonderful colors, as if the clouds are playing holi with gulal :-)
Twilight at Marine Drive in Mumbai, India
once the peak of eloquence
culture , adab tehzeeb
a derelict site ..
unwanted statues
built with the tax payers money
poor more poorer
the babus rich and richer
the mullahs builders
no not bridges only malls
over all populative
human dearth
a bhaiyya tableland
of corrupt politics
decadence of human
values unearth
ungirdled human
depredation
old quarters of lucknow
unchanging crumbling
brick after brick
step motherly treatment
by madam mayawati ,
molecular mulayam
or any politics of girth
the congress all these years
played the fiddle like nero
to dwarf and push it into an open
rain storm drain like grave
a city of tawaifs mujra and mirth
yes Lucknow once the city of my birth..
thank you
jai maharashtra
mee mumbaikar
in the quintessential city
of Mumbai
the holy shrine
of my spiritual rebirth.
poem no
744
The Dabbawalas are a quintessential part of the ethos of the city of Mumbai..
Dabbawalas are basically a group of service providers to office going people and to school kids, supplying the tiffin with their food to the destination of the person concerned, and they do it meticulously..they never Fail..
Their service has been evaluated as Sigma 6 endorsed by Forbes .
I have been shooting the Dabbawalas ,with spontaneous effort every time I spotted them, ..they are the vibrant spirit , unflinching devotion to duty..and proud Mumbaikars.
All their pictures and stories at my Flickr set ..on my photo stream.a
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The entire area where I stay was a dhobi ghat ..gradually it was reclaimed from the sea and became Bandra Reclamation some parts called Lal Mitti..
Some slums refused to come under the charm of the builder so did not rise vertically...Indraji Nagar Rajeev Nagar and Hanuman Nagar...
There are thus many dhobis at the Bazar and in the vaious slums ..
The dhobis near my house are doing well as they get stock lot of export surplus to wash or press .
Over all the dhobis migrant from Uttar Pradesh like in ghetto like surroundings ..they live peacefully , mind their own business and dont mingle much.
The kids of the dhobis who are educated dont want to carry on with this bussiness .. and opt for jobs according to their qualification or experience.
The dhobis take a weekly off on Mondays ...but some work out of kindness ..I had to go to town I gave him an urgent shirt he pressed him dutifully charged me Rs 10.
Our Dhobi who was attached to us for over 20 years came from Shirly Rajan Road off Carter Road near the Cross , he was like family to us we took care of his needs .. gave him money bought his ticket to go to his hometown.. but they one day he left for good never came back..
For people like us Lucknow born in my case having lived in Mumbai since 54 it is tough to call any other place home besides Mumbai , the kids too were born in Mumbai and the roots spread down the soul of Mumbai, the grand children too were born in Mumbai.
My parents are buried in Mumbai are pucca Mumbaikars anyway.. they built a home away from their own home ...though my dad did add Lucknowi too his surname , I refused to add it .. it is my birthplace but nothing more nothing less , my karam bhumi made me a Pucca Mumbaikar too.
We lived at Wodehouse Road than Strand Colaba , my part of the family moved to Bandra 25 years back and a new set of roots were added to our family tree.
Mumbaikars must also experience a power cut once in a while. It was at 2am on 3rd Oct.07 at Panchleela, Hiranandani at Powai
Its a simple after shave lotion bottle, as a subject.
Experimenting with Lights and Reflections.
Used MainLight from bottom on to the background wall,
to reflect back to the Camera in front.
The Subject was placed on a reflecting shiny black book for reflection on the book.
My Engineering Project Book [black book] is the base. :-D Thats the best utilization of the book
Mr. C.M. Sharma, Director Sikkim State Lotteries& Bollywood Diva Ms. Lara Dutta felicitating PLAYWIN JACKPOT WINNER Mr. D’silvaa Mumbaikar with Rs.1.96 CRORES
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Works of Fiction.
Engineering Lectures esp Maths Lectures were eventful thanks to these aids
Right behind the door. You're never bothered even when it's packed; you can also easily exit wherever you want.
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Parx Super Car Show 2013, organized by the Super Car Club (SCC), took off to a thundering start with thousands of enthusiastic Mumbaikars...http://goo.gl/zq74S
from the rains
in mumbai
even gods house
is not immune
from the agony
of may
cooling showers
in june
st michaels
church mahim
wednesday novena
offers a boon
spiritual solace
hope and the moon
busy street vendors
beggars buyers
crowded afternoons
for the mumbaikars
fed up of scams
corruption non working
system a jingle and tune
#stmichaelchurch
#beggarpoet
#firozeshakir
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Mr. C.M. Sharma, Director Sikkim State Lotteries& Bollywood Diva Ms. Lara Dutta felicitating PLAYWIN JACKPOT WINNER Mr. D’silvaa Mumbaikar with Rs.1.96 CRORES
Day 269/365
The Mumbai Man.
Witnessed the chronicles of a Mumbaikar while I traveled for 4 hours today in the Harbor Lane local trains.
Droplets of water falling one after the other.
The bottom droplet seems to have human features like eyes and smiling mouth.
Reflections unfortnately couldnt be avoided. any advice to remove them will be graciously accepted
The High Voltage twists and curls and finds its way down to the earth in search for dissipation .
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barefeet
on the day
of his visarjan
from lalbaugh
to girgaum chowpatty
a path i trail
his hospitality
his humility
his blessings
i avail
his love for me as
a mumbaikar at all
time prevails
as a photographer
i shoot him in
poetic detail
to his lovers
his followers
fortune fame
peace prosperity
he unveils
holistically healing
our tortured souls
our travails giving
us hope full scale
with tears from
the shore
they watch him
as he set sails
purcha varshi
laokar ya
they shout
they cry
they wail
19 March 2011
but last two years I have missed the celebrations because of my diabetic foot I am bed ridden foot surgeon has advised me not to walk..now my right toe has gone gangrenous
2024
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#diabeticfoot
#firozeshakir
#beggarpoet