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an encounter with some angels in hell
Rukhsaar glared at us and said: “Why are you here? To make fun of us?” I said: “No.” Dhanno, already devastated by her first 30 minutes there, said apologetically: “I wanted to do a school project on...
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afternoon goods
The goods compartment smells a little fishy. But that’s compensated for by the expanses of space available in comparison to the other compartments, and the breeze racing through the open and uncrowded...
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sukhbai
They do not try to please. They are wary, almost hostile. Sukhbai has learned from her elders to keep her face impassive while she performs. They tell me her name reluctantly. Only the purple beads...
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this elephant is saying sorry
In the last week of my stay here, Mukhtar has been re-assigned to the first floor. So now my friends Nam and Fake Nagraj have elephants and dogs in their rooms, but I don’t. I would not have minded so...
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on making Urmila and Sheela smile
They walked up to the taxi at the signal. I was ready with my camera. I rolled down the window and said, “I’m going to take a photo of you.” They looked a little confused. I asked, “Where do you live?”...
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ramesh and bhima smile reluctantly
Ramesh and Bhima were begging outside a South Indian cafe. They are dressed as faux-sadhus, and carry thick ropes around their shoulders, with which they offer to whip themselves for money. I left my...
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prabhu ki kripa
Prabhu is 10. He is standing with his shoe-polish box, in a corner at Connaught Place. He says: Can I polish your slippers? I say: You won’t spoil the sole, will you? He says: No. I slip off the...
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of hamlet, monet and home
Working Title/Artist: Monet: Bridge over a Pond of Water LiliesDepartment: European PaintingsCulture/Period/Location: HB/TOA Date Code: Working Date:photography by mma, Digital File DT1854.tifretouched...
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My Only Sunshine – Reha Erdem, Turkey, 2009
Screenplay, Editing, Direction – Reha Erdem, Cinematography – Florent Herry, Sound Design – Herve Guyader, Production Design – Omer Atay, Music – Orhan Gencebay, Cast – Elit Iscan (Hayat) Hayat,...
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Atasi – Love in the Time of Madness (Putul Mahmood, 2019)
Atasi poster It’s been several days since I watched Putul Mahmood’s ATASI on MUBI. It took me 2-3 days to watch the film, a few minutes on the first day, switched off because I was too disturbed, a...
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