So let me quickly recollect some major events of past 365 days.
Saga de Ammerika – September 2011:
Despite being warned by friends and loved ones to not fly on 9/11, I flew to US on September 9 2011 and the journey was simply uneventful. On my Dubai stopover, visited my favorite places -
Both these places were buzzing with lots of people.
After I landed at JFK, I flew to Chicago next day and attended few meetings. I was at Chicago O’Hare airport to catch a flight to Philadelphia and it reminded me of my visit to this airport in 2007. Nothing much has visibly changed in this airport since then…
It was “at home” at Darshan’s place in Philadelphia.
Arya doing aarti! She has grown up so much from what she was a year before at that time…
Before I flew back to India, I had flown to Orlando for an exhibition and Miami for a meeting. During my stay in Florida, I took my “Home button suffering” iPhone to Apple store for a quick fix. Even though this phone was not purchased in USA and thus the warranty was not applicable in USA, the Genius at the store replaced my phone with a brand new unlocked iPhone4 without any questions. After a couple of days, this phone had some reception issue and another Genius at the same store replaced this one too! He also offered a free screen protector for this new phone!
No wonder people are loyal to Apple products.
On my way back to India, I had a few hours stop over at Dubai airport. It was evening time and all my favorite places were just empty…
Ronaque’s Wedding in November 2011:
RG’s sister Ronaque got married on November 29th last year. I had a chance to shoot some moments during this three days event.
Ronaque’s Mehndi:
And as usual, other ladies members get the mehndi as well…
Shy Smit! 
Ronaque’s cousin Kanupriya… 
Ronaque with her cousins – L to R: Nimisha, Nitu, Ronaque, Smit and Shveta. 
Ronaque during her pre-engagement rituals in mandir… 
The cousins – Nimisha, Shveta, Ronaue and Nitu. 
Ronaque with her brother RG! They look so same! 
Honey and his honey! Ambrish and Krupa… not that they did not want to pose but harsh sunlight made them shrink their eyes… 
The to-be-couple being blessed during the engagement ceremony. 
Ronaque and Nirav – a perfect couple during their wedding ceremony. Sissie got a baby boy:
Gregory was born on April 28 2012!
And finally, recent event to conclude this post:
A generous gift from J-Lo and HG! No words to express my gratitude! They are producing stunning images.