Frame of mind: The waning lives of Anglo Indians
In which Karan Kapoor captures vignettes of the Anglo-Indian community and the Goan way of life
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Daphne Sampson, winner of the Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, 1956.
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I used to spend many an afternoon with Mr and Mrs Carpenter. He would play the banjo while she danced.
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I often used to travel to Loutolim on my Royal Enfield to meet our family friend Dona Rosa for lunch. She had lived in Portugal and spoke Portuguese. Her handicapped cook prepared the most amazing meals.
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Emiliano has a beautiful old Portuguese villa in Loutolim where his family has lived for generations. He is a musician and performs for tourists at hotels every evening. His children are musicians as well.
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These poor boys did not seem happy to be chosen for this ‘privilege’. It was hot and they had to wear these gowns and ride a horse in a procession. One of them was even sick!
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A child dressed up for one of the local church festivals. I used to spend many nights as a guest of the cartoonist Mario Miranda, which let me explore Loutolim—a town that seemed to have stood still in time, like RK Narayan’s Malgudi. Here, I would walk to the local tavern and see the world pass by.
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The young seminarians are actually singing a pop song!
About the photographer
Karan Kapoor is a London-based photographer who, after a start in photojournalism, moved into advertising and has worked on multiple high-profile campaigns for major brands. He has been exhibited at The Photographers’ Gallery, London and the Royal Academy of Arts, among others. He won the PDN Photo Annual award 2013 in ‘Stock Photography’ and was among the Lurzer Archive’s 200 Best Ad Photographers 2016-17.
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