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"Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed." -Kahlil Gibran

"Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend" -Mao Tse-tung

"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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I am a photojournalist of the orange city of India "Nagpur".


Nāgpur ( नागपुर) is the largest city in central India (2001 Census) and the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. It is headquarter of Nagpur district and Nagpur division. Nagpur UA population 2,420,000; is 13th largest urban conglomeration in India and 114th largest city in world. It ranks as 143rd largest urban area in world in terms of population. It is the seat of annual winter session of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. The city is the commercial and political center of the state's eastern Vidarbha region. Nagpur lies in central India with Zero mile marker, (indicating the geographical center of India) located here. City was founded by Gond people but later became part of Maratha Empire under the Bhonsles. British East India Company took over the city in 19th century and made it the capital of Central Provinces and Berar. After first state reorganization, it lost the capital status but was made second capital of Maharashtra. Nagpur is an important location for Dalit Buddhist movement and Hindu nationalist organizations like RSS and VHP. Nagpur is strategically important as it is situated at the cross-roads of India's North-South and East-West routes by road, rail and air.

The Nag River, which is a tributary of the Kanhan River, flows in a serpentine path and so got its name, "Nag", the Marathi word for cobra. The river flows through the old city of Nagpur and so the city derived its name from this river, 'Nag'+'pur'. "Pur" is common suffix given to cities, villages and towns across India, and is often simply translated "city". The seal of Nagpur Municipal Corporation depicts a cobra in the water of a river. Nagpur is famous for growing oranges from which it derives it's nickname Orange city.

Nagpur has a mean altitude of 310 meters above sea level. Climate is dry or mildly humid as Nagpur is located at centre of Indian peninsula far from Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea. Nagpur city receives an annual rainfall of 1,205 mm (47.44 in) from monsoon rains during June to September. The highest recorded rainfall was 304 mm on July 14, 1994. Summers are extremely hot lasting from March to June, with maximum temperatures in May. Winter lasts from November to January with temperatures dropping below 10°C (50°F). The highest recorded temperature in the city was 48.6 °C (119.5 °F) on 1954-05-26, while the lowest was 3 °C.
Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagpur
Ref: www.nagpuronline.com/
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Here I like to present the glimpse of the work of the photojournalist of Nagpur with the help and cooperation of every active photojournalists of the orange city.

photosession@rediff.com,
photojournalist@ymail.com,
sanjibganguly@journalist.com,
sanjibganguly@gmail.com,