I was in Bombay(i still use Bombay as i grew up with it, nothing against Mumbai) from 3-29 July. This trip was quite different from the the earlier ones for quite a few reasons. I took gifts for my folks and friends…which i never do, must be an age thing. I also informed people about my visit and did not just drop by. Took Lufthansa and not FinnAir. Got picked up by my friends at the Airport. Which involved me picking up Kunal who being a sardar was waiting for me at Departures. My cell phone did not pick any network. Anyways…
waiting for the plane…i have realized that one can reach the airport 1.5 hours before the flight and still make it
in the plane
no good company and my inability to sleep on planes meant…
i had to take random photos…
to entertain myself…
getting close to Bombay
tip…eat veg dinner and non-veg breakfast…no i did not do it…but i wish i did
home…i have a strange feeling that my sis took these two shots
like them
sis and i went to Inorbit to shop where we met surhud and ashwini
more photos by my sis
later in the week i visited few relatives…and this time i took portraits as they are…ahem getting old
this is mom, Sumangala. She is 58 years old, she had to wake up at 5am and climb a steep road to get to the hospital. I was born at 6am.
this is RT, he is 75 years old and the patriarch of the family. He will undergo an operation tomorrow. I wish i had taken his photo when he was doing well. He told me how he moved to Bombay and had to struggle for years. His generation, which my father was part, were the first to come to Bombay and have lots of stories, most of which are full of hardships and hunger.
this is his wife Renuka. She is 65 years old and my moms eldest sister. We call her Dodda-amma which translates to Senior Mother. When my mom moved to Bombay(before getting married to dad) she lived with Renuka and RT in a one room apartment. I have seen the apartment and all i can say is…Respect. Makes me quite proud of my extended family.
Renukas eldest son…Pravinraj(Raja). He is 43 years old and had two sons. Time flies, i remember riding an Royal Enfield with him as a kid.
His wife Roopa.
from Raja and Roopa’s house we went to visit Santosh
this is Santosh
Santosh is my moms eldest brother. He is 70 years old. I love to photography him. I grew up being utterly scared of him, with time he has softened. He is an extremely interesting character.
Then we visited Pradeep (Paddu), moms youngest brother. He is 48 years old. I remember as a kid not letting him into the house when mom was out. He has two sons.
His wife Rekha
went for a walk in my colony(i c colony)
there were farms here…now just a road
this is how i c colony feels…has lost its glory and charm
met up with friends…childhood building friends. This is frank. He works on a cargo ship and is from Goa.
Kunal sister Shivani
Kunal…it was his birthday and the reason i goto bombay in july
met up with delna and went to Inorbit…again
delna took this one…one of those rare relaxed moment with my sister…rest of time is spent being 8 years old
delna is a parsi…wiki it. she is a talented animator and works at prana, the biggest and best animation studio in india.
as you can see…delna drinks a lot…this one was at Firangi Pani.
