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…
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…
In keeping with the rural India theme from my last post I offer a few more images from our walkabout in some rural northern Indian villages. This lady, in typical…
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Â Â Â Robert Frost Traveling, as I…
Vrindavan, located on the banks of the Yumuna River, is the birth place of Hinduism's Lord Krishna. The town is filled with hundreds of temples and ashrams and is home to several…
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…
"OK, you have my attention. I am totally focused." "What is that weird thing in your hand?" "Do you have a treat for me?" "Last chance or I am outta…
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…
A hand pulled rickshaw is probably one of the oldest forms of taxi service. Although using humans as beasts of burden is illegal throughout most of the world, including India, rickshaw…