When I was posting my pictures of Ahmedabad's Pols- I was doing my usual google search on what to write & guess what I get- pictures of how a renovated Pol house looks! I didn't venture into any of those homes when I went, but the net is a generous place. So we have the pictures taken by John Hentry Claude Wilson (from cuboimages)- they are water marked but I had to feature them here!
Restored traditional Pol house, an all wood structure, with wood carved facade, some 300 to 400 years old, Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Asia
Traditional wood door and 19th century floor tiles 
Traditional wood doors, and open grill allowing cross ventilation- (arent these guys to die for!)
Loved that red chair with the tile
Wood beamed ceiling and kitchen utensils on wall in dining area (Love the chairs here)
Kitchen area with brass cooking utensils and samovar
Bedroom detail, with traditional sweeping brush
Traditional mud floor contrasting with the magnificently painted ceiling
The magnificent and incongruous bedroom ceiling, painted in the European style (!) fusion decor if nothing else is unfailingly interesting :) And thats a lot- in my book.
Inner courtyard ( I loved these images and saved it for the last)
Decorative child's toy parrot in traditional wall niche
I also love walking- so much, that I end up wearing sneakers half the time cause- there's no substitute to being comfortable :)
I have a fantasy- that a day will come when I have LOADS of time- to walk the streets of the city I live in- to take the many beautiful pictures it makes, to walk into a theatre and catch a movie- just because I HAVE time... what a concept! And I swear I'll spend an entire day just taking pictures of railway stations, I find them limitlessly exciting.
Im a contrast girl- fusion child. I love contrasts and drama & extremes. Which means the pictures I take has LOADS of it. (Which also means I love evening light) which means I can like 2 very different things at the same time. Mix and match- works for me. 
Fonts and typography are a thing with me. There's something about the power of a letter- classically well formed or roughly written or drawn with long strokes. Fonts are like symbols, simple to look at maybe, but laden with meaning. Latent with potential. Put together in the right way they can convey with magic most things on gods earth. 
I LOVE antique Indian jewellery. Pure eyecandy- with a generous dose of history. That’s an irresistable combination.
When I take pictures ( And I take a LOT of them) they are invariably angles and straight lines. Very few people if at all and no flowers whatsoever. (God knows what that says of me! something I'm not sure I want to know...) And talking of photography, guys, Im looking to upgrade- and am debating between an SLR ( never used one before) and maybe the latest in the non-SLR point and shoot options. Can't make up my mind. Please feel free to advice me on this- Infact I'm asking, so do put down your take on it. 
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