Rumi had said something on the lines that when you start walking, the path appears. But often, one path leads to another. We are exploring ways to get archives and entire collections digitised. After my talk at Shrishti School of Design last year, someone had … Continue reading Archives Digitisation Update
Narayan Rao Kulkarni seems to have explored all spheres of spirituality. Here he is seen with the Great spiritual leader Dalai Lama. This was perhaps clicked in the 1960s. This is also part of his archival collections.
If you ever visit Bijapur or Vijayapura in Karnataka, you will be stunned by the sheer number of historical spots. ruins, large arches, and domes are still visible and prominent in the citadel city which was once a glorious capital town of Adil Shahi kingdom. … Continue reading Narayan Rao Kulkarni – A Lesser Known Photographer and Chronicler of Freedom Movement
Mysore palace illumination clicked by Late Narayan Rao Kulkarni – my Nana. We found this print in the collection. Wonder how he got the parameters right in that era to get such a clear image? My mother had apparently performed solo here during the ten … Continue reading Mysore Palace Illumination
Marshall Major General Cariappa and Nana Here is another photograph scanned from one of many of the archival negatives . This is a rare photo of my Nana and his family with Field Marshall Major General Cariappa (the first Army commander in chief of the … Continue reading With Marshall Major General Cariappa
Among Nana’s collection, a few of which we digitized, we came across this fascinating click of a tree, car and an institution in the background. According to some friends this photograph is of NCL – National Chemical Laboratories, Pune. I am not sure whether the … Continue reading A Stunning Photograph of a Tree and an Institution in the making
Narayan Rao Kulkarni’s collection includes many portraits of spiritual leaders including the Dalai Lama. One of the citations I casually came across was on Meher Baba’s website. Here are a couple of photos from Meher Baba’s travel page He was also a follower of Gurudev … Continue reading Portraits of Spiritual People
Narayan Rao Kulkarni started his journey as a self taught photographer in 1920s. This means we are dealing with nearly 100 years old negatives and prints which have not been preserved in best conditions. So first thing we need to undertake is preserving them from … Continue reading Learning ABC of Preservation for Archiving
My Nana – Narayan Rao Kulkarni had followed Gandhi right from Belgaum congress -1924 to Noakhali Peace March in 1946. There are close-ups of Gandhi which also show that he had access and permission to be in close proximity. Here are two clicks – one … Continue reading Lesser Known Photographer of Mahatma Gandhi
Some of the scanned photographs are frozen moments when the family came together for a family photograph. Not sure if descendants have these photos which were clicked at Kalanidhi Studio by Narayan Rao Kulkarni and his staff. Like John Berger has said – the raw … Continue reading Family Photographs in Monochrome
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