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Street Journalism

Noida

This is the entrance to Delhi's UP cousin-Noida (also know as Gautam Budda Nagar). Build during the 80's, the city is the jewel in UP's crown. It houses many major IT and software companies. Read more about it here.

The Ram Setu Protest

Activists from the right wing organizations oragnized protest rallies and blocked traffic on Delhi artery roads to protest the construction of a canal which they say would destroy the Ram Setu believed to have been built by Hindu God Lord Ram.

Special Masala Cold Drinks

Yamuna's River Bed

ITO

The Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg is a few meters away from Delhi Gate, from where Old Delhi starts. It houses the offices of many major Indian Dalies.

The Last Journey

The Salt March

Visitors inspect the 11 Murti (Eleven Idols) behind the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi. The Idols show Gandhi's Dandi or the Salt March.

Spaces

These days it's almost impossible to find a space as empty as this in Delhi, except for the Ridge area. This is one, behind Delhi's Jamia Nagar. The government plans to 'develop' it for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village.

Perks

The government servants in India get various perks, accomodation is one of them, as seen here...

Looking Through the Glass Window

Janamashtmi

Janamashtmi celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.

Life in the Fast Lane

This is Noida's Toll-Bridge, connecting Noida to South Delhi, cutting almost 70% short, the distance between its two ends. While, the average speed at rush hour in Delhi's traffic is 20-30 Kilometer/Hour, vehicles can go upto 70 Kilometer/Hour on this bridge even during the rush hour. But, while each car owner pays 20 Rupees and a two-wheeler owner pays 10, they stand at a similar Kilometre long jam on the Delhi side as the normal traffic.

The Deluge

The Oasis

Lodhi Garden is truly the Oasis of Delhi. Situated in the heart of Delhi, it is one of its lungs. The young and the old, the rich and the famous, the Master and the servant, they all come... to jog, to gossip, to find a secluded place, most importantly to catch a breath.

The Blue Dome

The Nizzamuddin Tomb (now placed inside a round-about) near the Nizzamuddin Dargah in South-Central Delhi.

The South Avenue

Once Upon a Time in Delhi

... Cannought Place used to look like this. (Seems like the 80's)

Rakhi

The Trailer Trail

The Container Depot on Mathura Road

Doing a Fair Job

While India's economy booms, companies flock to open back office operations to cut costs. The attrition rate remains high as most employed are youngsters fresh out of college. Job Fairs, like one above, have become a regular feature for companies and prospective employees to look for one another. This one is at Pragati Maidan near India Gate.

Reflections

The Yamuna at Sunset...

The Silhouette

I want the Visa too...

A Scene outside the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi

A University According to Nehru

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity..."
- Jawaharlal Nehru, August 14, 1947, Tryst with Destiny Speech

Change

A University According to Nehru...

Dusk not Dawn

I will be back tomorrow

The Akshardham Temple on Yamuna's River bed.

The French Kiss

Anaïs
Ministry of Sound

Mademoiselle K (pronounced Kaa)

The Remnant

The Diwan-e-Am at the Red Fort

The Night at the Train Station

New Delhi Railway Station

Platform Number 12

Platform Number 1

I am One of Them

I am one of them
I am the common man
Somewhere there I do hide
With a pinch of salt I take on the ride
There were enough hurdles
But I always put my best stride
The dust, the stones, the silt and the tar
All are pushed aside
I break all the barriers that may arise
Everyday I pass from here
And I have seen the river demise
Slowly, not suddenly it happened
There are many, but none of us realise

Yes, I am one of them.
I am the common man

Hoardings and the Temple (The Akshardham Temple of Delhi)

Inside Out

The Gurudwara Bala Sahib Near Nizammudin

Jai Hind

The Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate

...In the Park

It's my turn

Mr Hutch Puppy... this man was desperate to get publicity through his pet. He flaunted it to the children who were crazy to touch a dog they see in a mobile phone company's advert. When I asked him to pose, the puppy shyed away but Uncleji pulled him into his arms to pose for the camera...

Aerial view...

On the Road Again...

The Gay Flight

So.... The Indian Independence Day is drawing to a close and the kite vendors an be seen littered all over the footpaths and market place. They everything you'll ever need to fly a kite. The thread, Kites of all shapes and sizes--In plastic and in paper and a charkhadi (a roller to wind the thread). There was one over my appartment block the other day. ;)

Rush Rush- Hurry Hurry

Delhi's Rush Hour Traffic