Houses of memories - Case dei ricordi - यादों के घर

Bologna, Italy: Tomorrow I will be in Italy on a one month leave. I was wondering, where is my home now? As long as my mother was alive, a corner of my home was with her in Delhi. Today my home is partly with my wife in Schio, partly with my son in Bologna, partly with my younger sisters, and a little in that house in Guwahati where I am living for the past few months. While talking to family and friends on telephone, I feel that my home is somewhere out in the air, not in any building. In those houses of memories, sometimes I really miss my dog Brando. Today's images have him, in the park next to our home in Bologna.

बोलोनिया, इटलीः कल एक माह की छुट्टी पर इटली जा रहा हूँ. उसी के बारे में सोच रहा था कि मेरे लिए आज मेरा घर कहाँ है? जब तक माँ ज़िन्दा थी, मेरे मन के घर का एक कोना उनके साथ दिल्ली में था. आज घर कुछ पत्नी के पास स्कियो में है, कुछ बेटे के पास बोलोनिया में, कुछ छोटी बहनों के साथ, कुछ वहाँ जहाँ गुवाहाटी में कुछ मास से रहता हूँ. जब परिवार या मित्रों के साथ टेलीफोन पर बात हो रही होती है तो लगता है कि मेरा घर बाहर कहीं हवा में है, किसी सचमुच के घर में नहीं. यादों के उन घरों में कभी कभी अपने कुत्ते ब्राँदो की बहुत याद आती है. आज की तस्वीरों में वही है, बोलोनिया वाले घर के पास बाग में.

Bologna, Italia: Domani sarò in Italia per un mese di ferie. E mi chiedevo, dove è la mia casa ora? Fino a quando c'era mia madre, un angolo della mia casa era con lei a Delhi. Oggi in parte la mia casa è con mia moglie a Schio, in parte con mio figlio a Bologna, un po' con le mie sorelle e un po' a Guwahati, dove abito da qualche mese. Qualche volta mentre parlo con la famiglia o con gli amici al telefono penso che la mia casa sta fuori da qualche parte in aria, non dentro un edificio. In quelle case delle memorie, qualche volta mi manca moltissimo mio cane Brando. Le immagini di oggi hanno lui, nel parco vicino alla nostra casa di Bologna.

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Baggout website has come up with a list of "top" photography blogs in India and Chayachitrakar is also in that list! You can check their blog to read about all the "top" blogs. I am in contact with some of the bloggers of that list and admire their works, so it feels good to be in their company. :)

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