Fruit seller on the beach

Continuing with the chronicling of the various bottom-of-the-pyramid entrepreneurs  I have come across... This fruit seller was some how  different from all the others, the boatman on the Chilika and the Bhelpuriwala on the Ganges. For starters, she was much more colourful, and presented herself much better, like she had just had her bath and was …

Interesting custom at the golden fort Jaisalmer: a unique way to record marriages

The Jaisalmer fort (golden fort) is one of the few historical monuments in India where large populations still reside within the premises. Outside many of these houses, I found some thing interesting. Large, painted wedding invites, right next to the front door, chronicling all weddings in the family! Here's a sample. For those not familiar …

The house boats of Alleppey: What to expect

Alleppey in Kerala invokes many different images, the most common of them being houseboats and backwaters. These snaps are from a recent trip to the district. The house boat of today is not what it used to be. The original houseboat of Alleppey was often nothing more than a thatched rood put on top of …

How careless tourists could end up killing animals

These photos were taken inside the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary this season. At the sanctuary, there are notices urging you not to carry food items inside and not to litter the place. Still some one had taken this bottle of juice inside and thrown it away after use. The empty bottle  was lying by the side …