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Bangalore city is first free Wi-Fi zone

Hopefully rest of the Karnataka soon will have the facility. Bangalore has become the first city in India to have free wifi spots. Pix: A construction worker surfing on his mobile at Ramanagaram railway station, 50kms from Bangalore city. The town is famous for its contribution for the bollywood movie Sholay, which shot entirely in Ramanagaram.

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Baul performer Parvathi Baul

Parvathy Baul with eminent sculptor KS Radhakrishnan is in Delhi recently for a performance in CR Park in New Delhi. Parvathy Baul is a singer, painter and storyteller from West Bengal. After receiving her initial music and dance training during her childhood, she studied visual arts at the Kala Bhavan at Shantiniketan, the university founded

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAHATMAJI…………

Shot in 1995 at Yadagiriguda temple premises, a beggar whose shadow bears an amazing resemblance to Gandhi’s silhouette.  from the series ‘SHORTENING SHADOW OF A SAINT-01’ B&W 40 X 26 inches PHOTOGRAPHIC PIGMENT PRINT ON IMPORTED Canvas 1/6 and editions on Paper. Black & White film scanned and printed in 2010 for the curated show

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girl child, Attapadi, Kerala

A shy tribal girl hiding away from my camera, Attapadi, Palakkad, Kerala. 1993- During our visits we come across so many such incidents. But nobody given them any attention or come forward to save their children.  Today the reports says the number of infants who lost their lives due to malnutrition in Attappadi in recent months

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Minar of Taj mahal

  Minaret:A minaret (Turkish: minare, from Arabic manārah (lighthouse) is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques, generally a tall spire with an onion-shaped or conical crown, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base, shaft, and gallery. Styles vary regionally and by period. Minarets provide a visual focal point and are used for the

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