Kishore Kumar: Childhood and first wedding photos
Who is the greatest playback singer of Hindi cinema? The debate was raging from much before I was born (and is still on) and as soon as I could comprehend…Continue Reading →
Happy Holi!
Holi is a festival of fun and frolic (and double entendre?)
Vintage photographs of Shillong from 1948 (also Vallabhbhai Patel calling people of Assam lazy)
64 years later, Shillong is virtually unrecognisable. I could only recognise the Governor House on Bivar Road, then known as…
From toddler to The Wall: A photographic tribute to Rahul Dravid
You may have seen the photos below elsewhere on the Internet, but it was on Cutting the Chai were they first appeared online, back in November 2006 and then went…Continue Reading →
10 minutes to 10
At Surajkund Fair, Faridabad, Haryana on February 4, 2011. It was sometime in the afternoon, the clock wasn’t showing the…
Boom (2003): A treasure trove of celebrity childhood photos
कीचड़ में ही कमल खिलते हैं (Kichad mein hi kamal khilte hain) Out of the mud, the lovely lotus blooms…
View from the Balcony on a Full Moon Night
The winds blow a lot stronger, the rain hits a lot harder, the lift takes a lot longer but the view is a lot better. Vaishali, Ghaziabad as seen from…Continue Reading →
When Indra Came Down Upon the Comic Con
On the second day of the first ever Indian Comic Con, the heavens opened up, complete with a minor storm…
Mirza Asad-Ullah Khan ‘Ghalib’
It’s Mirza Ghalib‘s birthday today. And this is a photo from his portrait at the museum inside Delhi’s Red Fort.…
Shutter Happy, All Over Again with the Nikon P100
Never been much of a photographer. I think my brother is. Only that nowadays with two kids (and a wife) he isn’t able to devote as much time to his…Continue Reading →
Ganesha
Ganesha An elephant-headed god, who is one of the most popular deities today, revered by Hindus of all sects. Ganesha…
The Chaiwallah’s got a Chaiwali
It has been the longest pause on Cutting the Chai since I first began blogging almost five years back. In…
