Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That only applies to Hindus - but we have 250 million Muslims and Christians here as well! Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > Very interesting, Jayanand. I especially like the last two. > > I was surprised at the reference to smoked beef--I thought that it was not > eaten in India. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > > On Oct 19, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >