My parents made me what I am - a photo on Flickriver

            I was born in the womb of a Shia mother my father's immediate family were Moghul Pathans Sunnis  ..his father Bashir Hussain sab from Subatiya Bagh Pata Nala Lucknow married a Shia lady had two offspring a boy and a girl .
My father was approached by his Sunni relatives but he did not renounce his Shia beliefs .His father was the only male in that family .rest were sisters aunts etc .
Years back my paternal grandmother Khurshed Baji took me to my Sunni relatives I met them respected them they were famous vinegar merchants but that was it never ever connected with them again.
My mother's family was Shia and my maternal grandfather Daroga Nabban Sab lived at Pata Nala too but he had passed away and maternal grandmother was his second wife her first husband was Daroga Sabs brother who had passed away she had a daughter from him and three children from Daroga Sab .
His first wife's family migrated to Pakistan leaving one son Chaudhan.
My mother got married to my father who disappeared soon after the marriage he was working for British couturier .
I was born at my grandmother's house and just a year old my mom took the train to Bombay ..she was very young and had to live in the slums of Kurla early 50s..
Once my job got a job at Swami Rao and Sons Colaba. he took a room on rent with the famous family of late thespian veteran actor Nawab Kashmiri .
We have come a long way ..seen hard times my education was at Private European School funded by Nawab sabs daughter Akthar Baji later she shifted me to Holy Name High School she migrated to America.
I spoke to her only once she and my mother were very close so this is the backdrop that as a photographer I began documenting Shiasm very late in life ..to show people our culture ethnicity and our faith in Ghame Hussain .
The image is of my parents father Late Mohomed Shakir Mother Late Shamim Shakir of Colaba Strand Cinema 
Moharam mourning ends on Athvi..this Wednesday.
   

Taken on: October 4, 2022

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