We humans hardly get to 'think'. That's what IBM had as its slogan. Now of course in an era of outsourced intelligence, semiliterate techies and banyas, MBAs, and mugbook writers,we hardly get to 'think'. In T S Eliot's words--'Women come and go talking of Michael Angelo'. There is no thinking; there is imitation and routine, pretension and 'vacant lots'
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Purana Quila and Jama Masjid
A kid ran after a ball at the Purana Quila. A few men enjoyed their siesta at the grand mosque. Pigeons flew, a man meditated, women gossiped.
It was a mellow afternoon at the Jama Masjid. Hordes of foreigners, believers, and touts made good holiday and money. My little camera either gave too much depth or too little of the colour and the mood that was there. Yet, here is a modest attempt for a city that I silently admire.
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You are now really doing justice to your camera, Arani. Keep it up. I, though, being essentially a words man, would like to read more text along with the photos.
Sir
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