lost themselves
MY INDIA
A couple of years ago, we traveled with friends to India in a car with a local driver. Of course, first of all they visited the cities of the golden triangle: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur. Not paid attention to the ancient temples of Pushkar (also this city is known for its only Brahma temple in India), one of the most beautiful cities of Udaipur, the Blue City of India Jodhpur, the ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri, Chittorgarh, the largest fort of India with a heroic and dramatic history (when men , defenders of the fortress, died, thousands of women committed jawhar – ritual self-immolation). Each of these places worthy of a separate story. Continue reading
The capital of any capital is the station
The capital of any capital is the station. The population of the station of the average Indian city significantly exceeds the population of a large Russian regional center such as Perm. Hundreds of Indians settled on cold concrete at first in anticipation of a lucky ticket, and then settled down by inertia; Thousands of people greeted in anticipation of the arrival of such an impossible and so desirable iron box; Millions of mourners lost themselves in the crowd without the hope of ever seeing the sunlight and breathing in fresh air. Continue reading
