Sunday, October 12, 2008

Drenched city - vertical


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A shot of the park street maidan end crossing from atop Om Towers. Looking down at the rain-soaked streets and roof below.

Drenched city 1


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A shot of the new flyover from Victoria to Dalhousie near park street from atop Om Towers. It was quite a rainy day.

Drenched city


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A shot of the park street buildings from the top of Om Towers that same day.

Central Kolkata rooftop 5


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Evening in a sprawling central Kolkata residential area.

Central Kolkata rooftop - slums


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Urban slums of Kolkata.

Central Kolkata rooftop 4


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Sunset. Looking towards Eden Gardens. A tiny dot of the shadow of light towers can be seen below. Taken from a central Kolkata rooftop.

Central Kolkata rooftop 3


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Urban residential sprawl. The center of the city is very congested and quite old.

Central Kolkata rooftop 2


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Central Kolkata slums. Unplanned localities packed with building of various sizes. Taken one afternoon.

Central Kolkata rooftop


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Evening sets in central Kolkata.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 12 - Vertical



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Looking down at the ants and toy cars below.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 11 - Maidan


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A broad view of the Kolkata Maidan. Straight towards the right is Dalhousie.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 10


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A shot of the park street maidan end crossing from atop Om Towers. Looking down at the bright streets and roof tops below.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 9


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Park Street area buildings Kolkata.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 8


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Looking out of a skyscraper. Long way down.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 7 - Maidan


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Park street area buildings.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 6 - Maidan


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Looking out to the Maidan. Kolkata's lungs.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 5 - A J C Bose Road


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A. J. C. Bose Road flyover near Park Street.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 4


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Park Street buildings. Having a good look at less seen horizon.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 3


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Kolkata horizon. Needed to get up 15 floors for these shots.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers) 2


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AJC Bose Road flyover. Top view.

Skyscraper view of kolkata(Om towers)


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Looking down on to the streets.

Views from SSKM Hospital rooftops 6


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A Wet day at the SSKM Hospital. Pathology building rooftop.

Inside the Indina Coffee House, College street


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A quick snap a the picture of Rabindranath Tagore, inside the Indian Coffee House on College street.

Kolkata race course


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Kolkata race course. Taken from atop the U.C.M. building, I.P.G.M.E.&R. (PG Hospital).

Kolkata riverside 4


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By the river Hoogly. Taken from one of the buildings that line the Kolkata side of the river. The Howrah Bridge in the center of the shot.

Koklata riverside 3


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On the banks of the Hoogly river - Kolkata side.

Kolkata riverside 2


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Kolkata skyline, as seen from atop a multistoried building on the river front. The urban jungle reveals its extent as it stretches to the horizon.

Kolkata river side


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A shot of the Hoogly river looking towards Howrah.

Spring at SSKM


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The hospital in full bloom this spring - The New Emergency building.

Durga puja 15


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The puja pandal at Salt Lake CF block (2006).

Durga puja 14


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Goddess Durga at the AG block pandal (2006).

Durga puja 13


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The world famous FD-block Salt Lake pandal that got tangled into a copyright case with J.K. Rowling over depiction of the Hogwarts castle from her Harry Potter series.

Durga puja 8


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Durga puja pandal at the AG block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 12


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Vibrant colors of Durga puja at the BE block pandal, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 11


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Durga puja pandal at the BE block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 10


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Durga puja pandal at the HB block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 9


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Durga puja pandal at the FE block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 7


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Durga idols at the CJ block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 6


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Vibrant Durga puja pandal at the BE block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 5


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Durga puja pandal at the AG block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 4


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Durga puja pandal at the Karunamoyee G-block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 3


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Durga puja pandal at the Karunamoyee G-block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga puja 2


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Durga puja pandal at the GD block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Suburb of less-than-blinding lights


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Durga puja lighting in a small local pandal in Salt Lake. (2006)

Durga Puja


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Durga idol at the HB block, Salt Lake. (2006)

Winter sunster at the Maidan


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A sunset at the Maidan last winter.

Views from SSKM Hospital rooftops 5


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Rain on the rooftop - PG Hospital.

Views from SSKM Hospital rooftops 4


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A random shot inside SSKM hospital (PG Hospital) from atop the M.B.B.S. Hostel.

View from SSKM Hospital rooftops 1


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Victoria Memorial Hall, as seen from the rooftops of the SSKM hospital.

Views from SSKM Hospital rooftops 2


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Looking at the Maidan from the top floor of the U.C.M. building of PG Hospital.