INDIA Eyes for the true soul Photo Gallery by oochappan at pbase.com

INDIA Eyes for the true soul

India Tamil Nadu, the land of the Tamils is the southern-most India state of Tamil Nadu is bordered by Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.India Tamil Nadu has had continuous human habitation since pre-historic times. Its long India history and Indian cultural traditions are among the oldest in India and the world. The ancient Indian Tamil kingdoms of Chera, Chola, Pallava and Pandya are of very ancient origins. They patronised a mature India culture which produced some of the oldest surviving Indian literature in India.Colonised by the East India Company, India Tamil Nadu was eventually incorporated into the Madras Presidency. After the independence of India, the India Madras State was created in 1956 based on India linguistic boundaries. The name of the Madras State was changed to Tamil Nadu in the year 1969. The politics of India Tamil Nadu has been dominated by DMK and AIADMK, who are of the Indian Dravidian movement which agitated demanding concessions for the 'Dravidian' population of India Tamil Nadu. Lying on a low plain along the Indian southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is bounded by the India Eastern Ghats in the north and Nilgiri, Annamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west. The state has large fertile areas along the Indian Coromandel coast, the Palk strait, and the Gulf of Mannar. The fertile plains of India Tamil Nadu are fed by rivers such as Kaveri, Palar, and Vaigai, and by the northeast monsoon. Traditionally a manufacturing Indian state, Tamil Nadu is also a leading producer of agricultural products.The sixth most populous state in the Indian Union, Tamil Nadu has the largest Indian urban agglomeration nationwide. Increases in literacy have caused India Tamil Nadu to report the second lowest growth in population in India for the last decade. Globalisation brought increased export opportunities, making India Tamil Nadu the fifth largest economy among the states of India. In spite of all these TN has the most number of HIV positives in India declared in 2007.The growing demands for skilled labour have caused the increased number of educational institutions in India Tamil Nadu. It has the highest number of vocational training institutions in India. India Chennai, which was known until 1996 as Madras, is the fourth largest city of India and the state capital. Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem and Tirunelveli are other large cities (Corporations) of India Tamil Nadu.The art and culture of Tamils are among the oldest in India and the world. Great literature, music, dance and architecture have evolved from India Tamil Nadu over the past two millennia. India Tamil Nadu provided the cradle in which the rich musical tradition of India Carnatic music evolved. Many of the great composers such as Tyagaraja lived and flourished in India Tamil Nadu.India

During the 20 years I went to India Tamil Nadu, I always liked how Tamil People enjoyed whenever I
wanted to take a photo of them, so I brought some of their portraits here together for you to enjoy.

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Walkiria		18-Mar-2012 14:56
Not the first time I've stopped by to see your wonderful work. I am a fan of yours. One can see the soul of each person you made a portrait.

D Rowlands		30-Dec-2011 15:28
Wonderful portraits, voted.

dietmut		06-May-2011 22:23
Henk, ik heb net deze set weer bekijken. Ik zou niet kunnen kiezen welk portret het mooiste is. Het is een prachtset. Fijn weekend, Dietmut

KAI-WING LEUNG		29-Aug-2009 10:02
Excellent gallery! Voted.

Premkumar		27-Jul-2009 07:07
Hi, Great Works! Excellent Capture our lives ! Keep it up! Thanks!

Ricardo Lima		02-Mar-2009 00:39
My congratulations for such an amazing description of Tamil People. My enormous Vote

matheyu		27-Feb-2009 11:33
congratulations.நன்றாக இருந்தது!

Terence Leung		04-Dec-2008 18:05
great pics india is really a gd place to take potraits range from kids and elderly, they all have amazing faces and emotions cool

Bartosz Kotulski		21-May-2008 19:08
wonnderful story. i love it. well well done. big v

Eric Herbelin		15-Mar-2008 11:42
Brilliant job! VVV

KRISHNA KRISHNA		13-Mar-2008 16:36
ANNAE PADANGALAI VACHU PADAM PODUTUIRUKKIYALI, BALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ராஜ்		21-Feb-2008 08:13
வாழ்த்துக்கள், நம் தமிழ் நாட்டு அழகை மிக சிறப்பாக பதிவு செய்து இருக்கிறீர்கள். நன்றி!

Alon Glick		19-Feb-2008 22:16
AMAZING WORK!!!!

Lin Chia-Yi		11-Dec-2007 09:36
You rellay got into their live and became part of them!!!

Tim van Woensel		26-Nov-2007 20:52
Fantastic portraits Oochappan! Congrats on getting on the frontpage of pbase.com! Voted.

Luca Zanoni		22-Oct-2007 12:42
Enchanting work vvv

Sabine Stetson		05-Oct-2007 02:07
thank you for sharing all these utterly amazing portraits of our far away brothers and sisters, creating a big wave of love, touching my heart... V

Guest		11-Sep-2007 19:16
Bellissima gente , bellissimo paese e bellissime foto.

Algis Kemezys		24-Jul-2007 14:21
Love these pictures...to my short film on India... http://exposure.cbc.ca/video/quantum-physics-india

khader		17-Jul-2007 00:40
kalakura machi !!!

faubry		14-May-2007 22:49
je reviens sur ta gallerie, ces portraits sont vraiment tres beaux et les couleurs toujours aussi contrastees, bravo a bientot francine

Renee Chen		14-May-2007 03:26
Great!Bravo!

Grobljar Vanjo		13-May-2007 10:51
gallery what must to tach your hart compliments on optic sharp Voted

Elena Kalis		11-May-2007 20:01
Wonderful gallery!!!!!!!!!!!

Giancarlo Guzzardi		11-May-2007 06:52
nice gallery of street portraits. V

JD		10-May-2007 19:49
A really good portrait gallery!

Andrija Kasom		27-Apr-2007 07:40
Excellent gallery...Excellent work...

Raul y Sonia -El mundo a tus pies -		06-Feb-2007 21:31
WOW!!!Amazing portraits, ambience and composition.vote,vote,vote

Ken Zaret		30-Jan-2007 18:25
Beautiful portrait gallery. Each shot is sharp, well composed, full of vibrant colors, all of which bring out the most in the people and their environments. You must have had a good connection with many of them to capture these images. Brilliant job!

Gar Cropser		23-Jan-2007 06:24
Amazing portraits! Voted!

Guest		16-Jan-2007 12:12
I truly enjoyed going to each of these portraits! An exquisite collection of stories.

Brian Baker		29-Dec-2006 17:26
Great gallery, your portraits are full of character and excellently shot. Brian

aLub@		13-Nov-2006 17:08
Really enjoy your portrait gallery. Got my vote.

VIJAYRAJAN M		18-Sep-2006 08:40
தமிழர் அழகு உன் வெளிப்பாடு நன்று !!!! வாழ்க, உன்பணி தொடர வாழ்த்துகள் !!!!!!!!!!!!!

brianf		09-Sep-2006 09:16
I really enjoy your work!

Jose Canovas		08-Aug-2006 15:39
Fantastic your adventure. I always get touched when visit your galleries.

Ian Bursill		05-Jul-2006 00:34
Great images here... love your style of work. Voted!

Maarten Strack van Schijndel		27-Jun-2006 20:57
Great gallery so colourfull

raymond ker		30-May-2006 10:29
Yes, these eyes are truly the windows of the soul; the Universal Soul; Consciousness. Revelling in the infinite variety is actually attesting to the unity of the Soul behind those eyes: OUR Soul! This is a powerful lesson in universal brotherhood! Thank you for providing the classroom, Oochappan.

Akhil		21-Apr-2006 13:57
These are amazing. Wonderfull. Some make you feel happy and the other heavy hearted. I am you fan.

carol j. phipps		15-Apr-2006 21:19
Truly, "the eyes ofor the soul" are found in these portraits. Voted.

Guest		13-Apr-2006 19:57
Yor great pictures insipire me to go back to India soon... Robert

liansongchen		09-Apr-2006 23:33
very impressive collection.

sevres babylone		06-Apr-2006 03:50
Some beautiful work. I also like the work you put into your captions. I am glad I was able to visit parts of Tamil Nadu a few years ago. Your work has brought back a lot of memories of an incredible part of the world. Madurai is one of my favourite places.

andrea salvia		05-Apr-2006 22:37
hi!!! for to be onest this is the frist gallery shoting to the very passion, love, and fantasy!!!! very well!!!! all the best!!!!

R.K. ARUN		04-Apr-2006 22:10
மிக நன்றாக இருக்கிறது. உங்கள் திறமை உலகெங்கும் பரவ வாழ்த்துகள்.

R.Moreno		04-Apr-2006 08:01
What a colourful gallery, plenty of beautiful portraits. Bravo!!

Kees Terberg		03-Apr-2006 23:48
No criticism. Just praise. This is a delightful visual journey through India through the eyes of a fantastic photographer. Thanks!

Ron S. Bernardo		03-Apr-2006 16:19
Outstanding work! Voted.

Donald Verger		03-Apr-2006 12:46
STUNNING BEYOND ANY WORDS! VOTE!!!!!!!

Maarten Strack van Schijndel		02-Apr-2006 18:23
very nice gallery and fantastic colours great work

david procter		01-Apr-2006 12:16
This is an excellent gallery and document of life. Astounding colour and some wondeful faces.v

Susan Kim		31-Mar-2006 04:30
Had to leave even a lame comment here. Having seen your work in India, again I tempted to visit there soon. Great pieces with good tools, I had fallen for these pictures so deeply when I was watching them.

Hodero		27-Mar-2006 13:57
Impressive Galley. voted.

TS. Bok		23-Mar-2006 15:36
Another stunning gallery from you. Voted!

Denise Dee		21-Mar-2006 12:19
stunning, stunning work. Love each and every one of them. namaste, denise

Guest		20-Mar-2006 20:40
I love this gallery

pascal		18-Mar-2006 17:01
India: I love you

Zane Paxton		17-Mar-2006 07:03
Fabulous work!

Vipin Mayer		16-Mar-2006 10:35
excellent gallery from you as usual, well captured and composed closeups of people ,a gallery full of pics portraying their life´s joy and hardships and beauty, wonderfuly done,definitely deserves a place in front row. V

Fernando Rodriguez		14-Mar-2006 22:29
Amazing gallery, It deserves a vote, Fernando

Ishai Gonda		12-Mar-2006 23:51
What a marvelous galleries The contact The colors the colors Just great Well done Ishai http://www.pbase.com/ishai/abstract

Guest		12-Mar-2006 15:34
Magnificent Portraits and Presentation. Congratulations on this Stylesheet! The way you used light, a bit overexposed, is really good.

Richard Calmes		11-Mar-2006 16:32
Truly, you can see the souls of many of these beautiful people through these marvelous photographs! Well done with sensitivity and art! Vote

Guest		10-Mar-2006 10:50
Superb gallery full of wonderful portraits. Great work. Vote

petem		09-Mar-2006 23:20
Excellent gallery.

Georges Noblet		04-Mar-2006 10:16
I love India, and I love your works! Bravo and thank you very much! Congrats! Georges N

Mark Rutter		24-Dec-2005 21:53
Great stuff. Thanks.

Marcos García		14-Dec-2005 18:41
Superb portraits!!!

Guest		25-Nov-2005 07:50
mind blowing pics from you .......... keep up the good work..........

Ashish Srivastava		20-Oct-2005 06:51
All the pics are true image of real / non-artificial life. wonderful work. Only interest can passionate the photographer not profession.

Kailas		18-Oct-2005 07:17
Very nice depiction of people. Great work. Keep it up.

Didier Vanderperre		04-Oct-2005 01:00
Impressive portrait gallery.

Gul Chotrani		03-Sep-2005 08:30
I feel that you have represented the country and it's people with dignity thru these images. Sadly, there is a tendancy (seen in other galleries) to present street/people of such countries as novelty subjects (e.g., street kids, beggars etc.) - that's voyeurism.

Dann B		31-Aug-2005 12:42
Excellent gallery. Well captured portraits.

Donutrun		06-Jul-2005 09:53
Fantastic -- tough to pick a favorite. They're wonderful. Bravo.

Guest		17-Jun-2005 19:43
Amazing work on Portraits, well done Iannis

James Deakin		17-Jun-2005 17:21
Brilliant work!

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