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Face-to-Face: the betelnut wholesaler
"My father had couple of small sailor boats ( called machave in Kannada) with some expert sailors for shipping our betelnuts .They used to go to Karachi in Pakisthan( then India ) on those boats full of betlenut and come back with…
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Face to Face: The bangle seller from Kumta
One of the features of every Indian village is the bangle seller, well, it used to be . The bangle seller visits every house in the village through out the year . Since he doing that for years he knows every story of every house. He…
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THE WAIT: PORTRAITS
When we got up to the Vindyagiri to visit the world famous Gommateshwara of Shravanabelagola before sunrise the main entrance door was closed. Hundreds of people were waiting for the main priest to come and open the door. But it was soon…
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Badami Portraits
Portrait making is an exciting adventure . This adventure becomes more challenging when visiting remote places. First challenge is to spotting the people whom we want to capture. And then comes the challenge of getting closer to them and…
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Face to Face: kids at the lake
When it rains in Kumta it rains heavens . I was in Kumta during the first weekend of June to attend a wedding. Heavy non stop rains in the previous week of my visit left whole Kumta city soaked in water .
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At a Music ‘Baithak’
"Baithak"is a traditional style of singing/ playing music in the absense of huge audience or electronic enhancers . "Baithak"s could be gathering of music lovers , or practice sessions for a concert . Or it could be as pure as…
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Face-To-Face: the old lady who surprised me
It was hot summer , temperature was just above 40 degree centigrade and still I wanted to have a cup of tea in the little city of Shabad city of Gulbarga , KA. When we were having tea with my friends , a really old looking lady came…
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transgenders in Hoskote Karaga
One of the features of Karaga festivals celebrated in and around Bangalore is the ritual of getting the evil eye removed by the transgenders or Hijras . It is believed that during the Karaga festival it is very divine and effective to…
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