Seeing yet another unfulfilled promise, this one about narrow streets, I decided to make good at least one. These streets have their own soul and maybe the only ones that do. I can’t watermark them. They would be the same even if I didn’t… Continue Reading “These narrow lanes….”
Category: Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Chandni Chowk, city life, Delhi, India, Kolkata, narrow lanes, narrow streets, People, Photography, Poto Para, rickshaws, Shops, Street photography
Jhumpa Lahiri mentions betel leaves and a small stall that makes, them in her book: the Lowland. As usual, she can just touch a cord and strike a tune in my brain. It reawakened a familiar image in my mind, similar to the photo… Continue Reading “Dressing up betel leaves and more”
Category: Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Betel leaves, Chandni Chowk, charmed presence, Delhi, embroidered, India, Jhumpa Lahiri, Street photography, Travel
Posted on November 7, 2013
by neuroticphilosopher
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What does an old city have ( and by old I mean at least one millenium) that can’t be beaten by claims of ‘modern technology’ made by a new one? And I agree with anyone who thinks that new cities have no right to… Continue Reading “Dilli and Kolkata’s lesser known secrets.. famously hidden”
Category: I think.., Phlog, Photography, Travelogue, World CultureTags: Bow Barracks, Chandni Chowk, culture, Delhi, food, Kolkata, life, Naughara Lane, Old Delhi, Paranthe wali gali, Photography, Streets, Tourist, Tours, Travel
Implicit Self 