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words, pictures and sounds by Vivek Muthuramalingam

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At the Malur Fair, April 2012

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Boy with the cat.

Ulsoor, Jan 2012

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'It is right at the end of the path. Past the tank-bund, a little beyond the neem tree.'

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Bylakuppe, Feb 2007

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Chikballapur-Kolar Rd

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Chikpet, 12:58 am.

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Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh, 2007

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I exist here, now. I’m not much interested in the future. Or, more precisely put, I do not believe in the future. To exaggerate a little, I have no faith that I will still exist tomorrow or the day after. What is more, I absolutely detest retrospection. That dislike is balanced only by my desire to make my way back home as quickly as possible.

Yohji Yamamoto (through Wear About)

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Hampi, 2009

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Kanadukathan Village, in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, 2009

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Mudhol, Andhra Pradesh. 2007

So, the writer had been wrong. I had ended up at the wrong 'Mudhol' looking for a certain breed of hounds called by the same name. I figured soon that the Mudhol that takes the credit for the origin of these hounds was the one situated somewhere in northern Karnataka. But, no journey is regrettable really. I found a cheerful old man who passionately showed me around his ancestral home, a building that is at least a 100 years old. We connected, through some strange bond, although dogs weren't responsible for it.

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Basar is a another little town on the banks of River Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, 2007

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In the little known village of Domakonda, Andhra Pradesh, 2007

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Maruti Garadi, Basavanagudi

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Retiring with a feeling of insouciance I sat under the sacred fig looking for signs of life in the placid waters of the lake. Nothing stirred. There was mostly silence speckled with some human chatter and disgruntled howls in the distance. The granite seat I rested on was still warm as I watched the dust on the village road catch the last rays of the settling sun. 

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At Mallappanahalli, Kolar where students and I continued the photography workshop.