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A girl in school uniform with her school bag, completely drenched in rain and standing in knee deep water at the middle of a road. I took this shot in Kolkata (Calcutta) - India. Kudos to her determination to carry on her education despite the adverse situation, which inspired me to take this shot.
Shot on a water logged street of Kolkata, India -in the middle of a summer monsoon. The man was trying to pull his bicycle in knee-deep water. The shadow, reflecting the common man's everyday struggle. The color cast came from the sodium vapor overhead street light.
The world is definitely changing faster each day passing by but this lady from a remote village in West Bengal, India, is busy doing her daily work on the paddy field which is being carried out for generations. It is quite inspirational to see that hard work matters. The daily grind in the fields possibly funds her child's education for a better lifestyle and sustainability for her family.
Shot on the streets of downtown Chicago. the frame caught my eyes as the long shadows draws the vision from the man on the left to the lady sitting on the right. and it seems the man walked away from his companion but left the trace along the shadow lines.
Two elderly people taking their morning walk on the sea beach of Goa, India. The entire environment was so peaceful and these two old buddies were quietly spending their moments together.
The lady in this photograph, looking for tourists to sell freshly caught fishes at river Kaveri in Tamilnadu, India. Despite her everyday's hard work for some really little earnings and that too only at the tourist season, she is bright-fully smiling. If she can be a smiling happy person why can't we all be?
A road side sugarcane juice vendor, quite weak himself, struggling to rotate the iron wheel to extract sugarcane juice on a hot and humid day in Kolkata, India.
A young couple engrossed in front of the painting "Vir Heroicus Sublimis" by American painter Barnett Newman (1905-1970). It hangs in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. The Latin title of the painting means “Man, heroic and sublime.”
"Mother" -our friend, philosopher and guide. The best institution in this world, guiding her child to the enlightened path of life, through a path full of life -a trip, on the road of humanity.
On the sea beach of Puri (Orrisa, India), a group of women just finished their Surya Pranam (worshiping the Sun) after shaving off their heads completely.-Depicting reflections of their daily deeds and cleansing their soul.
On the last day (Vijaya Dashami) of the 5 day long yearly Durga Puja festival (worshiping goddess Durga), one idol is being immersed in the water of river Ganges in Kolkata, India.
Shot on an early morning, the fisherman, in a remote village in West Bengal, India, trying his luck exploring his fishing net. What amazed me is the tenacity with which he was quietly searching every bit of the net searching for a catch, even though he was rarely getting a size.
A seller with his floating boat-shop, selling soft drinks and snacks to the tourists on the unique round boats on river Kaveri in Tamilnadu, India.
Various gods and goddesses in multiple forms, shapes and names can be seen in every nook and corner of India, even in a busy metropolitan city like Kolkata. In this shot worshiping goddess Kali can be noticed by the people passing by, while the lady beggar is busy with her daily routine.
A typical busy day inside the Grand Central Terminal metro station in New York. While some people are waiting for their next train to catch, some are just looking at their smart phones. The regular commuters have no time to spare but just move fast for their next destination.
"Dutta Bari", a more than 200 years old house at the heart of Kolkata - India, celebrates the famous Durga Puja festival (worshipping Goddess Durga) for last 137 years! Though right in the middle of the city, -the building, the environment, the people, everything seems stalled at that era, except the new generation LED light strips which are hanging from the roof to decorate the place.