Sunday, May 23, 2010

The Old Man Of The Lake



An old man doing embroidery work with a needle, while sitting on the boundary wall of Dal Lake in Kashmir.(Picture-Abrar,click pic)

My Name is Maroon!



A young boy enjoying Shikara ride on Dal lake.There are lots of unscheduled holidays in the form of hartals and curfews in Kashmir. (Picture-Abrar, click pic)

Roses are Red!



(Picture-abrar, click pic, place-Kashmir)

Rose Mary!



(Picture-abrar, click)

Floating Hotel!


Putting aside questions about maintenance and lake-sickness, a floating hotel makes good sense. If you don't like the surroundings, just tow it to a new location. (pic-abrar, place:kashmir)

First You Have to Row a Little Boat



A young boys initiation to adulthood, the bay on which he sails becomes a universe of sorts, teaching him new lessons about making choices, adapting to change, and becoming his own person with every journey he takes. (Pic-abrar, click on pic)

Srinagar's jewel gift wrapped in polythene



The Dal Lake of Kashmir is one of the world's largest natural lakes. In 1200 AD, the lake covered an area of 75 sq km. By the 1980s, only 25 sq. km survived, and today this lake stretches over barely 12 sq. km. (Pic-Abrar, click on pic)