Photographing Gateway of India

Birds at Gateway of India

The fall of the tree, time wins again.

Time is not to be trifled with it - the rise of the pipal tree and fall of the wall.

Aquafresh filtered water ready to go.

May Rose is a cafe near Metro.

Metro showing King Arthur, knights on shining bikes.

Bullocks near Bombay Hospital and Metro corner.

Tire and Action

Galli galli me shor hai, mumbai me koi bore hai.

Jay walking Hritik Roshans of Amchi Mumbai.

Waiting for the green light to cross the street in Kalbadevi.

Calling from a cell phone under a Badam tree in Kalbadevi.

Banana grove in the city, while a man repairs the road alone.

East or West, Bombay is Best said the waiter at Mocambo cafe.

Walking down from Metro to Bhuleswar.

Cotton cloth for sale in Crawford market.

I pray to the light and time that is, and I am because of that light and time -- an Methodical Adventurer meditating at Opera House on the teachings of Sant Kabir.

Selling lemons at Bombay Central ain't a cool job in the hot sun for this frail old man in spotless white dress.

Old lady toils at her vegetable shop in the October morning sun, while people rush to work and school, and the lazy shopkeepers slumber on the benches in the background.

Fruit of labour is sweet

Pineapple seller explains how to cut a pineapple
with minimal wastage with a broken hacksaw blade.

Bananana seller counts his earnings outside the barber shop, he sells each banana for 8 annas (1cent).

A taxi with three wheels can go nowhere, explains the young mechanic to the fat taxi owner.

Bookshop

Postures beyond brief nature, for condition,
A shop of all the qualities that man dreams.
- Iachimo, Cymebline, Shakespeare.



  

Kagajiawala of Abdul Rehman Street.

They are the books, the arts, the academes,
That show, contain and nourish all the world:
- Biron, LLL, Shakespeare


  

Aamchi Mumbai - Aamcha Haywards 2000 says the billboard at the bustop, and hoarding with politicians pictures above the sign "Shree Mumbadevi Bhojnalaya (Pure Veg)" hotel.

Two men praying before the shopkeeper for some strange reason.

"At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face." - Albert Camus on seeing the red light at Nepeansea road through the gul mohur trees.

Newspaper recycler and tea stall near Roxy.

College boys eating idlis and bhel near Roxy (Opera house bylane).

Lost lady waiting for a good samaritan.

Maruti car in ruins

Poor man's Volvo

Hotel Krishna in ruins near Imperial Cinema hall.

Flower seller at Gowalia Tank (August Kranti maidan), on the way from Grant Road station to Kemps Corner.

The Fortune Teller outside Jijamata Udyan, Byculla Zoo.

CST/VT Station

AC Chaircar coach of Manmad/Mumbai train

House of tin sheets in Mandvi

Shades and patterns of art of living by the railway line.

Apartment complex next to Central Railway tracks somewhere between Byculla and Sandhurst Road.

Byculla platform #1 is completed cleaned out after the train for Kalyan departed on this bright winter afternoon.

Handsome boy is a role model for Raymond Suitings as seen at Dadar Station with his mother.

Bangle sellers walking by the railway line in Sion

Sev Puri and Bhel at Vithals near VT.

Bombay Biker boys on Hero Honda

Stoned 23 km from Dahisar

Smoke on the beach at sunset

House on way to Saler and Salota

Dusk

Mahuli house

Village near Mahuli

Lady from the Village of Mangi Tungi

Bordi

Kedare Mandir

Buffaloes meet the Bullock cart near Panwa Dam

Hey hut

Hay huts

Man with his Cycle at Pawna Dam, Maharashtra

Pawna Dam

Mandwa village near the Arabian sea

Mandwa

Mandwa

Mandva Beach

Boat to Mandva

Dinner tables

House with a view of the forest

Summer days in Maharashtra

Forest house

Forest house

Forest Road

Gate to Forest, beware of the Cobra.

Old man and his green house.

Malavli

Lady at the Bridge, Maharashtra

Railway crossing

Malavli Station, Maharashtra.

Another sip and he's out

Man with beer at P.K.Wines.

Evening at Marine lines

Javji Dadaji Marg (Tardeo Road), from Tardeo Circle to Nana Chowk.

Dr Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg (Lamington Road): From its junction with Bellasis Road (Bombay Central) to its junction with Mama Parmanand Marg (New Queen's Road).

You can tell by his walk, he is a chikna (slick city man).

So bless me come the dawn

When evening falls
She will run to sea
Like whispered dreams
Your eyes can't see

Soft and warm
She'll touch my face
A bed of stone
Against the lace

We believe we catch the bus
Ride the wind to the sun
Sail away on trips of wonder
But life's not a wheel

With chains made of steel
So bless me come the dawn
Come the dawn.


-- Rainbow.

House of Stone and Tin sheets, and Temple on the tree, an old man waits for evening. 

Art meets Craft at a bus stop in Dadar. This serves as a home (plastic sheet), and a workshop for the three basket makers. 

Cricket matches in progress in Cross Maidan (Azad Maidan) near VT

Mawa samosas sell like hot cakes at Noor sweets near Nul Bazaar.

Uncrowned garlic king of Bhendi Bazaar, the title behind him says "Crown Foods", V make your life better every day.

The Lotus Checker at a flower shop in Vikhroli

The Maharashtrian Gentleman at Eros flower shop opposite Churchgate

Broken yellow copper pod flowers herald a new summer

The hard worker pulling a load of carboards by hand and the Eagle at rest on Mahalaxmi bridge, very few people can push a hardcart, let alone pull it up a bridge single handedly on a hungry stomach on a hot day in Mumbai. 

A portable luggage store on Maha Lakshmi bridge, just right for those heading to Bombay Central to catch a long distance train. 

Home is an open umbrella to protect from the hot sun on Mahalaxmi bridge, as the two ladies with three kids (one in the crib behind the lady in red sari) prepare their lunch of a britannia biscuit and a cup of water from their aluminium chappo.

Fashion conscious travellers on Mahalaxmi train bridge heading to the race course, of course there will no horse racing at this time of the day, just the hot sun of Mumbai Winter.

"New York; Jigar; Mera Gaon Mera Desh (my town, my country)" proclaim these posters in Dadar. 

The gas men committee in session opposite Navjeevan High Society, while families rushing to school.

Look HP Gas, no printers?

Man jumping onto his bike near Sarvi Restaurant

Friends taking a walk down the memory lane at Navjeevan society. Notice the Dabbawalla's cart behind the taxi outside Saibaba Video Parlour, and the broken pavement.

Dhobi taking his clothes in 2 potlis at 66 Bus stop at Bombay Central.

Pretty woman in red BEST bus

Close up of Poor Man crawling on the roads outside Nari Hopsital

Poor Man on the roads outside Nari Hopsital

Taxis at Nair Hospital Opposite Maratha Mandir

Nothing should come between a man and his bike except the taxi at Jacob Circle

Dr. D D Sathe Marg, Opera House. Opposite Panchratna and Prasad Chambers (Agrawal Classes of the days bygone)

Dr Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg (Lamington Road)

Roadside food stalls in Bhuleswar, near Opera House.

Foutain OCS Building

Goa busses line up at Fashion Street, Fountain.

Motorcycle gets towed at Bombay Gym under the rain tree and no parking sign.

Papad, Puri, Chas (curd drink), Ondhya (mix vegetables).

Victoria (Godha Gadi, Horse Carriage) touring Fountain.

Bombay Gym on left, road to Fountain.

Modern Mills

Asian Bus heading to Nasik under the sign "Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa".

Portable Bhel shop in Ghas Gali, opp. ITI, Agripada, Bombay 11.

Central Bank (Grindlays) opposite Nair Hospital on Sane Guruji Marg

Railway bridge to Matunga railway colony, see the R?

Going home

Women drying their sarees, while the man thinks.

Men waiting for evening tea, as a lady returns from work.
The boy waiting for his red shirt to dry while his mother makes tea.

Boy in red shirt deciding whether to climb the ladder to first floor.

Home and the house under the pipal tree in Matunga,
see the ladies making flowers on the road
and a lady sleeping on the extreme right
corner on the road.

The Chairs and charpoy in Matunga.

Boy riding the wind.

Parel

"Song of India" is not a large water consumer
(Pleomele reflexa, Dracaena).

Water carriers heading home

Where some refulgent sunset of India
Streams o'er a rich ambrosial ocean isle,
And crimson-hued the stately palm-woods
Whisper in odorous heights of even
-- Milton.

Blast from the past, a dilapidated mill in Parel

Home and the Train

Is that a bridge or what?

The Bikist

Mumbai Home

Homeless in Mumbai

Old Taxi and the Home at the Station

Bald man and Romeo Combing in the bike mirror at Charni Road Station

Old Man crossing and the cycles at Charni Road Station, see people go up the railway bridge, and the Maharastrian Cap in of the Cyclewalla (dabbawalla).

Red Light at Opera House

Best 70 bus stop at Opera House

Old lady watching WR train at Charni Road, will she be able to get in?

Bus stop for 66,72 at Opera House - the world never stops.

Windows to the World -- at Opera House

What BEST bus #70 doing at Opera House

Kanjur Station

Boring newspaper?

Romeo of the Suburb

Stall uprooted

Ladies hangout

Motley crowd heads out to Ghatkopar

The train missed

Waiting to go to VT

The Jerk woke me up.

Asleep in CR

Sleeping in the local train?

Local Train (Central Railway) on Monday Afternoon from Byculla to Kanjurmarg

Home is a closed door - Lady at Metro.

Metro

All dressed in red and no home to go to?

Doc's green house

Our Lady of Dolours Church at Marine Lines

Cyclist heading to Bombay Book Fair?

Flower to garlands

Home is where the station is

Bridge over the station

Clothes drying by the Train

Waiting for Bus?

Bridge to Charni Road Station

Taxi

Food to go

Bus #122, 106 .. stop near Opera House

Bus #122 stop at OPera house

Bus #86,84Ltd,#62,#74,73 stop at Opera House, the rush is on

Pani Poori Stall at Opera House, see the man gulp the gol gupa.

Signal at Opera House

Taxi waiting at Opera House

Scooter waiting at red light on Bhadkamkar Marg

Opera House from Bhadkamkar Marg

UBI

Taxi waiting for Godot

Naaz past

Naaz theatre showing an A movie

Lane to DreamLand

Coffee depot at Dreamland Cinema

Lamington Road Taxi

Copper Pod Tree at Lamington Road

Red Shirt at Lamington Road

Intellectual Pondering at Lamington Road

Cyclist at Lamington Road Bus Stop

Doc at 62# Bus stop of Lamington Road

Bhajia Stall at Lamington Road

Handcart at Lamington Road plying electronics

Handcart at Lamington Road, Old man at work

Handcart at Lamington Road, what a load

Handcart at Lamington Road

Lamington Road

Grant Road Bridge and Bus # 135

Grant Road Bridge

Novelty stores

Novelty

Novelty

Grant Road Station Corner near Novelty

Shoppers at Grant Road

Tyre shop at Apsara/Novelty

Bull at Apsara/Novelty

Minerva Tires on move

Minerva Tires

Minerva crossing

Maruti flies in front of Minerva

Bus #66 at Minerva

Jam at Navjeevan

Bus at Navjeevan

Navjeevan society

Navjeevan

Bombay Central Petrol Pump and Market

Bombay Central Beauty

Bombay Central Bus Stop

Bombay Central Bus

Bombay Central Bus stop

Bombay Central rider

Maratha Mandir

Sholay lives forever in Mumbai

Worli at night

Night time Bus #82 at Worli

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