Works

Stepping on to the ghats of Varanasi for the first time, I arrived in a land of chaos: Fervent Pilgrims jostling with tourists eager to move to the next wow-inspiring scene, vendors selling sacred beads and sugar coated candies, mendicants offering divine favours in exchange for a few coins. All enveloped in a heavy cloud […]

Nestling between the cool blue waters of the Arabian sea and the dusty heights of the Sayadhri mountain range, Goa is one of the more popular tourist destinations in India. Beggars or street children were traditionally a rarity. A high per capita income, above average literacy levels and a peace loving people, marks this western-Indian state

From gourmet meals in the plush five-star hotels to the humble fish curry and rice in every home in Goa, no dish would be worth its salt without – salt! The great Mahatma organized the famous Dandi March to safeguard the interest of salt pan workers. “You are the salt of the earth” says the

The village of Pernem in north Goa, nestles in the foothills of the Sayadhris bordering Maharashtra. For the most part it is a quiet place, save for the two industrial estates in the area. But, once a year, just after the Hindu festival of Dussera, it comes alive with the famous Pernem zatra, drawing crowds

When I received the message, asking me if I would cover the visit of the President of Portugal’s visit to the Museum of Christian art in Old Goa, I jumped at the opportunity. It’s not every day that a photojournalist gets an invitation to photograph the president of a nation. More so in a small

I took an hour to kick-start my experiments in street photography. I decided to try zone focusing for this shoot. Camera in hand, with a 16mm set to f8 I set the focus zone to 1.5m to 10m It was broad daylight in a sunny outdoors market. I shot without looking at the viewfinder. Instead

Curdi used to be a little village in the Sanguem taluka, of South Goa. In the 1980s this village was submerged along with neighbouring areas when it became a part of the catchment area of the Selaulim Dam – a water project that supplies water to all of South Goa. The villagers were resettled in

A life of romance – waking before the breaking of dawn, casting out to sea on little wooden boats, cut off from the rest of humanity, at one with the waters, the universe, and god. This project was conceived to capture the romance of the Goan fisherman. Poetic descriptions of misty mornings, salty air, and