Oh, Calcutta…
Calcutta is a unique city to India and the world. True to its reputation, it’s insanely crowded and chaotic, sidewalks full of all kinds of human activity, and the contrast between the old and new, poor and rich, is more acute than anyplace else I’ve seen in India. The city has amazing colonial architecture, thousands [...]
Jew Town
The Jews first arrived in Kerala in the 1st century BC at a time when Kerala traded with the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. The Jews in Kerala mainly lived in Cochin (Kochi) in an area now called Jew Town. They were an important part of Kerala’s spice trade and maintained huge warehouses of black pepper, [...]
Old Goa
This is my only good picture from Goa. It’s a baptismal font in one of the Portuguese churches of Old Goa.
Tsampa House
Three main crops are grown in Zanskar: barley, wheat and peas. The growing season is very short but there’s usually a surplus. Most harvesting is done by hand and people share the labor, although machines are increasingly used. Flours from each of these are used for all kinds of food. Barley flour, called tsampa, is [...]
