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A CENTARIAN WHO RAN MARATHONS
The 113-year-old Dharam Pal Gudha is a veteran marathon runner
A POOR MAN’S TAJ MAHAL
A retired postmaster, Saidul Hasan Qadri, build a Taj Mahal, like Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, to celebrate the memory of his beloved.
THE OLDEST FATHER
Ramajit Raghav became a father at the age of 94 years.
THE OLDEST NAUTCH GIRL
Rakhi would now be well in her 70s, and that makes her, perhaps, the oldest nautch girl not just in Meerut, but also the whole country. I shot her some ten years ago.
LIFE OF A TRUCKER: JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION
Truckers lead an interesting life. It's race against time, and the motion gives their life a certain dynamic stability.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MAKE FORMIDABLE TRAVEL PARTNERS
Deepa Gopinath is a single parent to the Bharatnatyam dancer of repute Sheyasi. Mother-daughter forms a formidable duo, are a great travel partner–transversed the world together. I wish them many more journeys together.
I’M A PONY OF PAHALGAM
Our fate, like a slave, is intertwined with the fate of our human masters.
DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE SAME THING: EGOTISTICAL OBJECTIVITY
My sketches present a starker picture. Same phenomenon, different interpretations. The story is effectively told, either way. We in Gonzoom consider the story and the storyteller as equal stakeholders. This is what we mean by egotistical objectivity.
FREE HUNTING GROUNDS FOR
DARLING AUNTIES
Winters can get very lonely in Scandinavia, especially for older women. Some come to India, warmer climes, for a companion, a young Indian man, who is more than eager to experience sexual bliss.
JEANS IS PART OF THE HUMAN GENE
Denim is the most sought after attire in the world. Jeans became a cult clothing for so many groups, almost an identifying factor.
THE YOUTHFUL OLD
The Youthful Old is a series on elderly people who remained eternally young
