#41, Common Sense
June 12, 2015
These are naturally curly hair. I can’t afford hair salons. We clean the streets of Rajkot. I always wonder, why do people litter the streets? They throw food materials and what not, just to spoil the roads and thus providing flies with the fodder to grow and populate. It’s when they get sick, they complain […]
#40, Newspaper Delivery man
June 11, 2015
Since past 40 years I’ve been delivering newspapers and magazines on my bicycle. Diabetes, blood pressure and other such 21st century diseases haven’t touched me. I believe, if people work hard for 365 days, just as I do, we won’t need doctors. To add to that, I also don’t have any addictions. And, I’m also […]
#39, Big Dreams
June 10, 2015
Let him be nude today because he is a child. But I will make sure he will not let others live without cloths when he grows up. I may not be alive to see his achievement but I will always bless him and inspire him to do his best.
#38, ‘Puri-Sabji’
June 9, 2015
You may get a lot of items in big hotels for breakfast but our ‘Puri-sabji’ is much more famous in Rajkot. Ladies of the family purchase and prepare raw material like dough, boiling potatoes and also make masalas. All gents, 3 brothers and our father, wake up early and come here by 6.30 AM. by […]
#37, Prashant sir, Karate teacher
June 8, 2015
Prashant sir teaches Karate and Judo to little, school going children, early in the morning in Race Course. And after that he teaches self defense to girls. He is a gentle person but when it comes to his class, he is a task master. His theory is to make you work so hard that when […]
#35, Confused Father & Son
June 6, 2015
He: “Are you from any press?” Us: No He: “Then Why are you clicking here? Are you from Municipality or police?” Us: We are featuring interesting people and their stories on facebook. He: “What will you find interesting in our lives? We are laborers and daily bread earners. We don’t have any stories.”
#34, Poor people’s clicks?
June 5, 2015
“You photograph poor people on the street? If I had a camera, I would go to photography museums, so trust me, if you want to be successful, you must take crazier photos than this. Try photos with old buildings.”
#33, Morning Walk
June 4, 2015
“Doctors or not… We all friends come for brisk walking on Race Course everyday and we walk at least 9 km daily. Afterall, health is wealth.” — with Dr Sudhir Bhimani, Dr Vinod Rakholia, Dr Sanjay Bhatt and Dr Chandrakant Rabara.
#31, Potter family
June 2, 2015
“We are 4 brothers and we make these pots and sculptures. I colour them with my imaginations and my brothers sell them. We live in a small town in Madhya Pradesh. The government noticed our art and promote us to different handicraft fairs across India. We can now earn properly and now my elder brother’s […]
#30, Nuclear Families’ Tragedy
June 1, 2015
“I am waiting for my share of Rs 15,00,000 (Rs. fifteen lac) which government is going to give to every Indian.” and he laughs. “On a serious note, I wish my fortune was with me. We had a family business and we had a huge house till we all were together. But the moment family […]
#29, Modern Thinking
May 29, 2015
“I have always lived a free life. I don’t want any restrictions and I don’t want to impose restrictions on my loved ones.And that’s why we separated our son when he got married. He can live with his wife and children and my husband and I can live ours. But that doesn’t mean our love […]
#28, Mrs Ila Jasani
May 27, 2015
“He asked for my hand in marriage when I was only 17 years old. But I was just 14 when I fell in love with him. In those days it used to be difficult to just ‘date’ before marriage and I’d known him for years before because he was my family friend. I agreed to […]
#27, Pranali Jhala, A Bharatnatyam Dancer
May 26, 2015
A good Student, Photographer, and awesome Bharatnatyam Dancer. With Plethora of knowledge, active & Knowledgeable, Soft spoken and like to keep balance in everything. As a Daughter takes every step keeping the ethics and protocols of her parents. When she is a Photographer you won’t know that she is an awesome bharatnatyam dancer also. and […]
#26, Old Hindi Songs Lover in Flea Market
May 26, 2015
“I love listening to old songs and I have many records. You may not have seen a real gramophone. I have it at home. And it works well. Even my children started liking old songs now.” He sells scrap metal and electronic items at Ravivaari Gujari bazaar (Sunday Flea market). He has wonderful collection of […]
#25, Nirav Mehta, A Passionate Photographer
May 23, 2015
A passionate photographer, Nirav Mehta who started with a simple point and shoot camera in 2010. He studied millions of photos on different websites and learnt his own unique ways. He then made a website somewhere in 2012 and during that time he also mastered mobile photography. But he jumped a height when he purchased […]
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