Painting the town Red
30 Thursday Apr 2015
30 Thursday Apr 2015
29 Wednesday Apr 2015
28 Tuesday Apr 2015
27 Monday Apr 2015
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Barog, Kalka, kalka-shimla train, richard doiron, shimla, Solan, train
I drove a train to heaven
One night inside my dream
It didn’t run on diesel
It didn’t run on steam
The power came from heaven
That made that engine strong
My helper was an angel
So nothing could go wrong
(Chorus, repeat)
The dreamer has the power
To drive that train above
But God sits in the tower
If it’s to run on love
They came from many nations
To take the train that day
They all had reservations
Their tickets marked one way
They had their destination
At heaven’s Pearly Gate
They came into the station
And not one soul was late
(Chorus, repeat)
I hope the Great Trainmaster
Will keep me on this run
To take more souls to heaven
When earthly chores are done
My friends you can believe me
This is a busy line
And it will keep on running
Until the ends of time
(Chorus, repeat)
Poem by Richard Doiron
23 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted Documentary, Humanity, Learning, Life, Satire
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AAP, BJP, Congress, farmer suicide, farmersuicide, gajendra singh kalyanwat, jantar mantar, politics, sarcasm, satire, suicide, suicide blame game, suicide by farmer, suicideblamegame
It was a sensational afternoon in the Capital as a farmer from Rajasthan whose crop was destroyed by recent unseasonal rains gate crashed a dharna event to enact a suicide.
While some guests were seen clicking pictures of the farmer desperately trying to hang himself on a tree,others mingled over drinks and snacks. The host of the party continued to entertain the audience with his antics. A few wise souls did climb up the tree either to have a close look or to save the poor soul.
Some of the people who were not invited or missed the action immediately rushed to the hospital where the farmer was brought dead. The afternoon in the hospital saw the who’s who of politics under one roof,hobnobbing over rounds of wine and cheese . They also posed in front of the camera and expressed the grief and shock over the incident.
Cheese,wine and some very animated conversations set the tone for the evening in the studios of News channels. The discussions also saw some well known faces from Delhi’s social and political circuit condemning the Governmant and blaming each other for current state of farmers in the country.
Some of the captions which accompanied the photographs of guests who attended the event in the next day’s event coverage on Page 3 were:
Colour White: for the politician who joined work after a sabbatical
The Game Changers: some broom holders
Let’s get clicked: the gate crashers
Two to tango: men in saffron
Prim and Proper: the supereme leader
My Daddy strongest: the leader in exile with his daughter
A dash of bling: Ex-CM of a neighbouring State of Delhi
White Knight: Current CM from the same State
” Jai Jawan,Jai Kisan”
Photograph by Sonu Mehta,Hindustan Times
Cartoon by Jayanto, Hindustan Times
Text: plagiarised from some real coverage in the Page 3
© All Rights Reserved(whatever is left) Ravi Dhingra
22 Wednesday Apr 2015
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cold drink, core, drink, food styling, Iced Lemon Tea, Iced Tea, Lemon, lemon tea, refreshing drink, summer, summer cooler, tea
Posted by Ravi Dhingra | Filed under Food, Food Photography, Photography
21 Tuesday Apr 2015
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Abstract, abstract photography, bubbles, glass jar, glass vase, money plant, pearl, root, vase, water
20 Monday Apr 2015
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clouds, lake palace, Lake Pichola, Monsoon, Rain, Rajasthan, storm, udaipur
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16 Thursday Apr 2015
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15 Wednesday Apr 2015
Posted Art, Decor, Design, Fine Art Photography, Interiors, Photography, Spaces
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art deco, art-furniture, design symposium, Filo, Filo India, furniture, hand-crafted, hand-crafted furniture, Low Key Lighting, marquetry, Natasha Kohli, New York Skyline, Shahnaz Siganporia, Stainless Art Gallery, Stainless Gallery, timber, veneer, Vogue, Vogue India
The brief of the photo shoot was to work with shadows and make each piece of furniture look like a piece of art. And rightly so,it is just not simply furniture,it is art-furniture,designed by Natasha Kohli,Filo and hand-crafted by Master craftsmen.The assignment though challenging turned out to be quite interesting and one of the memorable ones.
To read about the collection and view more photographs,click on the links below:
5 things to see at Filo’s art-furniture display
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