This link will take you around the area of Dharavi

http://www।sujamahesh.com/dharavi/index.html
Photos taken by karthik & Mahesh




~ Friday, December 4, 2009 0 comments


~ Tuesday, August 4, 2009 0 comments

Moving Map


~ Friday, May 22, 2009 0 comments

City’s Landscape

My day in Girangoan with my friends where they are doing research and archiving the changes , In the visit we all tried to understand the history as well as the contemporary side of it. It was about 3 hours walk through the lanes of Parel, Lalbaug and Byculla.


~ Tuesday, April 28, 2009 0 comments

Moments from Dharavi


~ Wednesday, April 8, 2009 1 comments

Firaq.......Separation

Firaq deals with an impact of violence which took place in Gujrat riots. The opening scene of the movie is well thought out and really touching. The stories revolved around some characters and the best one is the child who played Mohsin (Mohan). To know why he changes to Mohan you must watch the movie.

The best dialogue was when a Raghuvir Yadav who plays the character of a male servant tells his employer Nasiruddin Shah(a classical singer) that Muslims are being killed and he replies that "Insan insan ko mar raha hai... gum to is bat ka hai" (Human beings kill human beings, this is the saddest part).....even I believe this is a fact of all riots which have taken place in the past this country.


Overall this movie is made with a good intention of getting people to think and different from mainstream HIndi cinema. Some of the characters like Mohsin and Sameer Sheikh remains in your mind even after the film ends. It was so disheartening to know that you have to hide your identity only beacuse of your religion. Is this what life has come down to?

~ Friday, April 3, 2009 0 comments

मच्या ऑफिस मध्ये गुरुवाहा capacity building साठी असतोत्या दिवशी आम्ही सगळे मिळून वेगवेगळ्या topics वर discussions करतो किंवा documentaries बघतो. ह्या गुरुवारी आम्ही एक मस्त डॉक्युमेंटरी बघितली

ही फिल्म Rizvi College of Architecture मधून गेल्यावर्षी पास-आउट झालेल्या फैजान जावेद सिद्दीकी ह्या एक तरुण मुलाने Equitable cities, sustainable transport and humane habitats ही फ़िल्म बनवली आहेह्या फ़िल्म मधून तो वेगवेगळ्या देशातल्या शहरामध्ये जाउन public tansport आणि शहरांचा कसा सम्बन्ध आहे? याचा सखोल अभ्यासा केला होताह्या फ़िल्म मधून आपल्या देशातल्या Transport सम्बन्धीची धोरण किती चुकीची आणि आधार नसलेली आहेत, आज आपल्या कड़े metros yet aahet. MMRDA सारख्या agencies fly over बांधते आहे, पण ह्या सगाल्यामुले Traffic, congestions सारखे प्रश्न सुटणार आहेत का? काहि युरोपियन देशानी कालाची गरजा बघता शहरामध्ये सायकल झोन सुरु केले आहेत, आणि ह्या सगल्या बाबी त्यानी स्ट्रोंग "Political will " च्या जोरावर शाक्य केल्या आहेतआपल्या देशात जाहिराती आशा काहि जादू करतात की लोकांची नविन कार घेण्याची भूक वाढत राहते.आणि ह्या विकासाला/ विनाशाला ? जबाबदार कोण? जहिरातिना पुश करणार्या कार काम्पन्य? की विचार करता नव्या नव्या कार घेणारी आपण लोक?
बहुधा भविष्यातल चित्र सद्यस्थीती पेक्षा काहि वेगळ नसणार आहे


~ Friday, March 6, 2009 1 comments