Sunday, April 5, 2009

Classic

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This, to me, is archetypal India. The action in the foreground is not on the side of the road, but on the actual road itself, blocking at least one lane of traffic. At left, a cool guy, wearing a handkerchief on his head, standing next to pathetic Polo knock-off suitcases. And beside that a cart selling every possible sort of plastic home maintenance implement. Rickshaw driving past behind the cart. And then beyond temples, trains and whack-job wiring going every which way. Never a dull moment.

1 comment:

Grandpa George said...

yes, this is the India I have observed--in Delhi and other large cities--less so in Leh, Ladakh, and certainly not in Likir. A different world awaits.