If peace
hope humanity
mutual coexistence
is what you seek
all bound to a
rare bond of
togetherness
so to speak
everyone
helping
the weak
protecting
the meek
mind you
if you provoke
them wrongly
they will certainly
not give you
the other cheek
a kick up your
pompous ass
even if made
of burmah teak
ramzan xmas
good friday easter
mount mary feast
diwali ganesha
festival govinda
dassera moharam
michami dukdam
gautam buddha jayanti
guru nanak birthday
guru gobindjis birthday
pateti nowroz
including bakra eid
ambiance of faith
piety charity
good deeds ..
bandra queen
of the suburbs
is unique

#bandra
#firozeshakir
#beggarpoet

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main kahan rahon chaman mein
mera lut gaya thikana

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Most of the Muslim beggars in the slum pockets at Bandra predominantly hail from Murshidabad W Bengal.. so change of government either at State level or Center does not change the destiny of the beggars at all.

Whether the Left or Hon Mamtaji , the poor seek hope and fortunately there is abundance of hope in Mumbai , so also whether it is Hon Bahenji or Hon Akhileshji , it is Mumbai that flourishes for the beggar than entire Uttar Pradesh combined .. same goes for beggars from Bihar.

I must say without being partisan I did not see Maharashtrian beggars at the Maha Kumbh and I did not take a microscope with me ,,,

I shoot beggars I dont sell pictures , nobody buys pictures of pain , even if you give them free.

I can say that Ramzan is hope for the Beggars though only for a month because after Ramzan we as Muslims will be back on the beaten track.. the rich Muslims get richer the poor Muslims just disappear.

I shoot beggars where I see them and all these are old pictures , I dont stalk them at mosques , I find them at the convenience store of my Bandra back lanes .

Nowadays strangely I dont move out with the camera endless Kurla East trips for Marziyas Fish tank.. I take the camera when I go to town and I hate shooting flooded streets , it only shows disrespect for our Municipal services .. and they who work there are lucky normally before Diwali they will call for a strike to get their demands from the Government which is taking our pound of flesh and soul.

Fuck the beggars cant strike they have yet to form a Union...and if they go on a strike it would only affect those that are in the beggar mafia , the haftakhors and the hotel guys who sell coupons to rich folks to serve stale rancid food to them , which I am told even rats wont eat .. though rats eat rat poison with relish has nothing to do with my beggar blogs.

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will it bring us
any relief we
have a product
that nobody
buys even
as a picture '
it is called grief
a dying tree
falling leaves
through our
picture is it
a story or
a poem is
he trying
to weave
whatever
the outcome
of his shot
in Allah
His mercy
our faith
our belief
he is our
only big boss
our beggar
chief.. our
souls cannot
be captured
by street
photographers
cosmic thieves
for the coins
they give
he showers
blessings
they receive
what you
desire
you achieve

#muslimbeggars
#beggarpoet
#firozeshakir

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