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I was going through this local market in Lahore on a Sunday morning, where I saw this guy on crouches, basically it contrasted with the rest of people on cycles, or bikes and added some power to the frame overall.

The first time I experienced a `true' autumn was when I went to UK for further studies. I was immediately struck by the vivid colors of the foliage all around me. Apples, pears and other fruits which had fallen from the trees were scattered all around the football ground and gave me an opportunity to experiment with my recently purchased DSLR.

They are the alphabet of sun, the giver of light of our nation. They are the alphabet of our language for which millions gave their lives. They are carrying the evidence of our right to write, our epic story of rise of our nation. They are the alphabet of our language Bangla. Our children from this land of Bengal got their first lesson form their mothers to write these alphabets.

On 21 February 1952, students in the present day capital city of Dhaka called for a provincial strike. All they wanted was the right to talk in their language, the language of their motherland. The Pakistani police fired on the students despite these peaceful protests and a number of students were killed, among them were Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abul Barkat, and Abdul Jabbar.

Earlier that time, on March 1948, Pakistan's Governor general Mohammed Ali Jinnah declared that Urdu would be the only official language for both West and East Pakistan. But people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), having a mother language Bangla, started to protest against this.

The incident on 21st February 1952, raise a nation that they are not afraid to die to protect their language, their alphabet that they learn from their mothers. Back in 1971, Bangladesh got independence, following a night month long liberation war, where 3 million people killed in the hand of Pakistani army, one of the biggest genocide in history that was ever recorder.

On November 1999, UNESCO's declaration of 21st February as the International Mother Language Day has brought fresh glory and prestige to Bangladesh which is making significant strides towards peace, progress and prosperity around the world.

Indian subcontinent is not only incredible for its tranquil landscape and nature, but also for its people with their diverse culture. Among this diversity of cultures, some are so ancient that one can associate the Earth's journey with time to it. Then again, there is a unifying theme amongst that represents the greatness - color. It is the color in every person's life that makes India incredible to photographs.

An extremely windy morning made in not an easy task taking this image. Light rain forced me to protect the gear with an umbrella, but the wind was so strong, that I wasn't able to hold it with one hand. Luckily the sun came through the clouds for a few seconds.

Incredible India Part 9 of 100 Best Photographs that you must see. Indian subcontinent is not only incredible for its tranquil landscape and nature, but also for its people with their diverse culture. Among this diversity of cultures, some are so ancient that one can associate the Earth's journey with time to it. Then again, there is a unifying theme amongst that represents the greatness - color. It is the color in every person's life that makes India incredible to photographs.

Candid, one word, 6 letters, but can have thousands of definitions. It catches moments of life from immersion in it. With these 15 best candid photographs from different parts of the world, we are asking you to visit each of them separately, as they are those which one must see.