India | PRASHANTT RAI cinematographer

Stratfor on marksmanship of Indian police – a response.

Stratfor is bang on target when they brought this out. Our police force, till 26/11 happened, really didn’t have a lethal enemy as such. till then they were dealing mostly with gang wars and all. Gangsters never shoot cops or try to engage them in a street battle. their main purpose is basically making money [...]

crimson sky

A mother walks with her baby past hutments along a narrow road that leads to the Candolim Beach.

The photograph was taken in the month of March, towards the end. The skies are very hot and clear. surprisingly, as a local development, it rained in the afternoon. when the clouds finally cleared around sunset [...]

Tiger, Tiger

Tiger, Tiger!

I happened to come across a news item on TIMES NOW news channel which is as disturbing as the carnage that shook this city a month back. In the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh a leopard accidently strayed into a village (presumably on the [...]

Qutubdinpura, Srinagar

Cafe Leopold

Café Leopold

Leopold is where the mayhem seems to have started on the fateful night of 26th Nov. The terrorists fired indiscriminately before hurling a grenade in the popular joint frequented by westerners, the office crowd, and the youngsters. The terrorists left the scene creating chaos and panic on [...]