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The Ghats
2006
A close call in Varanasi, city of ghats and funeral processions.
Please view the movie here. Download here. 65MB

 

Descent into Badwater
2006
A drive through Death Valley to the lowest point in the western hemisphere.
The dried lake bed is full of salt
Please view the movie here. Download here. 65MB

 

Place of Voices
2006
At the Temple of the King of Tikal, Guatemala. Please view the movie here. Download here. 40MB

 

The Jhula
2005

Encounters with friends and wandering souls in Rishikesh, Himalayas. Please view it here.

 

El Mundo Maya 2006
Camera: Sony HC90
Cinematography: December-January 2005-2006
Runtime: 80 minutes
DVD

Discover the cities of the indigenous people of the Americas, the Mayas, who studied astronomy, mathematics and time thousands of years ago. Roam the colonial streets in the Yucatan and Antigua while witnessing the natural wonders of Volcan Pacaya and Lake Atitlan. Shot in progressive scan with commentary. For a travelogue and excerpts please visit here.

Scenes:

Mexico D.F.
Oaxaca
Chiapas
Yucatan
Tulum
Belize
Tikal
Antigua
Volcan Pacaya
Lago de Atitlan

 

Journey to the Source
Camera: Sony HC40
Cinematography: March-May 2005
Runtime: 90 minutes

DVD

Journey to the Source visits several places where my mother grew up. We drive through the southern tip of India including coastal villages, beach temples, western ghats and witness some of the destruction from the 2004 tsunami. There are clips of the Taj Mahal, Rishikesh and friends I met along the way. For some notes please visit the scrapbook here.

Scenes:

Tirunelveli
Kallidaikurichi Tiruchendur
Nagerkoil
Kanyakumari
Pondicherry
Tiruvanamallai
Taj Mahal
Tombs of Delhi
Rishikesh
Batu Caves
Taipei

 

The Himalayas 2004 and Varanasi City of Echoes
Camera: Canon ZR10
Cinematography: April-August 2004
Runtime: 120 minutes
DVD

Shot in the Himalayas while ascending to breathless heights. Catch a glimpse of the beauty of Kashmir, the antiquity of Ladakh, the peaceful Kullu valley, the miraculous roads and people. Remastered and split into two DVD's with audio commentary. Please visit the Himalayas section for impressions here.

Scenes:

Srinagar
Pahalgam
Lidderwat
Sonamarg
The Nubra Valley
Leh
Manali
Naggar
Dharamsala
Varanasi
Sarnath, Bodhgaya

 

American Dreaming
Camera: Sony HC96
Cinematography: April 2006
Runtime: 55 minutes
DVD

The poetry of Allen Ginsberg. blues guitar and rambling interludes overlay scenes of the great deserts, lakes and forests of America. We drive up the west coast and interviews with friends and family members provide closure to these formative years. For pictures and travelogue please visit here.

Scenes:

Redwoods
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
Death Valley
Manhattan
Pittsburgh
So. California

 

Mysteries of Moldova
Camera: Sony HC96
Cinematography: May 2006 - June 2007
Runtime: 80 minutes
DVD

A Peace Corps Volunteer teaches at an Art High School in Eastern Romania. For pictures please visit here.

Scenes:

Ploiesti
Painted Monasteries
Bucharest
Timisoara
Mud Volcanoes
Sibiu
Sighisoara
Brasov
C. Moldovonesc
Focsani

 

Untitled
Camera: HD?
Cinematography: 2007?
Runtime: ?

A group of hackers suspect corruption in the entrance examinations of a prestigious University in Mumbai. The entrance exam relies heavily on interacting with competitors in a virtual world. On the eve of the inauguration of a new train system in Mumbai, an international committee arrives to discuss plans to host a future Olympics. In this international scene, the hackers plan a showdown with the elite of the University.

 

Dream from Ettayapuram
Fiction: 1999

A story which won an award from the India Currents and was subsequently published in the magazine in 2001. A journalist living abroad writes letters about his musical performances in a rural village. Read it here.

 

From a Green Book
Fiction: 1999

An addendum to a journal I wrote in the creative summer of 1999. A series of vignettes or random encounters published online at www.sulekha.com. Read it here.

 

The Pinjor Gardens
Fiction: 1999

A couple discuss events surrounding their first travels together and attraction in a hospital wing where the wife is about to give birth. An early story. Read it here.