Hussain Raja is a Rickshaw puller / driver. One could hire his services at Sowcarpet area. He normally sits at Mint Street.
Posts Tagged ‘People’
1 Nov
People, Week 23
Tamizharasan, works on weekends at the Koyambedu Vegetable market at his family shop which sells pumpkins in wholesale. Is studying on other days of the week at a neighbourhood school.
25 Oct
People, Week 22
Ahmed, the SUPERMAN, runs his corner shop at Triplicane High Road / Pycrofts Road junction. His shop’s called Nijisha Cool Bar. Comes from Kerala.
Liked his Superman T-Shirt very much.
4 Oct
People, Week 19
Meet Rahul, the son of a vegetable/ fruit Retailer (or) Trader in his locality. (Seen here with his father) Rahul helps his dad along with his elder brother on sundays / weekly offs to come along with his dad to buy Vegetables & Fruits for their shop. Otherwise studying in class 6.
Has an infectious [...]
27 Sep
People, Week 18
Don’t know the girls name. She was very happy to see many photographers at one go and smiling at us, while returning from an errand (for her mom, i guess). I clicked her picture and she ran of, when her mom called before i could speak to her.
At Pandaram Street, Purasawalkam.
13 Sep
People, Week 16
This person (Ezhumalai) has been running his cycle rickshaw for about 15 years and was resting in front of the Ripon Building. Didn’t offer much info, but when requested for a photo to be taken, accepted immediately.
Loved his pose … didn’t change his pose when i clicked him too.
P.s : Answer for the [...]
6 Sep
People, Week 15
… this gentleman agreed to be clicked, while i was waiting in front of the Gangadeeswarar Koil @ Purasawalkam, when he was waiting with his friend in a bike. When i finished clicking him and showed him his picture, his friend finished his mobile conversation and immediately left the place in their motorbike.
So to [...]
30 Aug
People, Week – 14
Murugaa, was very keen for me to click the Ganesha picture in the compound wall near Saravana Perumal Street, Purasawalkam, than him. (Probably, mythology says, Ganesha is Muraguan’s elder brother) But he was still happy to be clicked after i’d clicked the picture he wanted me to click.
Happy bunch of boys and a sunday morning [...]
23 Aug
People, week – 13
Mr Ganapathi Rao, the 3rd generation owner of the Shree Venkateshwara Rao Stores in the Purasawalkam High Road, near Welcome hotel. The store which is a predecessor to most of the super markets in terms of stocking all groceries either packed or in loose, was started in 1910s and still going strong under the 3rd [...]
12 Aug
People, Week – 12
Eshak, the security guard cum gardener cum office assistant of an office complex at Srirangam Avenue.
He wanted me to click the pictures of his small compound wall garden more than him being clicked. That’s the happiness a gardener will have.
8 Aug
People, Week – 11
The three Grandsons of the gentleman seen below :
The grandfather was seen very happy seeing his grandsons photographed. And was also seen later near the Egmore Museum playing with them and even running a race with the youngest. (Though the youngest one amused his granddad by losing the race)
2 Aug
People, Week 10
This is Mr Abdul Gani, the sales person in a cut piece / garment shop near Purasawalkam tank. He has a daughter who’s studying school and lives closeby.
3 Jul
Commoner, week6
An young child in front of the vegetable shop near the Mylapore tank (Chitrakulam). He was playing next to the shop run by his parents on a Sunday morning and gladly posing for the Cameras, like a seasoned celebrity.
22 Jun
Commoner, Week #5
Ezhumalai studies at Triplicane, and was helping his folks on a sunday at the Marina Beach by selling the Tender Coconuts. He readily agreed to pose for a snap. Was happy to hear he was studying and sunday’s he was just helping the ends meet at home.
9 Jun
Commoner, Week 3
Murugesan, the Flower vendor / Florist at the Tirisulanathar and Tiripurasundari Temple at the Tirisulam Hills opposite the Airports.
He also doubles up as a watchman to this temple and takes his job very seriously, warns all the shutterbugs about the No-Photo policy at the Sanctum Sanctorum.
25 May
Commoners of Chennai – week 1
Preparing to feature the commoners of Chennai as a series probably once a week in this DPC.
First of the series is Mukesh, the Hand Mehandi Artiste. He could be seen near Thana Street / Blackers street and he draws various mehandi patterns in the ladies / girls hands for occasions.
29 Dec
Bhakthi
The total surrender to the almighty is something very lovely and unique to many parts of the subcontinent. Even their ways to seek the gods blessing is very different from each city, state, caste, religion, district across. Some are loud & vociferous, some are quiet and restrained, some are believers of nature and not form, [...]
16 Dec
EMRI 108
EMRI 108 is a emergency management service in India. Just dial 108 to get help in Medical, Police & Fire emergencies. Founded by the the MD of Satyam Computers, Mr Ramalinga Raju.
This is a free service delivered through emergency call response centres and has over 1289 ambulances across Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa, Chennai, Rajasthan,Karnataka and [...]
9 Dec
Vivekananda House aka Ice House
The 1842 Built structure for an Ice factory is now called the Vivekananda Illam (or Vivekananda House) from 1963. This is the place where Swami Vivekananda stayed for a week in 1897, when he was in Chennai.
On the Beach road of Marina.
23 Nov
People – 5
In continuation with my earlier posts on the faces of common people whom you meet in the roads & streets of Chennai, here is the tea vendor in serving people with his Coffee & Tea for the public near the MGR & Anna Memorials.
2 Nov
Interesting people – 3
The influence of their Hero’s like MGR is still found in many old folks, one such man with MGR’s trademark Dark Glasses. He’s a Rice flakes vendor near Vadapalani temple.
Agreed to pose for a snap readily.
11 Sep
Interesting people – 2
Saw these kids ready to visit a temple, all set for the pilgrimage along with their parents. They were eager to pose for pictures especially the elder bro, the younger sis was shy to pose but she also joined her bro soon.
Visiting a temple as a pilgrimage is a fun time for these younger ones, [...]
10 Sep
Interesting people – 1
Spotted this gentleman in the streets of saidapet, on seeing my camera he immediately posed for a snap.
Can’t judge his occupation though & not delving into that too.
Will be posting more such interesting faces / people as and when i see them and have a camera in hand.
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