Chandan Gomes, found a kid’s book while working in a hospital in Jaipur and then embarked on an epic jouney- something that was very emotional to him.
He found that the book had only sketches of mountains- so he embarked on a journey to Himachal, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.
After travelling for 8 months, he met a nurse who was working in the hospital, and found that the girl was very ill, and as she grew more weaker, she drew more.
He found the girl’s village, but found that she already passed away- Her name was Aini Haseena Bano.
Using Aini’s sketches and his photographs, Gomes then decided to make a book cataloguing his experiences. “I’ve been making hand-made books since my college days,”
He then started maintaining the dairy on his travels-.
The book, entitled This World of Dew and published by PHOTOINK, is a fitting testament to the photographer’s emotional journey, as well as the innocent beauty of Aini’s sketches.
By:Archa Dave
