Campus Life

Oberoi Maidens, New Delhi

Maidens Hotel is one of Delhi's oldest hotels, built in the early 1900s, and has retained its colonial charm and architecture. Its spacious rooms with high ceilings are unique when compared to the box-sized rooms of modern hotels. Set amidst eight acres of lush gardens, shady trees, it escapes the noise of the main city, but remains within easy access to some of the most magnificent Mughal monuments, and famous shopping center Chandni Chowk with its quaint bazaars and meandering lanes.

Oberoi Maidens is an example of world’s finest sophisticated dining venue. The dinner offers multi-cuisines which includes Indian and continental delicacies along with chef’s special menus. The coffee shop at terrace is a great hanging out joint for brief friendly coffee session with other guest mates. The predominant feature of the dining venue is the numerous photographs of Lord Curzon which is being put up in his memory. The famous exotic “Cavalry Bar” serves impressive collection of impored liquors.

Dilli Haat, New Delhi

Had a good time photographing colours at Dilli Haat. Enjoyed the lakshadweep momos and for drinks.. well, I had to settle down with fruit BEER! lol!
 

Dilli Haat transports you to the magical world of Indian art and heritage presented through a fascinating panorama of craft, cuisine and cultural activities. It provides the ambience of a traditional Rural Haat or village market, but one suited for more contemporary needs. Here one sees a synthesis of crafts, food and cultural activity.You can also savour the inimitable flavors of the delightful local foods from the various regions of India be it the momos from Sikkim or the Bamboos hot chicken from Nagaland, Kahwa & Kebabs from Jammu, Pooranpoli from Maharastra or the Gujrati Dhokla. As many as 25 food stalls offer you variety of foods served in an Eco friendly manner.

Streets of MKT

It has been a long time since I last went out on the streets to capture life..to capture people. When it comes to street photography,  only one name comes to my mind..Steve Mccurry. I'm a big fan of Steve and his work has inspired me a lot.It was 29th Nov 2011 and this time I decided to go out and spend a day at a Tibetan Refugee Camp in MKT (Majnu Ka Tilla) where I had been almost a year back for the same reason. This time, I had plans to reach MKT early in the morning but as the history goes, I have barely seen the mornings! Anyhow, I managed to leave home around 10am, boarded the metro from dwarka and reached MKT in nearly two hours. The Tibetan Refugee Camp is an enclosed colony of Tibetan inhabitants for years now and even today you will hardly find Indians there. The moment you step inside, the surroundings transform into a whole new world of Tibet. At first I felt like an alien intruding their own space but as I got there, I decided to sit by the monastery for a while and absorb the atmosphere of the place which is the central lobby of the colony. I sat there observing life..people offering prayers, food stalls selling delicious Tibetan delicacies and children playing around. After a while I was completely in sync with the place and it was time to put on the appropriate lens to begin the excursion. Once the camera was set, I headed to the streets to catch the action.

BMW superbikes photo shoot - behind the scenes!

BMW recently launched two super bikes in the Indian market - S1000RR and K1300 that comes in three different variants (K1300R, K1300S and the K1300GT).Me along with a dear friend and business partner for Mavalaan Photos, Krishnendu Kes hit the road early morning at 4am for the photo shoot of these two monster bikes.We picked up the bikes from Deutsche Motoren and went ahead for the outdoor photo shoot along with our team and BMW officials.

Sniffer Vodka,Kimaya Wines launch parties!

Product launch parties are always fun, sniffer vodka & kimaya wines launch was no exception! :) Mr. Jatin Virmani, Founder & COO of Global Wines & Spirits is all set to change the face of the Indian beverage market with sniffer vodka,triple distilled & bottled in the beautiful city of Hamburg, in North Germany. With exclusive global rights of Sniffer Vodka, Jatin Virmani is spearheading a revolution where the space for spirits empowered in India aim to climb up the ladder in preferential consumer consumption.Also, Global Wines & Spirits has entered into a joint venture with Kimaya Fashions Pvt. Ltd, to bring to India the expertise of Australian wine making. Though produced and bottled in Australia, Kimaya wines have been customised  to appeal to the quality conscious consumer with a global palate.

Exhibition - Photogreen

In 2010, back in Pune, a dear friend of mine introduced me to this young,determined and passionate environmentalist and traveler called Amor DJ who is the founder of Aprilbloom.She was planning for a photography exhibition on world environment day at Allaince Francaise,Bangalore to create environmental awareness.She invited me to Bangalore where I met her for the first time.It was a wonderful experience being a part of the exhibition that witnessed people from all walks of life and got an extremely good response!


One of the photos that was highly appreciated and loved by all was the farmer's feet: