ankur Warikoo

Albert Einstein, the genius physicist whose theories changed our ideas of how the universe works, died 55 years ago, on April 18, 1955, of heart failure. He was 76. His funeral and cremation were intensely private affairs, and only one photographer managed to capture the events of that extraordinary day: LIFE magazine’s Ralph Morse.

Click on the photographs to view the entire Slideshow on Life.com

Armed with his camera and a case of scotch — to open doors and loosen tongues — Morse compiled a quietly intense record of an icon’s passing. But aside from one now-famous image (above), the pictures Morse took that day were never published. At the request of Einstein’s son, who asked that the family’s privacy be respected while they mourned, LIFE decided not to run the full story, and for 55 years Morse’s photographs lay unseen and forgotten.

They have released them now!

Went for a 4 hour shoot last Saturday with Prameet, to Chandni Chowk (& Jama Masjid). Great experience…fantastic feel to the city early morning (we reached a little late around 7am). Worth the entire effort…!

Click on the image to go to the gallery

I know that stunning is not quite an apt word to describe these photos, but honestly…these are! I only wish the occasion was something pleasant to remember!

These were released by the New York City Police Department and provided on Feb 10, 2010.

Check out all the snaps here

F*** Business School – yah thats pretty much what I would say to most people who want to do an MBA! :)

Cap Courtesy: Shantanu (Tuck Business School Alumnus)

Destination: Ranthambore

When: Dec 25th – Dec 27th, 2009

Who: 6 of us (3 couples)

Stayed: Raj Palace Hotel, Ranthambore Sawai Madhopur. Paid Rs 2,100 per night including breakfast. Average hotel. Rooms are quite small, not well-lit or airy! Service is slow. Would not recommend. Read my TripAdvisor Review here

Transport: Went by train from Delhi (500 per person, Tier III AC). Came back by car (Innova – 9,000 one way including all taxes and toll. Rs 8.5/km, took 10 hrs)

Food: For local food, do visit Dholi Maru on the main National Park Road. Else you get everything since its a place frequented by foreign nationals

Do:

1. Ranthambore National Park: Famous for around 40 odd tigers (none of which we were able to see, but that seems to be odd!). Entry is twice a day for around 3.5 hrs each. Reservations for canters and cab is done on current booking basis. Costs around 350 per person on a canter (which seats 15-20 people) and around 600 per person for taxi (which seats 6 people). The park itself is not dense…gives an arid rajasthan feel. But great for shooting animals and birds!

2. Ranthambore Fort: Consider walking from the hotel to the fort, a distance of around 14 kms! We did that and experienced lovely Rajasthan life on the way. The fort by itself is ok…has some funny history to it…as explained by the guide…and then there is this Hanuman temple as well. If in winters, do spend some nice time on top of the Badal Mahal overlooking the entire Ranthambore National Park

Pictures:

Outside the office of one of my clients!

Steve Jobs would be a really happy man today!

My grandmum speaking to her sister in the US, using my iPhone and the handsfree!

My World…My Eyes – 2

just…Hanging in there…just hanging

I start a regular PhotoFeature which captures day-to-day life…from my phone, camera…my eyes!

My World My Eyes – 1

A road-side astrologer predicting the lives of multiple people…at one go!

Sarthak sleeping…blissfully unaware that he is being clicked…!

Sarthak...doing what he does best...

went on a small weekend trip to Mussoorie…not before we caught an awesome movie “New York” – the review of which is pending and shall be definitely done this week…

here is ruchi waiting for our friends to show up…as life moves on…!

ruchi loves this crazy game that i just cant figure out…one because it has colors that i can never identify (i am colorblind…! and so could be you…check here!) and two because the game is crap…! iPhone games are wayyyy better…

here is she…taking a smiling break from her game…for the love of me…i cant remember the name of the game..! it has random figures and is like tetris…!

This makes me happy…very very happy…

Circulate…share..post…blog…do whatever…let the world know that I have clicked this…! :)

Well…comments plz…before anything else…

~a

Here is it…

http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/NYTripMay08

~a

Went to this fantastic place last weekend – Shaheen Bagh. Its a resort about 10 kms off Dehradun…! Beautifully done…quite majestic…and decently affordable. Rooms are available starting 4,500 (all meals included).

If at all you go…make sure you pick up the poolside room. Its somehow the cheapest but the best in terms of location.
For families, pick up the suite in the other cottage. Charges only 5,000 and can accomodate 4 people.

Lovely place to spend 2N/3D..maybe even more if your schedule permits! We spent only a night there…and felt it was a trifle too short…moreso given the drive to the place which can easily stretch to 6.5 hrs from Delhi in peak hours…!

Check out the place..

and do go there…

~a

My exploits over a lonely weekend..!! :)

Dubai Mar 2008

Visited the place in Feb. Fantastic weekend getaway for Delhi. But it would be best to go there for 2 nights instead of just 1. We felt it was a little tiring to attempt a sat/sun escapade…!

some exploits
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/ChokiDhaniFeb2008

enjoy

~a

In Dubai for a week….the place hasnt changed much…but the feeling is so great…! I personally didnt think that I get attached to places…(it is people alone, used to be my explanation)…but I guess things are not so….

Great to be back…

PS: I know I was supposed to write 10 posts in the last month…and yeah…i hvnt written any. But lots to share…coming up right away…