The Blue Billion: November 2006

Friday, November 03, 2006

Walking

Imran Khan photo.

Street Businessman

Imran Khan photo.

She Thinks

Imran Khan photo.

Perilous Work

Imran Khan photo.

Holes

Imran Khan photo.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Moon

Imran Khan photo.

Rajasthan Housing Board

Imran Khan photo.

Brilliant Lights

Imran Khan photo.

Jaipur Sunset

Imran Khan photo.

Camel Man

Imran Khan photo.

Jazzy Elephant

Imran Khan photo.

Barren Tree

Imran Khan photo.

ONE BILLION people can be overwhelming. 'Incredib!e India' - the tourism slogan captures this country with astonishing accuracy, but not only in ways subliminally conveyed in the ads. You have to be here to understand the 'other India'. India is instantly life altering. The India the world sees in the main is through Bollywood's glossy cameras. The real India remains elusive in many ways to the outsider. This blog presents photos of daily life in India with an emphasis on its most prominent natural resource - the people. These are not the much glamourized television ad, billboard, Bollywood-type people, but rather the everyday Indians - live from the streets. The title 'Blue Billion' is from the popular Pepsi cricket slogan and the idea was primarily inspired by this photo.