GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

Edited version of the original below. Courtesy Shyam

In this temple of God…some pray….for health…for wealth…for mental peace…some fool themselves by pretending to pray…..some decide to quit and just lie here…cursing fate or whatever…..while some heal each other by unloading their burdens off of each others shoulders……

NO SHY-GUY

A girl w/ a camera and wearing jeans is still a rare sight around there….kids giggle curiously and tag behind me…. some even ask my uncle who accompanies me if this is the girl they saw on TV! ;)….some who are shy watch silently from a distance, whispering something amongst each other…..but this kid is different…..he looks at me in the eye and is bold enough to ask questions…..

THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND

Visiting a place that was once home…now seems like meeting a stranger…..everything I knew; people, places… seem to have aged…....the new images fail to appease me and my eyes ache for the place in its past glory…….. a wave of sadness engulfs me, but all I can do is sigh……

GUDDI

I wanted my cousin to pose for a couple of pictures, but somehow I was not able to get pictures the way I wanted. Suddenly Guddi came on the scene...she smiled shyly and stood there just the way I wanted w/ the right expressions....I hurriedly clicked some shots....and liked the way they turned out, esp. the B&W ones...here they are for you....Looking forward to your comments...