Hampi Diaries Part One

The day (night) before

The Global lives project India is about to commence. This excitement is contagious, like wild fire, every one I am speaking to (crew) is oozing with enthusiasm. Days of planning, thinking, preparation is finally going to be executed!

We are off to Hampi, Karnataka, where we will find our subject Muthu Kumar and shoot him. The journey is going to be long, but we are ready, we want to experience every moment of it, capture every frame! Muthu works as a tourist guide at the ancient ruins of Vijaynagri dynasty. He also sells postcards to tourists. His life revolves around history of a dynasty which existed in 1400 AD. His job is to give life to the structures erected in front of him. The stones would lose all significance if not supported by their story. Travellers come from across the globe to Hampi, and Muthu enriches their experience. Not many of us rememeber our tourist guides, but if we take a minute to recollect them, they are the people who make a lot of difference to our perception of history, Muthu is one of them. His daily bread is dependent on history but now the global lives project will capture the uniqueness of his life, his family, his work, his relationhip with the silent idols and temples at Hampi.

The crew is ready...bursting with energy...

End of Part One