Bhelpuri wala on the Ganges aka entrepreneurs at the bottom of the pyramid

This photo was taken at Shivpuri, a popular river rafting landing spot on the Ganges, near Rishikesh - a solitary Bhelpuri seller peddling his wares on the banks of the holy river. You will meet people like him all across India. Possibly, you (and me) will not give them a second glance. At worst, we …

Changing colors of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag

This week, I was at Devprayag . Once back, I was reading up further on the Prayags and this photo on Wikipedia caught my attention Alaknanda is on the right and Bhagirathi is on the left. (Prayag means confluence, hence the prayag in the name Devprayag). The two join together to flow forward as the …