Category Archives: Street photography

This is the time of year when maids and cooks and others come asking for loans or advances on salary for their children’s school fees. The difference between a loan and an advance is that a loan is repaid over … Continue reading →

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

Invisible people

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo

We are now “godparents” to not one, but two puppies. The ladies talking care of Jadoo, whom they renamed Ramu, realized he was lonely (since he was screaming bloody hell at night) and brought his sister from the same litter … Continue reading →

Posted in Casual observations, Frustration, Street photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

About a week or so ago, when E. said he had to spend a few days in Chennai, I hoped along, and after his meetings were over, we hired a driver and headed South to this little charming seashore town … Continue reading →

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | 2 Comments

This is not the greatest picture I have ever taken, but I love it nonetheless. It represents India’s daily life. Not the beautiful exotic women wrapped in saris, not the sadhus on a quest to a better (after)life, not the … Continue reading →

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

India is full of festivals and auspicious days and celebrations. Most are religious, or governmental special days. This time of year is the four-day festival of Sankranti. I think. Honestly, I am confused about the name. At school kids wished … Continue reading →

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

A very last minute decision, and we got to see the Taj Mahal on Thanksgiving morning. Because of his surgery, E. wasn’t supposed to get on a plane for another few weeks (you can follow his brand-new blog at BariatricVindaloo.com). … Continue reading →

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

It’s pretty obvious that we are animal lovers, otherwise we would not have been through the trouble of “importing” our two felines into the country. We like cats, dogs, cows, donkeys, ostriches, chicken, turkeys, sheep, goats, fish, about anything, except, for … Continue reading →

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | Leave a comment

On Friday, a friend had to wait for us at the gate before she could come to our house.   Yes, we live in a gated community, and that means there is a gate.  With gatekeepers who wouldn’t let her in, … Continue reading →

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

I am so proud!  One of the photos E. took in Mumbai is used in a website, and with his permission, a rare event in India, where intellectual property rights are about as enforced as women’s rights. We had gone … Continue reading →

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 1 Comment

Unless you have lived under a rock for the last couple of weeks, you have heard about the “ice bucket challenge”. Last time I checked, the ALS society has raised over 70 million US dollars. Nice. Honestly, after the couple … Continue reading →

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Kitty Vindaloo | 6 Comments