For most of us, it is difficult to watch a person being used as a beast of burden pulling another person and their belongings. It seems inhumane, all … [Read more...]
The Bauls of Bengal.
India never ceases to leave me in wonder. The diversity and devotion and spirituality. Take for example the Baul sect of ascetics that roam the Bengal … [Read more...]
Angles and Elbows
Calcutta, India. Two men finish washing pots and pans in an alleyway behind a neighborhood eatery. As they straighten and give me an understandably … [Read more...]
Coffee with Friends and Books by the Thousands
Friends meet for coffee at the landmark Indian Coffee House on College Street in Kolkata, India. Also known as the College Street Coffee … [Read more...]
One is the Loneliest Number, Or is It?
A young boy sits alone with his thoughts in Kolkata, India.What are his thoughts?What are your thoughts?All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone … [Read more...]
The Potters of Kumartuli – Where the Durga Puja Story Begins
Durga Puja, the annual worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga, is about to begin in Calcutta, India. The festival lasts the better part of a week and is … [Read more...]
383 Bose Lane, Kolkata, India
...there was no doubt that Calcutta produced more writers than Paris and Rome combined, more literary reviews than London and New York, more cinemas … [Read more...]
Fresh Flowers for a Goddess
I believe that the civilization India has evolved is not to be beaten in the world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestry. Rome went; … [Read more...]
Of Entrances and Exits – What’s Behind the Green Door?
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in....Aesop The stairs, the shaft … [Read more...]
The Rickshaw Wallahs of Kolkata, India
For most of us, it is difficult to watch a person being used as a beast of burden pulling another person and their belongings. It seems inhumane, all … [Read more...]
