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
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
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
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