Prashanth's
Chandan & Uday
Posted by Prashanth M (Bangalore, India) on 24 February 2007 in People & Portrait.
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Anand Balaji from Bangalore, India
Wonderful photo! Took me back in time, to an era when we spent everyday in the local field playing desi-games — lagori, gilli-danda (cricket too!).
I remember that my grandmother would come to the field late in the evenings and yell at me for at least 30 minutes before I finally made up my mind to get back home! Those were such wonderful days seeped in innocence.
It's tragic that there aren't many open spaces left for children to play in nowadays. For example, the boys who live in Banaswadi/HRBR layout play on empty sites. When construction work beings there, they move on to yet another set of empty sites... but for how long can they do this? Soon they'll run out of precious space to play in.
Along with preserving parks, I wish the BBMP also embraces a drive to set up playgrounds for children. It's pathetic to see little ones play in apartment complexes as though they were cooped up chicken.
The two boys look cute and naughty!
2 Apr 2007 5:43pm
Nikon D70s
1/400 second
F/10.0
87 mm (35mm equiv.)