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I have started this series, called Indian Photographers to throw some light on the works of great Indian photographers. Deen Dayal was born in Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh. In 1868, Deen Dayal founded his studio Lala Deen Dayal & Sons, and was subsequently commissioned to photograph various temples and palaces of India. He established studios in [...]

Chandrayaan I, India’s maiden unmanned moon mission has sent through its maiden photograph – one of looking back at Earth: It’s a proud moment for us Indians, being able to look back at Earth from so far off. It’s still on its way to the Moon, scheduled to reach on Nov 8th. Let’s watch out [...]

Folks, I present to you a rendering of the Indian National Anthem created by me using digital tools only. It happens to be my first experiment at podcasting – please post comments telling me how it was. If you have an iPod (I dont, so far), please listen to it and tell me if there [...]

There is an interesting folklore in India, where Raja Harishchandra, one of the ancestors of Lord Rama promised a saint a large sum of money. He had to sell off himself, his wife and his son in order to repay the debt of this saint. I came across a nice painting by Raja Ravi Verma [...]