Here is one of the clicks of probably a local woman with her kid which was scanned from a negative of Nana’s collection. What is intriguing is – lack of a big smile on the faces of people. They seem to be holding their expression … Continue reading Early Portrait Photography – A hint of a smile and a tear
My Nana – Narayan Rao Kulkarni had perhaps established Kalanidhi photo studio in Bijapur sometime in 1920s-1930s. It was a regular commercial photo studio where they would get steady customers. He has experimented with family and portrait photography as there are clicks of families, newly … Continue reading A Portrait of a Boy On A Tricycle
I am shocked and stunned by the demise of table Maestro Zakir Hussain. I wanted to share the photos clicked by my Nana – Narayan Rao Kulkarni with him someday but didn’t realise life is unpredictable even for icons like him who seem immortal. He … Continue reading Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain through lens of my Nana
I never met my Nana as he passed on in a few months after I was born. I don’t know if he had a chance to see me. All I know and heard about Narayan Rao Kulkarni, my maternal grandfather was through my mother, her … Continue reading My Nana – Narayan Rao Kulkarni
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