Richness of Life in Calcutta


Despite its poverty, there is an undeniable richness to life in Calcutta. The rickshaws, yellow taxis, streetcars, water pumps, children bathing at the pumps, the cricket, of course, and many other aspects of street life. The pictures in this entry try to convey just a bit of what this life is like.

In most of India, life is lived on the streets. In Calcutta, this practice seems more pronounced than anywhere we've seen. Perhaps because of the population density, there is more action on the streets. Throughout the day, everywhere you look, there are people using the streets to transport goods using various means of conveyance.




All types of work is done on the streets as well; like cooking, of course, but also shoe repairing, bicycle repairing, flower arrangement making, and on and on.



Life in Calcutta also seems to revolve around the water pumps. Claire and Luc were entranced with the activity happening at a pump near the guesthouse one morning. A nice lady allowed Luc to help her pump water.



Yes, people in Calcutta are poor. But there is a certain richness of life in Calcutta as well.

Posted: Fri - March 31, 2006 at 08:18 PM          

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