Street Life

After a 24-hour journey from Kathmandu to India, I reached the city of Varanasi in the morning by night train. Still half asleep, I rode a rickshaw through town and was overwhelmed by its intensity. A large part of life takes place on the streets: In plain sight, people were practicing their professions, performing religious rituals, eating meals, taking naps, and doing their laundry – all activities that in Berlin usually take place behind closed doors. This was a perfect introduction to Indian culture for me.

Varanasi (India), April 2014