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Well, in the photograph we have Anupaul Debnath, shot at the seminar room of NSHM knowledge campus, Kolkata. I didnot personally like the photograph, but once uploaded, it got more than 50 likes without any link sharing.
I believed, it was some wait which ended… such was the expression, but couldnot write about it.. so I thought of getting others view as well… What I recieved was a surprise, I wanna share with you all..
Disclaimer: I asked the question separately to each of them, so the answers being influenced by someone else is not there.
My question to them was

Achha tell me honestly, what are the first feelings when you see this photograph> 

 

Deeptish, student of class 12 from Kolkata, said, “Checking out a chick ”, well I dont need to explain what that means Argha (1st yr, CS hons, Kolkata) was ecstatic,” keu ekta gf k dress chnge kortey dekchey lol ” ..well for those who got it, GOOD! else, I am sure you dont want me to translate..  and here are few of the other responses :

Anjishnu (1st yr student, Kolkata) : “the person happy, contented and feeling very satisfied seeing something… maybe after waiting for quite a while he sees his girlfriend coming.”
Arpith Vedhanayagam (2nd yr student, Chennai): “Future unknown, something like this.”
SKSumit (3rd year,Durgapur, Pashchimbanga): “Retrospection?”
Pratik Shivagunde (medical student, Solapur, Maharashtra): “Peeking from window…to see a hot gal on road.”
Robin sinha (English hons student, Delhi): “dreaming…..lonely….sneaking through”.
Tanmay Biswas (Engg Student,Kolkata): “Jake capture kora hoyeche tar perspective-e bolchi…’woo, mamoni ta to darun’ “. [Please dont ask me to translate this ]

Roshan Singh(MCA student,Delhi): “Cute”.
Mayukh Chatterjee (programmer, Mahindra Satyam): “your alone and happy the way you are, the way things are around you,and your looking outtof the window and just thinking happy thoughts, kinda nostalgic but in the good sorta way and thinking about hypothetical stuff”.
Zishan Asad (post graduate student, USA): “seem to be happy frm within a glow in the eyes and sense of satisfaction.”

Alok Dutta (member, KWS) : “Valo, ” ["GOOD, "]
Avinandan Ani (aspiring photographer, Kolkata) : “Kichu photo technically judge korte ichha kore na, eta serom ekta chobi. Pensive ekebarei lagche na,rather serene lagche.” [Few photos cannot be judged technically, this is one such. He is not pensive, he seems serene.]
Avishek Biswas (aspiring photographer, Kolkata): “kono feeling asche naa”. [I am having no feelings]
Somajita Ray (mother of an extremely cute kid, USA) : “Found light ”

Deeptish went on to add ”
His vision is trying to comprehend nature’s comprehension or mayb he’s just lost inside his mind..hovering around some old happy memory which brings a faint smile on his face.
Three paths originate from this theory:-
1. His memory is a memory from a distant past which he barely remembers..its all blurred and smokey
2. He does not want to remember the whole thing..as the complete journey might now have been happy..
might be a bitter note somewhere that he does not want to remember
3. the pic was taken before he could smile properly..exposing his full set oh calcium assests
or..
another significant possibility would be a wait
maybe he’s waiting for something..good times..mayb his girl friend..some old friend…maybe for lunch.”

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Now the question is thrown to the floor… comment honestly

I wished to try capturing the rush of the city of Kolkata.. This wasnt my first attempt.
I photographed this young boy, with coconut slices arranged in a thali, selling it to drivers in the hot afternoon, in esplanade.
I was walking by the mid path with two sides of the road busy with traffic. I was eagerly searching for a frame with the Grand hotel, with the hawkers below it and the city rush, when I noticed the boy on the other side of the railing. But when I finally brought him to focus, he noticed me and the traffic lights turned red.. even then, I wanted to snap him. I wanted him to be shifted towards the right, with the cars to the left of the frame..
As a photograph, the boy looking at the camera is not good, I agree. I was even confused regarding which version should be kept.
I wondered what this boy would grow up to be ! Well I still do.. I admit, we see less child labour as compared to when we were school goers, we even see less people on streets.. but when will be completely a thing of the past? I wonder. I am not eligible to comment, whether this is fast development or this is not, but would definitely not like to see children on streets or child labour anywhere..

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Special thanks to Arka Dhara for the B/W version of the Photograph.
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“Love, how simple or how complex can it get.. is it just magic or a chance encounter? Mayar Khela, the musical drama by Nobel Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore took an unconventional way to see this. This story essentially feminine in nature made for the ladies college conceptualised in 1880’s deals with 2 female protagonists and one male. Tagore explains, it’s all the maze of illusion that surrounds us, in our world. The world we see is a mere series of coincidences knotted together by time. For this, love is requited, enchantments comes with follies while moments of depart becomes charming. Gurudev creates an unusual atmosphere of ecstasy; with the dream maidens tell the story in chorus. They spin illusions in the mind of the protagonists.
Pramada sees love as an art, as pleasurable. While Shanta stands for sacrifice. Amar faces monotony with Shanta, and seeks at the outer world wondering what more was in store for him other than Shanta. Pramada rejects Amar, when Amar falls in love with her later..
Slowly, yet gradually Amar gets back to Shanta, and what happens is the mastery of Tagores’ skill. The inevitable happens, Pramada seeks Amar, and the story takes an emotional plunge.
The Maidens remain the narrators , they sing..they seek love for happiness but happiness eludes them…”

From Mayar Khela (by Biswa Bharati Sangeet bhavan), posted by Anirban Saha on 8/24/2011 (12 items)

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It was staged on 24 August 2011, at Kalamandir. The presenters were from Biswa Bharati university- Sangeet Bhawan. The program was conducted by Dakshinee. It was my privilege being there, withnessing it. I have not witnessed better than this ever before.
Thank you, Dipanjan Paul for your briefing.
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“A tune is existing in each part of the world around us, from the time it was created.. this music is spread across our environment and the human civilisation. This tune, this music is also scattered in Tagores work in the form of the music of the flute, the music of the world, and it is evident from his poems, write ups, songs and novels.It is this tune which the presenter wanted to exhibit with its vivid description in the entire recitation-singing sequence – Bichintrer Normo Bansi.
It was conceptualised by late Partha Basu, first staged in 1992, replicated yesterday, Aug 22, 2011 at Purbashree auditorium, directed by Mr Shekhar Gupta. It is a sequence of recitation of verses and songs, taken from the work of Nobel Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.”

From Bichitrer Normo Banshi, posted by Anirban Saha on 8/23/2011 (8 items)

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Sharing few photographs from Kolkata Weekend Shoots outdoor shoots. I visited numerous nearby villages with them. They are rich by the scenes, poor by the peoples poverty. Yet they are extremely happy and lively. Its an unique combination of happiness amidst adversities. I might be a bit to early expressing this thing, but this is exactly what I feel. We can caption this set of photos like “Banglar mukh”, but for me its “..beyond the urban blues.”

“Aji bangladesher hridoy hote kokhon aponi, Tumi aei oporup rupe bahir hole jononi”
.. Tagore

Please do leave honest reviews of the photograph, and if you a photographer from Kolkata, we at KWS shall be more than welcoming you.
Quote suggested by Shekhar Gupta sir.
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