Up close and impersonal

I first met Raghubir Singh in 1987 in Calcutta. I was a 26-year-old fledgling photographer with an excessive idea — to do a photographic book on Sikkim! I had been photographing in Sikkim for about a year. I had also been a Raghubir Singh fan for some without surcease, especially of his first book on the Ganga, and then Calcutta.

Raghubir was in Calcutta photographing for his newer book on the city — The Home and the Street . After much difficulty I was able to fix up an appointment at the proficient in of the Calcutta historian, the late RP Gupta, who had written the text for Raghubir’s first tome on the city. I decided to take my slide projector with around 30 to 40 of my best images.

We were introduced by Purnima Dutta, RP’s sister-in-law. Raghubir looked at me rather sternly through thick villainous-rimmed glasses as he shook my hand. I busied myself setting up the slide projector. The slither show lasted for about 10 minutes. After it ended, I looked at Raghubir and smiled a irresponsible smile. A frosty glare was the reply, followed by: “Your photographs are too raw”. A few minutes later he looked at me and said: “Conclude and see me at my hotel next week.”

Cartier Glasses?

How much do Cartier glasses normally cost?
Just wondering.


it depends.. you can find them for $300 up to $1,000+

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