My Teachers, My Friends, My Way

My Teachers, My Friends, My Way

This shot has books by three people who have most influenced me,

Satyajit Ray(Indian Film Director/Artist) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray]
Jawaharlal Nehru(Statesman, First Prime Minister of India) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru]
Mirza Ghalib (Urdu Poet, Philosopher) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Ghalib]
Though they have ceased to be mortal yet are immortal to my vision and ideas.

While we play…

_MG_2609 I shot this in a slum in New Delhi, India.

Air around these kids is painful. It is sad that fastest growing economy has pushed these critical issues under the carpet.

Here is a shot that portrays the energy in children.

They call it a sLum, We call it a HOMe

Photo-essay by

Avi Kabir

Title Credit

Bernard Henin

www.bernardheninblog.com

Special thanks

Abhinav Kapoor

 

They call it a slum we call it a home
-a memoir
I was shocked, how could they survive in a town built on sewer lines, packed with zillion flies.
Sunlight seemed to lose its character. Mud, its colour to creeping chemical and plastics.
Shacks to small for a healthy kid. Perhaps, that is why toxicity has made them so tiny and feeble.
I met a flock of kids playing marbles. Some bare off clothes and some in faded rags. Every angle, every moment and every shot I took was still beautiful these kids seemed to bypass the "decisive moment "law and rendered amazing smile per click.
It was a fraction of energy, an artless love, unconditional love, resilience and promise.