“There’s world out there. Open a window, and it’s there” – Robin Williams From my childhood, windows fascinate me a lot. Whenever I was in my room it was the only connection to the outer world. It seems freedom to me; freedom of thinking, freedom of dreaming, freedom of traveling anywhere,…
Going to the zoo is one of many ways for people to entertain themselves. Besides that, people also go there for educational purposes or to do research. However, the main purposes of a zoo is to protect wildlife and let all of us understand the importance of nature. There are…
Marina is the longest natural urban beach of India, along the Bay of Bengal. It is one of the major attractions in Chennai, India. Marina Beach is full of activity in the early morning hours and in the evenings. If we stroll along the beach, we could see kids playing…
From the last four years, I’m suffering from major depression & I am trying heart & soul to overcome it. I’m trying to search peace what ever I see & where ever I go. Some times I wanna touch it or some times I feel like I’m dead, floating my…
Kolkata is the Cultural Capital of India. It has long been known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. As the former capital of India, Kolkata was the birthplace of modern Indian literary, artistic and scholastic thought. Kolkatans tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature; its tradition…
“The Bus Stands In The Eyes of Street Photography” is not my highly planned project. When I went out to take pictures, sometimes I visited Bus Stand. For two years, I have been visiting the bus stand for some good pictures & I think the photos on the bus stand…
I love to capture portraits. The reason being that I never saw faces, I saw raw unadulterated emotions. While I realized I was a photographer have the power to see people, not as mere objects, I fell in love with portraits, for they tell stories by themselves. From being an…
Chefchauene, known in the world as the Blue Pearl, is a mountain town located in Morocco. As the nickname suggests, the village offers you a full immersion into blue tones. This color characterizes all the cityscape. The natural blue pigment, as we know it, owes its origins to this village.…
Not anymore Kodachrome and a carousel to endlessly drive through your weekend trips to the National Parks but that is how it all started, at least for me, as far as photography is concerned, far away from Kolkata streets in the U.S.A. Hence the name has a “carousel” and Calcutta,…
The fury of a demonish alienation passed numerous souls. Animals are like a bridge to home for the wandering souls. They are like a link to paradise. They don’t know evil or malevolence or coyness. Animals are like divine mirrors-reflect back the emotions you put in love trust, kindness. As…
I have been afraid of dogs as far back as I can remember. Whenever I saw a dog on the street, I would walk the other way or wait until the dog went its own way. During my elementary school years, there were so many dogs in the school neighborhood…
Haridwar is one of the most popular Hindu pilgrimage places in India. It is also regarded as one amongst the seven holiest cities by Hindus. It is a place rich in culture and civilization which blend smoothly into each other giving this city a typical, rustic charm that is irresistible…
There is a narrative that when your tummy is filled up with foods and you have a roof up of your head, you need not to be worried. But is this narrative appropriate for the landless fled people like Rohingya refugee community in Bangladesh? Apparently, we, the civil society know…
Delta is one of the physiographic units of Bangladesh. The area is almost plainland where the elevation ranges from 15m in the north to nearly a metre in the south. The delta areas of Bangladesh are densely populated, with a predominance of agricultural activities due to the high fertility of…
On Ramadan, all Muslim people finish their fast. Iftar or Fatoor is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the evening prayer. The daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the…
Sivaratri celebrates the convergence of Siva and Shakti. The “Mayana soora Thiruvizha” is a festival dedicated to Angalamman (a fierce guardian deity worshipped widely in Southern India) and is celebrating the small village of Kaveripattinam, the day after Mahasivarathri (the great night of Lord Shiva). Kaveripattinam is a panchayat town…