"Portfolio Singles" (by Meenu Bhardwaj)

Shoes lay in the entry of a pottery making family's kitchen in the village of Atzompa in Oaxaca Mexico.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:16:24 +0000

Shoes lay in the entry of a pottery making family's kitchen in the village of Atzompa in Oaxaca Mexico.
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Vidya Bhardwaj awaits the family priest to perform funeral rites for her son.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:17:45 +0000

Vidya Bhardwaj awaits the family priest to perform funeral rites for her son.
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(l-r) Kavita Bhalla mourns the death of her uncle with her aunt Rani Bhardwaj in the Bhardwaj home of Beas India.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:18:26 +0000

(l-r) Kavita Bhalla mourns the death of her uncle with her aunt Rani Bhardwaj in the Bhardwaj home of Beas India.
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(l-r) In a hospital located in Jallandhar India, Parvesh Kapoor visits her mother Nirmala Uppal as she recovers from a recent heart attack.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:19:08 +0000

(l-r) In a hospital located in Jallandhar India, Parvesh Kapoor visits her mother Nirmala Uppal as she recovers from a recent heart attack.
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Alfred St. Jules, a Houston resident and welder, rings a bell for donations going to the Salvation Army, December 10, 2004. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:19:59 +0000

Alfred St. Jules, a Houston resident and welder, rings a bell for donations going to the Salvation Army, December 10, 2004. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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Park Place Elementary celebrates the Vietnamese New Year during which the children danced with their own designed dragon costumes, February 11, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:20:51 +0000

Park Place Elementary celebrates the Vietnamese New Year during which the children danced with their own designed dragon costumes, February 11, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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Matisyahu Miller, a Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer influenced by Bob Marley and Shlomo Carlebach, performed with his band during their extensive North American tour at the Jewish Community Center in Houston, February 20, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:21:42 +0000

Matisyahu Miller, a Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer influenced by Bob Marley and Shlomo Carlebach, performed with his band during their extensive North American tour at the Jewish Community Center in Houston, February 20, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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Zeina Nassar dances as Lebanese-Americans of Houston area demonstrate at City Hall in support of the movement for freedom in Lebanon, March 5, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:22:25 +0000

Zeina Nassar dances as Lebanese-Americans of Houston area demonstrate at City Hall in support of the movement for freedom in Lebanon, March 5, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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Students from Ballet Folklorico (L-R: Elizabeth de Arcos 8 yrs, Penelope Rodriguez 6 yrs, Leslie Vallecillo 6 yrs) take a break and blow bubbles during the Hispanic Pride Parade in honor of Cesar Chavez, April 9, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:23:10 +0000

Students from Ballet Folklorico (L-R: Elizabeth de Arcos 8 yrs, Penelope Rodriguez 6 yrs, Leslie Vallecillo 6 yrs) take a break and blow bubbles during the Hispanic Pride Parade in honor of Cesar Chavez, April 9, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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"Elle" was one of several activists arrested for blockading the entrance to the Halliburton shareholders meeting inside the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston while outside the hotel, demonstrators from Houston Global Awareness (HGA) used street theater, giant puppets, noisemakers, and nonviolent direct action to voice their concerns of HalliburtonÕs corruption and greed, May 18, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:23:56 +0000

"Elle" was one of several activists arrested for blockading the entrance to the Halliburton shareholders meeting inside the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston while outside the hotel, demonstrators from Houston Global Awareness (HGA) used street theater, giant puppets, noisemakers, and nonviolent direct action to voice their concerns of HalliburtonÕs corruption and greed, May 18, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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"Maureen" was one of several activists arrested for blockading the entrance to the Halliburton shareholders meeting inside the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston while outside the hotel, demonstrators from Houston Global Awareness (HGA) used street theater, giant puppets, noisemakers, and nonviolent direct action to voice their concerns of HalliburtonÕs corruption and greed, May 18, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:24:55 +0000

"Maureen" was one of several activists arrested for blockading the entrance to the Halliburton shareholders meeting inside the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston while outside the hotel, demonstrators from Houston Global Awareness (HGA) used street theater, giant puppets, noisemakers, and nonviolent direct action to voice their concerns of HalliburtonÕs corruption and greed, May 18, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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Glass Brothers Watermelon Stand, the 5th ward watermelon stand operated by Raymond Glass an 80 year old who recently underwent brain surgery, meets this years summer closed for the first time in 47 years, June 17, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:25:40 +0000

Glass Brothers Watermelon Stand, the 5th ward watermelon stand operated by Raymond Glass an 80 year old who recently underwent brain surgery, meets this years summer closed for the first time in 47 years, June 17, 2005. Special to the Chronicle/Meenu Bhardwaj
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A young girl dressed as Radha, Krishna's female consort, holds a card depicting a baby Krishna while onstage with other children that competed for the Radha and Krishna look-alike contest. Hindus of Greater Houston celebrate Janamashtami, the birthday of Krishna, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, August 27, 2005.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:26:22 +0000

A young girl dressed as Radha, Krishna's female consort, holds a card depicting a baby Krishna while onstage with other children that competed for the Radha and Krishna look-alike contest. Hindus of Greater Houston celebrate Janamashtami, the birthday of Krishna, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, August 27, 2005.
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Children jump on a trampoline in the west university district of Houston, TX.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:27:04 +0000

Children jump on a trampoline in the west university district of Houston, TX.
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Ercilia Sandoval sits with her daughters in her home in Houston Texas, she is a Houston janitor currently under going chemotherapy for breast cancer and is speaking out for better wages and health insurance for all Houston janitors. October 13, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU (l-r) Jennifer Rivas (5 years old), Ercilia Sandoval and Genesis Rivas (8 years old),

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:27:46 +0000

Ercilia Sandoval sits with her daughters in her home in Houston Texas, she is a Houston janitor currently under going chemotherapy for breast cancer and is speaking out for better wages and health insurance for all Houston janitors. October 13, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU (l-r) Jennifer Rivas (5 years old), Ercilia Sandoval and Genesis Rivas (8 years old),
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SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the first day of the janitors strike, October 23, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:28:31 +0000

SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the first day of the janitors strike, October 23, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU
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SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the first day of the janitors strike, October 23, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:29:26 +0000

SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the first day of the janitors strike, October 23, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU
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SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the fifth day of the janitors strike, October 27, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:30:11 +0000

SEIU/ Houston Janitors and supporters rally in front of 1100 Louisiana in downtown Houston on the fifth day of the janitors strike, October 27, 2006. Meenu Bhardwaj For The SEIU
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Watching The Jago: Natasha Bhardwaj safely watches the fireworks of her uncle's wedding procession called the jago from her family's home in Beas, Punjab, India, January 23, 2007.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:31:01 +0000

Watching The Jago: Natasha Bhardwaj safely watches the fireworks of her uncle's wedding procession called the jago from her family's home in Beas, Punjab, India, January 23, 2007.
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A Window Above G.T. Road: Vidya Bhardwaj combs herbal oil through her hair while watching G.T. Road from her second story window in Beas, Punjab, India, January 26, 2007.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:31:41 +0000

A Window Above G.T. Road: Vidya Bhardwaj combs herbal oil through her hair while watching G.T. Road from her second story window in Beas, Punjab, India, January 26, 2007.
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