After 6 long years, I visited India in December 2006. I was seeing this trip as a tourist, even though I was born and raised in this country. My planning included tons of photography ideas on locations and subjects. But as they say, while traveling you should go with the flow. I did the same. And as it turned out, I didn't get an opportunity to work on any one of my ideas but got carried away by a whole new idea - StreetScapes!! I realized that I could appreciate the small things in Indian life much more than I used to when I was living there. Perhaps my last few years of photography have helped me develop that insight, but then I feel when you revisit a subject after a long time, you would (by default) have a different perception. I started shooting everything that I saw on the Indian streets and this collection is only a sample of my ongoing series.

I finished three rolls of films just watching my StreetScape subjects (StreetWatcher 01-05) from a terrace over a span of two hours. As I kept clicking, I was amazed with the range of subjects that passed through my viewfinder. The photograph Sky is the Limit is worth a special mention. I shot it from a car while at the red sign of a traffic light. When I saw this person walking with this sky high load, I just thought - isn't this what I keep hearing in my business discussions - Push your limits? Tree in Motion and Sharing the Road were shot on a Delhi highway as men, trees, trucks and cyclers were all speeding away and sharing the same road. I shot Street Treats while waiting for a ride in Cannaught Place and watching big executives hobnobbing at the street vendor.

It's true that India should be enjoyed on a 70 mm wide screen and in color. Even then, I chose to do this series in black and white. For what remains after you take the color out from a subject are the intrinsic emotions and feelings restored on a two dimension paper. After years of staying away, I felt connected to my roots once again when I hit the roads of New Delhi.