Cover of “SHUBH YATRA” – October 2014 issue

 

“To the Divine” is a picture shot during the Ganga Aarti celebrated for Dev Diwali at Prayag ghat along the holy waters of the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).

It was selected for the image cover of the October 2014 issue of “SHUBH YATRA”, the inflight magazine of Air India.

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“De l’eau et des hommes” a book by Jean-Claude Lefeuvre

“Monsoon’s showers” is a picture shot in New Delhi during the first day of monsoon.
Some devotee were waiting in line in the street in order to worship in a temple, they were enjoying the rain after the heat of summer.
It was selected for “De l’eau et des hommes” a book by Jean-Claude Lefeuvre published by Editions Jean-Pierre de Monza and released the 24th March 2011.

ISBN-10: 291623117X

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Cover of “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth

“Out of Sundays Dancing” is a picture with four parrots dancing in the air at Munshi ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
It was selected to make the cover of “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth which is released for the 20Th Anniversary Edition.

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“A Suitable Boy”: 20Th Anniversary Edition
by Vikram Seth

ISBN-13: 9789383064120
Genre: Fiction & Literature/ Fiction/ General
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Aleph Book Company (2/1/2014)
Language English

http://read.ebay.in/ci/A-Suitable-Boy:-20Th-Anniversary-Edition—PRE-ORDER-/12133144
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• “A Suitable Boy” is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993.
With 1349 pages (1488 pages softcover) and 591,552 words, the book is the longest novel in English ever written in a single volume.

Vikram Seth’s novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find — through love or through exacting maternal appraisal — a suitable boy for Lata to marry.
Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, A Suitable Boy takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves.
A sweeping panoramic portrait of a complex, multiethnic society in flux, “A Suitable Boy” remains the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love and ambition, humor and sadness, prejudice and reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette and the most appalling violence.

• Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist, poet and Human Rights activist.
He has written several novel and poetry books.
He has received several awards including Padma Shri, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award.

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Having one of my pictures shot in Varanasi (Benaras) used for the cover of “A Suitable Boy” means a lot to me as this is the novel that Warris Vianni, my friend from London, told me to read when I first came to India a decade ago.
It took me all that time to really understand the meaning of these pages and in a way to “become Indian”…
This is why this book is very special to me.
Somehow this picture on the cover of Vikram Seth’s novel is ending a chapter of my life and opening a new one…
Maybe this is the time for maturity after learning and making so many things mine from what I felt, saw and heard along my endless journey in the galis of the Eternal city…

Special thanks to photographer Dinesh Khanna for introducing my work to the publisher of this book at Aleph Book Company.

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THE INDIAN EXPRESS – July 14th, 2014

An interview by Pallavi Pundir for THE INDIAN EXPRESS
published on July 14th, 2014.

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/in-the-muddy-pits/

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The Huffington Post – July 3rd, 2014

“The Accidental Sensuality Of Ancient Indian Wrestling”, an article by Mallika Rao
published in The Huffington Post on July 3rd, 2014.

http://huff.to/1vy8Hi7

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QUEERTY – Ocotber 13th, 2014

 

An interview by Graham Gremore for QUEERTY
published on Ocotber 13th, 2014.

http://www.queerty.com/photos-take-a-dip-in-the-ganges-with-these-sensual-half-naked-indian-men-20141012

(Queerty is the #1 gay news and entertainment site in the world with an online magazine and newspaper which has more than 1 million monthly unique visitors.)

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Happy 2014

*** Have a beautiful 2014 ***
May this year be filled with Love, Peace & Happiness.
Keep on believing in your dreams…

Thank you for the sustained support you give to my work…You are amazing…

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kalakaar 2013 international photography contest

Laurent has the privilege to be one of the judges of the kalakaar 2013 international photography contest from November 1, 2013 to December 1, 2013
kalakaar.vibha.org

It has started right now…Are you ready to click for a cause…?

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Vibha presents HDRsoft Kalakaar Photo Contest 2013, an annual international photography contest.
This contest is meant to tap into the artistic energy in everyone (kids and adults alike) and use their passion for photography to spread awareness about Vibha and its noble cause of supporting and improving lives of underprivileged children in India and the US.

Themes for the contest: World of Joy and Helping Hand

Participation is free.
Top photographers win valuable prizes and get a chance to showcase their talent.

Magical Varanasi 12-17 November 2013

MAGICAL VARANASI is a 5-day programme involving PHOTOGRAPHY, YOGA & INDIAN COOKING lessons in Varanasi (Benaras), the oldest living city in the world.

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M A G I C A L V A R A N A S I > > > I N D I A > > > 12 – 17 NOVEMBER 2013Join us for a FIRST EVER 5-day programme in VARANASI INDIA to coincide with DEV DIWALI, one of the most auspicious annual festivals in Varanasi dedicated to the Holy River Ganga (when it is believed the gods descend on earth). An experience not to be missed!The 5-day MAGICAL VARANASI programme involves PHOTOGRAPHIC EXCURSIONS with Laurent Goldstein, an internationally acclaimed French photographer based in Varanasi. We will explore sites off the beaten track, where very few tourists go.We’re including INDIAN COOKING LESSONS to learn the intricate art of blending and mixing spices.

To complete these experiences, we’re also including YOGA CLASSES with Norma Kidson, a certified Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) from South Africa.
Don’t forget to pack your yoga mat!

You are FREE to participate in the 5-day MAGICAL VARANASI programme entirely AT YOUR OWN LEISURE!

This programme is limited to 15 people, so BOOK YOUR SPACE NOW by contacting us here on the MAGICAL VARANASI Facebook page.

COST: ONLY 600 € PER PERSON.

For more information you may visit the MAGICAL VARANASI page on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/MagicalVaranasi

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.” (Rumi, famous Sufi Poet of the 13th century)

MASCULAR Magazine – Issue No. 4

Laurent Goldstein is in MASCULAR Magazine – Issue No. 4 | Winter 2013 with a series of 16 pictures “PEHLWAN-THE INDIAN WRESTLERS OF VARANASI” from page 136 to page 145.

Please download it here (50MB):

www.mascular.co.uk/Magazine/Issue4.Winter2013/Mascular4

(When opening this magazine be aware that there are a few pictures with “explicit content” there)

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