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The Handsome Men of Gujarat

Posted on February 23, 2016November 6, 2016

What do you do after writing about women of Gujarat? Why you go ahead and write about the handsome men of Gujarat!

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Bernard with the Camel Man at Kalo Dungar, Kutch

As I said in the post before, I managed to click so many people because of Bernard, he is a pro, it was easy to stand next to him and click pictures. Gradually I started clicking people on my own.

The ladies in our group would call Bernard dadu which I presume means elder brother in Bengali but to me it always sounded like grandfather! I would tease him too that everyone was calling him a grandfather!

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At Kalo Dungar

While our bus was creaking on its way up to Kalo Dungar (Black Mountain), the highest point in Kutch, a group of men with their camels came down to us!

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He Posed Happily!

Sangram was also there with his camel. He told me the village depended on rain based farming too, other than tourism.

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Arjan at Kalo Dungar

Arjan was selling ber at Kalo Dungar. He walked about 8km to reach the spot and he was all of eight years himself.

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Cool Shades!

To this man, with his cool shades and horse, I only asked if I could click his photo, to which he readily agreed!

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Mia Hussain Gul Beg

Mia ji is the sarpanchΒ (headman) of Dhordo Village, the gateway to the Great Rann of Kutch. They run the ‘Gateway to Rann Resort’ at Dhordo as a community project. There are pictures of him with Amitabh Bachanan and Narendra Modi! He talked to us about his village, which has three ATMs now. A girl from the village is doing her M.A., a first. He was so proud of his village and he credits it all to the Rann Utsav!

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All Set for Business, Old Ahmedabad, Gujarat

I went for the heritage walk in the old city of Ahmedabad. Once again, I only asked him if I could click his picture to which he readily agreed.

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All Smiles in Old Ahmedabad

It was fascinating to walk through the lanes and by lanes of the old city. But then it is going to be a separate post in itself.

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Baba Wanted me to Click his Picture!

Baba was selling vegetables near the old Ahmedabad stock exchange. He asked me to click his picture and I happy to oblige.

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Feeding Pigeons at Swami Narayan Temple, Ahmedabad

Like many others, he too was a regular at the Swami Narayan Temple and the pigeons knew him!

It has been fun clicking people, and now that I have got started, I am going to keep at it too!

PS. I was invited on this trip by Gujarat Tourism.

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41 thoughts on “The Handsome Men of Gujarat”

  1. Sri Kri says:
    February 23, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    Lovely Portrait.:)

    Cheers,
    Sriram & Krithiga

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:28 pm

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  2. Rajeev Moothedath says:
    February 23, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Beautiful post with superb pics!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you Rajeev.

      Reply
  3. Prasad Np says:
    February 23, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    What a post Madam Jee… πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you Prasad.

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  4. Arun says:
    February 23, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    Very nice captures.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you Arun.

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  5. Maniparna Sengupta Majumder says:
    February 23, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    Nice portraits… I liked the kid, Arjan, most… πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Thank you Maniparna.

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  6. Ami says:
    February 23, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    Nostalgia….And what a strong one…Amazing clicks. You have really made my home seem so amazing.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      To me it is amazing Ami!

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  7. Sindhoooo says:
    February 23, 2016 at 6:09 pm

    Wonderful clicks, Mridula. Each face narrates a unique story. But, I liked a lot the portrait of the turban wearing man, what captivating smile he has and how sparkling his eyes are!
    Tc, keep smiling πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Yes Sindhu and his body language was that of a model!

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  8. Steps Together says:
    February 23, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Beautiful captures..

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Thank you.

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  9. Archana Kapoor says:
    February 23, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    fabulous shots… loved them all, especially the uncle in the cap πŸ˜‰

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:32 pm

      He is the sarpanch of the village, a dignified man with immense pride in his village!

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  10. Chaitali Patel says:
    February 23, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Fabulous portraits! Glad the women did not overshadow the men! πŸ˜‰

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      Ha ha I still feel women overshadowed the men!

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  11. Ravish Mani says:
    February 23, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Seems very down to earth and smile naturally. Lovely captures πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      Thank you Ravish.

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  12. Alok Singhal says:
    February 23, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    You can’t imagine how happy I am reading this and looking at those ‘handsome’ men ☺️

    Btw, I am not gay ☺️

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    1. Arun says:
      February 24, 2016 at 12:53 am

      Nice one Alok! But the last line cracked me up. Couldn’t stop smiling πŸ™‚
      Sorry Mridula, but couldn’t stop myself from commenting either πŸ˜€

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    2. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:34 pm

      He he πŸ˜€ happy to hear that you liked the post! There is one on women too!

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  13. Hema says:
    February 23, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    They have such an earthy appeal! The guy with the shades is so cool πŸ™‚ I’m loving this series, Mridula! Keep ’em coming!

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  14. Arun says:
    February 24, 2016 at 12:46 am

    Great portraits! The best part is along with the portraits the way you have weaved a small story for each click makes it more entertaining!

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  15. dNambiar says:
    February 24, 2016 at 2:18 am

    Great portraits, Mridula. This is like a photo essay on the people of Gujarat. Did you say there was a post on women? Looks like I missed it. Let me go check it out.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:34 pm

      Thank you Divya.

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  16. Sabyasachi Patra says:
    February 24, 2016 at 12:41 pm

    Great to know that you had been to Kala dungar. We had stayed there for the night. It becomes good once the noisy tourists leave the place by evening.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:35 pm

      Sir in February the crowd had gone away, so it was peaceful during the day too.

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  17. Yogi Saraswat says:
    February 24, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    Cool Shades! This photo is my favorite in this post . Men are more smart than …….!!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      Ha ha I disagree Yogi!

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  18. Ragini Puri says:
    February 24, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    Such deep set, intense eyes most of them have, the rural folk in particular. And to Arjan – Hey Arjan, hope we meet someday, we’ll make good friends. πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:38 pm

      If you meet him, say Hi to him Ragini!

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  19. Leena Walawalkar says:
    February 24, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Such lovely pics! I loved the one with the boy more than the men πŸ™‚

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 12:59 pm

      Thank you Leena.

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  20. swati bassi says:
    February 24, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    All the pics are very expressive, specially the first one.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      Thank you Swati.

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  21. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    March 2, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    Great portraits.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      March 4, 2016 at 1:01 pm

      Thank you Rupam.

      Reply

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