mentalsyrup

bustling

Sushmit — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:32:02 +0000

so walking down the old part of town in an otherwise bustling metropolis was really a pleasant surprise.

charcoal grilled arabic food.

roasted coffee beans.

cool breeze across the dhow.

…and then almost out of nowhere, came the damn pigeons

rajasthan, again

Sushmit — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:34:43 +0000

a ride between the last of last year and the first of this…

felt lonely in parts and insanely rejuvenated in most…

touching 2 years since the mountains were hit…

but this year…

…amen

gateway

Sushmit — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:25:33 +0000

i miss shooting on film!

untitled

Sushmit — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:34:10 +0000

dhobi ghats at sewa nagar

jawaharlal nehru stadium, new delhi

more pujo

Sushmit — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:23:53 +0000

yamuna, new delhi

durga pujo

Sushmit — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:59:40 +0000

first lot of images from the durga immersion

this is the only day where it rings through that the good old bengali aunts and uncles once belonged to crazy ’60s!

yamuna, new delhi

bricks

Sushmit — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:40:15 +0000

hutments for construction workers building the largest residential complex in haryana

gurgaon, haryana

dhobighaat

Sushmit — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:26:05 +0000

just happened to bump into this place while walking past nehru stadium

sewa nagar, new delhi

ladder

Sushmit — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:20:01 +0000

restoration work

connaught place, new delhi

Notes from a Beautiful City

Sushmit — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:11:33 +0000

A short that we just pulled off under the Black Ticket Films banner with Open Space. It loads in a jiffy so do have a watch!

Notes from a Beautiful City

9 minutes

Being hosted in India’s capital city of Delhi, the Commonwealth Games 2010 has found the most expensive and grandest venue in its history. While Delhi was being dressed up for this 12-day extravaganza, there were millions who were being quietly evicted and hidden behind the glitter of this mega-event. ’Notes from a Beautiful City’ explores the many stories that remained untold as seen through the eyes of its invisible citizens…

Research and Edit:
Rintu Thomas

Photography and Sound:
Sushmit Ghosh

Produced by:
Open Space & Black Ticket Films