06/09/2015
THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF A PHOTOGRAPHER
TIME : 00:29 TO 01:39 AM DATE : 07-09-2015
PLACE : NOT IN PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
PAGE ONE
THE CAMERA CLICKED FACES...
MORNING
Photography is what i hate now. it took me in. on the first day when 'it' happened, my friend told me," 'it' is happening". i hardly thought ‘it’ seriously and took the (borrowed) Sony camera and reached the spot for documenting 'it' for my personal collection. there were three groups. one is for good, second is against good and the third are happy-go-lucky for both end. i represented all the groups or atleast, for sure, the camera did. the camera clicked faces - dull, annoyed, smiling, disturbed, raged, protesting, commenting, posing, skipping, ogling, spitting, etc. i saw my friends' presence and i took personal endeavour in making a nice snap for them. And it happened to me.
A man in 'khaki' uniform bullied me saying," are you from press?".”yes", i said mocking him and his group. Immediately, i kept on. it’s time for lunch. but the camera clicked faces...
AFTERNOON
It was late already for lunch. after my secret lunch, i was headached a cigar with my friend and enjoyed a half chewing gum he gave with love. as i saw my friend among the 'ones for good', i moved for her. so did my camera. unfortunately, her 'ones for good' tried to close a gate to prevent the other two groups from entering. that was supposed to be 'complete siege'. now the 'khakis' resisted them from closing and i happened to in the midst.
One of the khakis' heads, argued and pulled a napkin which was worn by a boy, roughly. it raised my friend's tempo against him and he commented back so badly,"if he ... you, it becomes our ... to take care of you!". she didn't get it. she is a non-tamil. but i did and favoured the 'one' for good. i 'talked back' to the khakis' head.
My camera couldn't click faces afterwards. 'it' took me in. And now, i hate photography.
'it' - First Day of the Protest by the Students
From My Memoirs:
On - 27 July 2015 @ Pondicherry University @ GATE II
By
Elangovan.K , PhD English, Pondicherry University
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