Child Beggars

These are a few poignant faces of poor little girls begging on the streets. There is something haunting about the expressions of these children. Once they look at you it is difficult to look away or forget them. A mixture of despair, anger and sadness is all too evident. 

All these photographs are taken through the car window and there are reflections but they don't take away from the striking photographs. Each of these photographs tell a story...of poverty, helplessness and tragedy.

In this photograph the girl has been handed over a baby to hold as this gets them more alms. The baby is very likely to be her own sibling, although there is no guarantee of it.

In India it is not just abandoned children who beg. In each of these cases the mothers of the children were begging alongwith them. Sadly, the presence of parents do not guarantee that there will be no matted hair, a clean skin, or a bowl of food. The sad eyes of this little girl stared back at me as she pressed her face to  the car window. Her mother was just a few steps behind.

This girl was looking sulky but she suddenly flashed a smile as I fished out my camera.

Related Images: Old Women Destitutes and Beggars  or Destitutes and beggars - portraits of old men or Disabled Beggars or Homeless in India - Photographs or Slums in India - Aerial View
Or more photographs of poor children: Child Labour or Working children or Children playing without toys or Photographs of children studying outdoors o
Or try the label "Children" for all pictures of kidson this website.

Sand backgrounds for blogs and designers

These are close-up pictures taken on a beach and they can be used as backgrounds for different purposes. Larger versions are available with me. Closer up the grains of sand look like miniature pebbles. Each of the sand grains in the photograph below are very very tiny and from the height of a person each grain is not visible. This photo was taken barely a few inches from the ground.

This is a slightly rough sand and from your height the separate grains of sand will be visible although not clearly. This photograph is also a close-up and you can see the different colours clearly in this one. The sand pebbles are transluscent, and the colors range from black and different shades of gray to different shades of brown to white and even yellow.

This is another version of the same sandy beach.

A part of the beach where the finer grains and larger pebbles mix to form a kaleidoscopic of stony colors. Small pieces of broken shells also form a part of the sand.

Rice gruel or Congee from South-East Asia

Rice gruel or rice porridge or Congee is a popular breakfast food in South-East Asia. Basically it is overcooked rice with plenty of liquid giving it a gooey and sticky consistency. It is flavoured with wide-ranging toppings like chopped spring onion, soya sauce and slivered ginger to fish and meat. In the photograph below you can see three different types of Congee (one is plain and the others cooked with shrimp and meat) alongwith the different toppings including sliced and fried pork sausage, egg and dried fish.

More photographs of breakfast foods: Plate of golden brown Waffles or Chocolate Donuts photograph and illustration 

Elderly Indian men in ethnic clothes

These photographs are of elderly men from the rural parts of the country.  

The first photograph is that of a man from Rajasthan. He dresses differently from his southern counterpart with a brightly coloured headgear or pagdi and a light coat to protect him from the cold. However his attire remains light and white, typical colours used by men in hot tropical countries. Here he is sunning himself as there is a chill in the air.

A close portrait of the Rajasthani man who is a little bemused at the camera.

This is a farmer from Maharashtra and this photograph was taken in a village on the outskirts of Nasik. He holds a stick and rope to herd and manage cattle and umbrella to protect him from the rain.

Another Maharashtrian farmer. Stoic and expressionless.

Related Images:Old Rural Indian Men portraits and expressions or Pilgrims singing and playing the Manjira musical instrument or photos from the urban areas of Destitutes and beggars - portraits of old men
For more pictures of Indian rural people, click: Rural People

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Rice fields near Chennai

The East Coast Road (ECR) connecting Chennai to Cuddalore goes via Puducherry and these pictures were taken along the way. Some parts of the highway has dry vegetation, or palms and beaches where it runs next to the coast and some part of the land has lush green rice fields like those seen in these photographs.

Rice needs a lot of water and you can see that the crop has been flooded with water. In the background there are palm trees.

Related Images: Sugarcane fields  in Maharashtra or Large images of open fields for headers

Fathers with their children

These are photographs of fathers with their children. Indian men are mostly reluctant to participate in domestic chores but if these pictures taken on the streets are any indication they are able to take fatherhood seriously.

This photograph is taken in the narrow gullies of Ahmedabad and shows a father driving around his little son.

Here is a man taking his daughter to school.

A man with a baby girl clutching him for safety!

Another photograph of a family man with his daughter.

The following pictures are small images but I have posted them here because they reveal the special bond between father and child. In the first one you have the father holding his son in his arms.

Another photograph of a father holding his son in his arms.

You might also like: Mothers and children or Photographs of children studying outdoors or Urban school children in India

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Apple Ipod stock photo

This ipod from Apple was available for less than ₹2000. It's simple but very convenient.