For my pride and my promise

"There is no such simple thing as life,
and there is no such difficult thing as life, choice is always ours..."

Sometimes we are so much caught up into things that we don't realize that we are making ourselves sacrifice. People love to sacrifice, especially when it comes in the context of our loved ones.

I was sitting there in 'Tatkal(instant) reservation' coach. This man was sitting in front of me. I and my family were talking and having fun. I saw the man in the above posture and clicked his photograph. After looking at the photograph, I talked to the man for some time. He had his rustic way of expressing. He was a bit rigid in answering. I tried to understand that his photograph is not actually depicting his life but he is conveying of a middle aged commoner. One who sacrifices a lot, much more for his family. He would earn to feed and to make everyone happy. Even he would fake it to be happy just to give happiness to others.And at the end of the day when he meets his solitude. He sees the sacrifice and looks out in the evening clouds. Thinking of the things he could be, if he
didn't choose certain paths of life. But he thinks that he was bound to what he is now.

He looks away from the window and again he tries to involve himself in the happiness given to others by him. Knowing that he might be deprived of reverence for his well doings.

Seeing him, I remembered the lines of a song...."For my pride and my promise...Between my lies and how the truth gets in the way..."

This is my testimonial to all those who Sacrifice a large part of their lives for their loved ones.


Gaurav Saluja

The eyes with Desire

When eyes start searching, they end up finding something which soothes our souls. Back to the days when I went to 'the holy village of Almighty GOd-Manali. I couldn't end up filling my days with the beauteous scenes. Those spectacular moments which my eyes were capturing every second of my stay over there. 


I went to Rohtang, there I clicked this picture. I didn't intend to click this man with mountains in background. But I clicked for the sole view of mountains. And when I was sorting pictures I felt as if this picture was taken to show me the thoughts, this man was having in his mind at that very time.


His eyes are in search for peace that he would find after feeding his family. By selling tea or coffee to someone on the way to Rohtang. His body says to stay for a while and take a wee bit of rest to sum up his courage to earn money for his 'peace'. 


May be his eyes were flashing his mind
with desires he held in his mind. His dreams which were burnt in cold of top-hill there. He sees people everyday coming for a change to his place of earning and there he wishes to earn the same day for his life. To adventure his life with his family. Or may be he simply wanted to stay and look how desperate Humans are to adore the beauty of NATURE.


Whatever he thought, one thing was for sure. He had eyes with desire.


Gaurav Saluja