Catnapping Rickshaw Puller | Calcutta
A rickshaw puller (rickshaw wallah) takes a catnap while waiting for his next fare in the heat of the day in Calcutta, India. The rickshaw and their drivers are vanishing…
Rickshaw Puller – Calcutta, India | Redux
A Rickshaw puller in Calcutta, India, is about to start his grueling day delivering his fares or their parcels through Kolkatta’s narrow, winding, traffic-choked streets. This is one in a…
Calcutta Ferry Quay
At the Quay
Calcutta Ferry Quay A few women wait on the quay in Calcutta, India. They wait for the ferry to take them across the Hooghly River, a branch of the Ganges.
Kusti by the Hooghly | Traditional Indian Wrestling in Kolkata
Kusti is India’s traditional form of wrestling that dates back over three thousand years. But it’s much more than just the sport of wrestling. Along with it comes a strict…
Calcutta Rickshaw Wallah
One of Calcutta's ubiquitous rickshaw wallahs, or puller, rests for a few moments in the city's stifling heat while a devotee puts the finishing touches on his family's pandal, in…
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 of light, and…
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 the more…
Images of India – Catching Up on the Morning News
A Kolkata man sits in front of his shop reading the morning newspaper. People in this huge country seem to be very interested in current events and politics and the newspaper is their main source of…
Images of India – Talk About Hard Work
The wholesale produce market in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India is in an ancient,  cavernous building filled with vendors along narrow aisles. The produce arrives at the market by truck packed in huge…
Durga Puja, the Worship of the Hindu Goddess Durga, Returns to Calcutta, India (part 2)
The Durga Puja (Pujo in Bengali) is celebrated in various parts of India in different styles, but not on the grand scale of the Festival in Calcutta. This year's celebration will be…
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