[Leica] Aizwal

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

I had gone for a few days to the far North East of India, to a town called
Aizwal in the state of Mizoram - which has more borders with Burma and
Bangladesh than with India. I found an absolute pristine area, with an
educated populace, but with very little development in terms of jobs - so
most Mizos leave the state to work elsewhere in India, though I have found
homesickness always pulls them back after a few years. I had gone on a spot
of work, so did not have too much time to explore the place and
consequently photograph it, and it was raining very heavily the only few
hours I had free.

Aizwal is an ugly city close up, though from a distance it can look quite
alluring,  with structures tumbling down hillsides haphazardly, in a mass
of concrete and a welter of cables. However, traffic moves up and down the
narrow streets reasonably efficiently, and the drivers are most patient,
and most surprisingly for this part of the world, do not use the horn at
all!:

Colour: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1370.jpg.html

B&W: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1423.jpg.html

The only time I attempted some sightseeing, it poured very heavily, and our
team took refuge in a small, dark and dingy hut/restaurant in the middle of
nowhere for a cup of tea. There were a few other people doing the same, as
well as the proprietor and his family:

Smile!: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1380.jpg.html

Naren: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1387.jpg.html

Sitting It Out (Colour):
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1386.jpg.html

Sitting It Out (B&W):
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1386BW.jpg.html

Dinner: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/DSCF1398.jpg.html

Please see LARGE

Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome

Cheers
Jayanand