The World of Muslim Beggars Through the Eyes of Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old

The World of Muslim Beggars Through the Eyes of Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old

The World of Muslim Beggars Through the Eyes of Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old

Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old -Her Tryst With Beggars

Since a very early age I made my two year old granddaughter aware of the pain and the life of beggars .. specially Muslim beggar mothers with their children.

Later I made her shoot them too and now Marziya is six years old ,, has seen a lot of life..

Marziya Shakir And Ya Hussain

“Jahan Jahan Uthi Nazar,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain,
Shajar Shajar, Samar Samar,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain,

Zameen Se Aasman Talak Nazar Gayi Jahan,
Dua Dua, Asar Asar,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain,

NABI ki Pusht-e-Pak Ho,
Ya Karbala Ki Khaak Ho,
Ghuroor-e-Sajda Jis Ka Sar,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain,

Jo Zair-e-Taigh, La-Ilah
Kaha To Keh Utha Khuda,
Hai Jis Pe Mujh Ko Naaz Woh,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain,

Kata Ke Sar, Luta Ke Ghar,
Karay Jo Sajda Khaak Par,
Zameen Pe aisa Moa’tbar,
Hussain Hi Hussain Hain..”

The Muslim Beggar Shot By Marziya Shakir 2 and a Half Year Old

I told Marziya Shakir to shoot him , and what did she see , she saw what all of us have no time  to see  she saw a larger picture a vast canvas ,, she saw an old man product of Muslim society , a war veteran of life who lay injured bruised on the street side , waiting to be seen by someone..

He is a beggar and a few coins wont even    give him a decent lunch.. and I wish the Congress motormouths had seen all this ..but beyond their glorified cjamchas and sycophants they see nothing they did not even see defeat lurking nearby ,, and now they are not even left with toffess in their hands .

This is the dark side of Bandra where I live , the filthiest dirtiest area and mind you ministers of the Congress dont live here it is their extended vote bank ,.. further from where I stay are the larger vote banks of rad the names Rajeev Nagar Indiraji Nagar and the eponymous Nargis Dutt Nagar .. Nargis Dutt was Mother India mother of Sanjay Dutt Namrata and Priya Dutt our ex MP..a very clean honest sincere person let down by her own part coterie ..
I stitched her father Mr Sunil Dutt saab suits .. once upon a time ..before he passed away leaving his legacy his love bequeathing his political responsibility to Priya Dutt ..and she just blew it in the Winds .
The voter Madam is no more dumb his pain is wide awake you never realized it .

I wish you well through a picture shot by a child ..see his eyes deep inside is the fear of living not death.. you guys lost touch with humanity and poetic justice .

Marziya Shakir Feeds The Beggars On Her Birthday ..

This is an old memory , and Marziya gave  sweets chocolates and food to the Muslim beggars .

And this is important to make children aware of those children that dont even celebrate their birthdays living from hand to mouth ..

Today Marziya is 6 years and has come a long way with me and the camera of life.

Marziya Shakir

Grand Pa Dont Shoot Me

Marziya Shakir My First Grand Child

Marziya Shakir My First Grand Child, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

She was merely two days old when I lay eyes on her at Holy Family Hospital Bandra , the first day we could not see her ,and I began shooting her pictures , taking in her beauty her gift of life .When she came home from the hospital I could not stop shooting her , and she gazed at the camera ,soon she began touching the camera as she grew , from toddler , to her first step.

I took her around Bandra , carrying her on my waist I shot political rallies , Sufi processions , and I could not take her far but I did take her to Mahim stealthily , to meet my beggar friend Appu, he has no legs no hands , and she saw life ,, the stump of life ,,,

I gave the camera in her hands , when she was 18 month old , made her shoot the Ganpati Pandals , made her shoot Durga , and took her to the various Durgtsavs , for almost two years , making her stand on a chair and shoot Hope and Hindutva ,, message of peace Hope Humanity as I saw it with my eyes .

I took her to the Parsi Fire Temple Tata Agiary Bandra and late Mr Vazifdar the High Priest ..was very kind to her .. she still asks for him..

I took her to St Peters Church made her shoot the interiors , St Andrew Church , Mount Mary , and than when photographers friends Glenn Losack Marc De Clercq , Kim Viola , Jean Marc Gargantiel and s many others came home she had a brush with fame shooting them.

I made her shoot Moharam, Shia kids scourging on the streets of Bandra ,and as she began using the camera independently she shot Mr Rajesh Khanna , and was his favorite child , she met Salman Khan at his house and her tryst with photography continued , shooting beggars , the demarginalized , the beggars loved her ..

She shot St Stanislaus Republic day functions , was friendly with dogs cats goats of our area , and Marziyas storyboard is a set on Flickr .. and Blogspot.
,,I made her net savvy Twitter Facebook.. that I used for her on proxy.

But once her sister Nerjis Asif Shakir was born she stepped aside and let me train Nerjis with the camera ..Marziya is now 6 and a half year old , more studious , more private , and she can shoot pictures ,, I put her on to Auarium fishes , but than Nerjis usurped her tanks and all the 11 Flowerhorns ,, at home , including the Java finches .

I mostly take Nerjis out on the streets as Nerjis is fast , and cordial pays the beggars she shoots and even the kids in the slums.

The Bandra Reclamation homeless lady is dead but both gave their pocket money to her , and I dont shoot Marziya .. but these were casual shots I took.. now Marziya recites Nohas , knows to cook chapattis and takes care of Zinnia and Nerjis ..
Both Nerjis and Marziya love water colors and Doremon..

Every year they wait for Marc De Cler or Glenn and the greatness of these photographers has rubbed off on them as humility .. of being able to see what others cant see .. the unknown zone of mystical zone of bringing to life ,,, what was unexposed .. on the human consciousness .

Mr Shreekanth Malushte one of my Gurus has been the guiding force on both my talented grand daughters .. but I must hastily add though I have not instilled photography manically on my third grand daughter Zinnia Fatima she can shoot pictures to...

My grandkids are all Canon Users ,,.Marziya uses the EOS 7D with a vertical grip , Nerjis uses the lighter Canon EOS 60D ..

I thought this picture needed me to tell you a story hopefully I did ,,, to the grandparents in waiting out there ..

Marziya Shakir

Marziya Shakir, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Marziya Shakir

Marziya Shakir, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Marziya Shakir

Marziya Shakir, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Marziya Shakir

Marziya Shakir, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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1. A stunt in which one spins the cylinder of a revolver loaded with only one bullet, aims the muzzle at one's head, and pulls the trigger.
2. An act of reckless bravado.

Russian Roulette
pictures
within
pictures
stories
from my head
words
encrypted
decoded
in the spiders net
google searching
for Marziya
on the internet
at Flickr
a story board a set
a two day old baby
her journey
you wont forget
changing
the course of my life
forever in her debt
no tear of regret