Tag: Kolkata

A Lone Bicycle!

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Kolkata has many narrow alleys (aka gullies), formed because of the gaps between two very closely spaced buildings. I was photographing one such narrow road when i noticed this bicycle left unattended outside a house. The bicycle seemed ready to take off any time. So thought of capturing before it decided to do so:D

I had thought of keeping this in the B/W mode, but the green door and highlighted wood on the upper part convinced me that it would look good in color. The green metal balcony fence remind one of an era gone by. I also liked the shadow formed due to the wood in the upper half.

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Rickshaw Wala!

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I had clicked this picture on the streets of Kolkata whilst i was jaywalking. Hand-pulled rickshaws are still very common in Kolkata. It is sad in a way to see humans being made to do such kind of jobs. Whats even more saddening is that the people who pull these rickshaws are quite elderly.

To ban or not to ban this mode of transport has always been a matter of debate. On the positive side we wont have to witness elderly men pulling these rickshaws barefoot come rain or sunshine. But on the other hand, what other job should these rickshaw pullers look out for?? As far as i have learned from my experience in the city, these rickshaw-pullers come from very very poor families, where they are probably the only earning members.

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