Transport of delight
A spick-and-span uniformed Indian Railways official, wearing a brightly coloured Rajasthani head-dress, stands in front of the Fairy Queen steam locomotive at a station.
Malabar fishermen
Fishermen hauling on their nets on the seafront at Kochi (Cochin), Kerala State, India.
Bharatanatyam Dancer
Pic of the Week – 21 August 2006
British Expat Newsletter:
30 November 2005
This week: Salt – essential to life, and a major source of political, social and economic power through history.
Letter from Bangalore
“Life in Bangalore has changed a lot since I first spent about six months here in 1995. It’s been said to have been – and maybe still is – the fastest growing city in Asia. Everyone has heard about all the service and software outsourcing to India – Ground Zero of that is Bangalore.” Thomas Elam with a personal view of India’s fifth-largest city, Karnataka’s capital and the heart of India’s burgeoning IT industry.
British Expat Newsletter:
5 October 2005
This week: Coffee – how it’s produced and traded, and how fair trade is a growing part of the international coffee commodity market.