devendra purbiya: from iit to photography and back
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A pictorial essay of Devendra Purbiya's journey from IIT to a career in photography, and how his first book is bringing the journey to a full circle. If you like this presentation, help promote GoHatke by "liking" us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/gohatkeTRANSCRIPT
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Devendra Purbiya: IIT-ian who clicks
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Iwasthe
perfect
Momma'sboy
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...tillI
quitmyjob
topursue
photography
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"At IIT, I had a choice betweenArchitecture and Computer Science.
I chose Computer Science."
closer to my interestthe logical choice
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At Kgp's Illumination (Diwali) festival...
...my painting and design skillsgrew tremendously.
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After IIT, with money earned from a business trip,
I bought my first DSLR
I wondered,
"'Was I spending too much?"
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I started posting one pic per day on my blog
Positive feedback(and Facebook LIKE-s)
started pouring in
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Selected by online voting at
Kingfisher Calendar Launch
2010
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In
India,most ofour livesarespentliving for
others...
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... but we forget to
livefor ourself.
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I quit my job to pursuephotography.
I am Devendra Purbiya,"IIT-ian who clicks".
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And now... in 2012,I return to Kgp...to publish my first book...on IIT Kgp's Illumination(Diwali) competition
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Devendra Purbiya’s website:http://cam-dev.in
—Buy Illuminati: The Engineering Of Illumination:
http://bit.ly/illuNrangoli—
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