Monday, November 22, 2010

Monochrome mania

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One room tenements in a 'chawl' in Lower Parel, Mumbai.
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20 comments:

  1. Nice shot. Fascinating building type, but it must get crowded in there!

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  2. room is what you make it...we live on a boat!



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  3. beau b&w d'un instantanée de la rue

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  4. A roof over your head has to be more important than the amount of space, but it can't be easy bringing up a family in just one room. A thought-provoking post.

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  5. Lovely picture but are those students on a project work there?? :)

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  6. @Nanka.. the couple were my team mates in the N8 urban spree :)

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  7. A one-room tenement does not sound very attractive ... the b&w effect is very effective here.

    Re your comment on Ocala DP: Sometimes I think we need a shop that advertises that they do not have anything you need - a shop for screwballs!

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  8. very nicely taken..maybe u cud've included a brief writeup abt wat a "chawl" is 4 ur non mumbai readers!

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  9. very nicely taken..maybe u cud've included a brief writeup abt wat a "chawl" is 4 ur non mumbai readers!

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  10. A roof over your head has to be more important than the amount of space, but it can't be easy bringing up a family in just one room. A thought-provoking post.

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