on 26th January, 1950, the 'Constitution of India' came into force replacing the Government of India Act, 1935. today, 60 years later, we Indians see lots of promises for us in the future.

on our Republic day, parade happen in all the state capitals and also the national capital. i witnessed the one of my state, Uttar Pradesh, that is held in its capital, Lucknow. i bring to you a a few glimpses of it.

the young school girls of a particular college carry the flags of the three color that combine to make the Indian tricolor.

one habit of the Indian men that is difficult to change...that of using the public walls as their personal lavatory. the before-parade-began scene.

the young school boys marching past with the tricolor flags.
an abandoned rickshaw sporting the Indian flag. the rickshaw puller was probably watching the parade at this point of time.

the soldier of a particular regiment before the parade began.

as the second part of the series, i bring to you a few more glimpses of my city...trying to cover a range of aspects of it: from the culture and religious diversity to destitution and colourlessness. primarily an amateur attempt i have tried to make it as versatile as my work allowed. all feedback; compliment, criticism or comments are welcome. by it i hope to improve my work and present better images every time.

i shall put up this collection in multiple posts. this is a tour of my city, as seen through my eyes.

fondly called 'the city of nawabs,' it has changed over the years in many ways. lucknow is known for its 'so called tehzeeb.'

i tried looking for it in my photos.

Colours...they surely can make life more beautiful! every colour urges an emotion in us...it is subdued and it may, with subtle degrees, determine our moods. Also, they have a varying effect according to the surroundings which highlight them. i have no real study of this topic though! this particular combination of colours stimulates certain gloomy emotions in me ispite of the stark highlights.

Makes me think of someone who apparently might be mourning the loss of a dear one. here again, do let me know what thoughts does it bring to you.

i wish i could upload other pictures of the same category but the size of these pictures made it a difficult task. thus, i am just putting up one from that collection. i have used my friend's camera to click this picture...nikon D60. i would rather say that this camera is a class in itself. this picture was clicked in the suburbs of the city, lucknow, at a small village. the bunch of kids in the village cooperated well while i was clicking their pictures with a coulpe of other friends!

now this album is a little special. my photography may not be the best here...but i have put it up on a special demand of a friend. i guess it is more about the beauty of nature that these photographs have been able to capture. though in terms of photography iw ould rate this album to be average, but on throwing a glance at the serenity of the pictures i allowed myself to put them up...all thanks to the friend who encouraged me to do it.

now the following picture happens to be even more special. i rated it as poor photography till my friend brought into my notice the shape that these clouds make. clearly, they were not my intention when i was clicking the picture on a moving vehicle. on a closer glance i noticed what she already had!

and now i see a horse (which is rejoicing, if you are to believe her).

the same friend thought that the following pictures were very serene and brought a calm feeling to oneself. so i have again put them up keeping up with her wish.

thanks buddy!

this is one of the most serene and creative adventures i have had. it was about the people i was with, the place it was and the adventure we had had. this is what made this photography trip worth it. i clicked a few unknown people at those unknown places. they treated us with ignorance at first, and then an overwhelming warmth or rather curiosity which took the shape of warmth.

the next ones would be the people who accompanied me on this city trip. i clicked them in aciton, in their moods...and the result is right here.

as a part of the photoshoot at residency i clicked another of my friends while he was at work. i managed to capture a couple of nice shots which after a pretty long elimination process, i am updating here. while he got adventurous while clicking pictures...i got motivated by him. and in clicking his pictures i ended up with quite some adventure too...

wild beauty

i was out for a photography assignment with my college friends. we went to the historically famous 'residency.' i clicked quite a few pitures of the place itself, then i realised that it was getting repetitive. i convinced one of my friends to model for my pictures. and as it turns out, my photoshoot of her was not meant to be sexy, rather, to portray varying emotions which at times were extreme.i guess i wouldn't be wrong when i called it 'wild beauty.'

for some weird reason uncomprehendable by me...i like these set of pictures!

this was the scene at my college when parikrama performed.the crowd was hysterically enthusiastic. my attention was equally divided to the crowd.