13 May 2007

in & around nu yarak ..... please click to view enlarged image

class of 2007... the eve of the graduation








kripa with milan, baba and nilu after the graduation ceremony







as the "MFA in illustration as a visual essay" portion of the commenment begins kripa shines on the screen talking about her future









kripa's a blur in the screen after the hug from the school president








all smiles









kripa with the gift from maiju











the nepali troupe going off for lunch









cutting the cake at the time /life fountain







commencement speech from the new york times journalist








kripa waits to get into radio city hall for for commencement ceremony







baba and kripa on top of i house south as a glorious sunset paints the horizon orange








kripa puts on final touches to her second book in the wee hours of the morning before the exhibition









baba is pleasantly surprised to find the miss moti II dedicated to him for being kripa's 'pillar of strength'








miss moti starts floating on candy floss... panel on display at the exhibition









kripa's korner at the exhibition









baba and me at the temple relocated from egypt to the metropolitan museum of art









baba's not impressed with jackson pollock's squiggly artwork... no.. he does not want to pose before it...









too many rooms at the museum..baba's fagged out at the end of it...









meanwhile ravi's waiitng for us at the steps.. working on his laptop.. what esle???









finally the rain stops and the rooftop on the met opens up.. golden sunlight shines on the two sisters








cholu tries to look like baba











dinner with ramesh mama at the tandoori restaurant








northern view from the 'top of the rock'








southern view from the rockefeller centre









night and clouds start creeping in










at the brooklyn pier neath the bridge








sisters wrestle








manhattan skyline sans the twin towers








nilu with her favourite daju