of freeways, highrises and mangroves

From the Mumbaiscapes series. This one is taken at Sanpada in Navi Mumbai, and the wide road cutting across the image is the Palm Beach Road. To its left are the high rises of Navi Mumbai's "Marine Drive", as the locals like to call it. To the right are the large swathes of mangroves that buffer the land from the sea. The road ensures that residents never interact with the mangroves, and have to be content with their views from their apartments instead.

the boss' desk

an afternoon at work.

a flight of steps

somewhere in south mumbai.

window to the city

looking over south central mumbai from one of its high-rises. in the left foreground is the s-bridge that crosses the central railway line. its soon going to be demolished, to be replaced by one of the soulless structures that make up most of the infrastructure built in mumbai today. the green patch to its left is the mumbai zoo and the little building jutting out of the tree cover is the beautiful bhau daji lad museum.

for more mumbai_scapes, click on the "landscape" label.

at mary's footsteps

architecture - built and imagined

a proposal for redevelopment of oshiwara's antique furniture market in front of versova's residential towers.
(proposal by maitri shah)

apartments by the bay

nariman point's tetrapods, the back bay and apartments at cuffe parade.
part of a new series: mumbai_scapes.

alien landscapes

this photo is of the entrance plaza to the municipal garden in mindspace, malad. the astrology-theme of the park lends itself to the planet sculptures. the alien landscape blends well with the IT office buildings in the background that rise like islands and fence themselves off from their surroundings.

[update: hello folks! mindless mumbai is back :) my thesis jury went well. the project was titled: "the other eye - a space for photographic culture". and i'm hoping to work on my photography skills in the coming months.]

photo-id #16850

lines and planes

on looking up, the other day.

work, work, work

one night before a jury - work, work and work. reminds me of the good ol' days.

tresspassers not welcome

while trespassers aren't welcome anywhere, this particular house and the sign on its wall seem rather serious about it. as if, if you do anything wrong, the mean-angled house on the corner shall swallow you up.

now is it just me or does someone else also get the same vibes from this? perhaps it is just me at this ungodly hour. anyway, this house is in khotachi wadi which is easily amongst the most photogenic places in the city. for more photos from this neighbourhood, just hit it up in the search box on the right.

one brick at a time

patience and perseverance: aligning, bedding and setting in place - one brick at a time. over and over again. at a construction site, in jan 2008. to explore more photographs about work, construction and architecture, enter a term in the search box on the right. stay updated on

lines and repitition

try the new (and hopefully better) search box in the side-bar on the right to search for more photos from "khotachi wadi". stay updated on

of windows open and windows shut

neither completely open nor completely shut. a little of both. like most things in life. a bit of this and a bit of that.

not working

after a long, long day i'm brain-dead. only way up is to come back tomorrow.

blue guarding blue

a camouflaged-blue mumbai police van outside the very blue keneseth eliyahoo synagogue in south mumbai. security concerns require increased patrolling at some sensitive spots. view this photo on flickr here.

the august 2010 theme day at city daily photo is bright colours. to view photos from participating cities across the world, go here.

of another time and another world

bombay gothic in the mumbai university's fort campus. see an interior shot of the library here.

ravages of time

at vasai fort, on the northern outskirts of the city. more photos from vasai fort: on flickr or on facebook.

26 jul 2005

five years ago, on the 26th of july 2005, torrential rain, a cloud burst and governance apathy caused unprecedented floods in mumbai. my grandfather's house was under five feet of water for over 10 hours, and this is how one of the rooms looked after 2 days. endless muck, ruined furniture and belongings, an icky smell and a high chance of every object being contaminated. all this however pales in comparison to the hundreds who died or the thousands who lost their homes. have the powers-that-be learnt their lesson? not quite.

windows

looking up a narrow lane in khotachi wadi. for more photos of this neighbourhood, hit up 'khotachi wadi' in the search box on the right.