This weekend was filled with recollections from old memories lying intermittently somewhere and Op-Ed page of national daily was evocative of the same.The moment i noticed this photograph it all came back, NAT GEO , Beautiful Eyes, Documentary, refugee.Most of you might be aware of this captivating photograph ,for those who don't ,this is a picture of an afghan girl taken at Peshawar Refugee camp 29 years by famous photographer Steve McCurry,who shot to instant fame by this photograph.It became cover of the Nat Geo magazine in 1984 for this girl's eyes reflected "harrowing tale" of pain and hardships faced by the afghans at that time.These eyes were rated as the most beautiful ever as they told thousand tales and help poured in thereafter .Few years back i saw a documentary wherein Steve McCurry and others tried to find this girl.After immense toil and meticulous research they found this girl now a grown woman,and indeed nothing had changed ,for she had the same eyes with anguish, Afghanistan was no better ,everything prevailed
only time had passed......
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