Who needs a supermarket?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Corner store, redefined
Most of my daily needs are met by small-time bodegas scattered throughout neighborhoods. The above shot comes from a strip of road between Darjeeling and Ghoom.
It’s like this in much of the developing world, where supermarkets and giant shopping centers are still a very new concept.
Tags: darjeeling, economy, food, ghoom, grocery, india, market, photography, shopping
Not exactly Tyson, Perdue or KFC
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Pretty healthy for an Indian chicken
I’m not saying that this chicken’s life is perfect, especially since this shot was taken in front of a butcher shop, but I feel far better eating meat here in India where farming remains a less corporate endeavor.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, chicken, corporate farming, economy, emerging nations, environment, factory farming, food, india, little andaman, perdue, photography, tyson, wildlife
A year-in-review
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under notes, photography
2009 kinda kicked ass
This past year pretty much rocked. And the New Year came in fine manner. No kisses, but a bonfire amid the palm trees (above), new friends, lobster, a decent cigar (thanks, C!), champagne and even the Harry Connick, Jr., band playing Auld Lang Syne at midnight (never leave home without the iPod).
I meant to post this sooner, but here’s a little look back at my new life (as chronicled on this blog):
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Tags: andaman and nicobar, antananarivo, beach, beer, circumcision, conservation, delhi, diving, drought, economy, emerging nations, environment, festival, fishing, food, ft dauphin, gear, havelock, health, hiv, holiday, india, island, journalism, kenya, kibera, kisumu, lemur, maasai mara, madagascar, market, motorcycle, multimedia, mumbai, nairobi, party, photography, port blair, poverty, preparation, shenanigans, shopping, thailand, tourism, travel, wildlife
Bounty of the sea
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under notes, photography
Fishing the rocky surf at Havelock's Beach No. 7
The beach in either direction was nearly deserted. The sun dipped low in the sky. Meru deliberately, slowly worked the shallows along a small rocky headland at Radha Nagar Beach on Havelock Island. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, economy, environment, fishing, havelock, india, island, photography, poverty, wildlife
Essentials: eggs, vegetables and cell-phone minutes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Traveling today, so here’s a Madagascar flashback:
Bare necessities: food and communication
In Tolagnaro, if you’re not a farmer, if you don’t fish, if you don’t work at the Rio Tinto mine, you probably have a small market stall.
Tags: economy, emerging nations, food, ft dauphin, madagascar, market, photography, poverty, shopping
Of beaches and elephants
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under gear, notes
Since I read about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands almost eight years ago during my first backpacking trip in India, they’ve been third from the top on my list of destinations. I knocked off No. 1 (Cuba, and specifically Havana) and No. 2 (Madagascar) this year, so I’m going for the hat trick.
I leave next Tuesday via overnight train to Calcutta. From Calcutta, I fly to Port Blair, once home to the prison used by the British for undesirables during the heady years leading up to Independence.
I’ll be there for almost four weeks roaming about; I plan to return to the mainland by ship, a three- to four-day journey.
I’ve got a full list of story ideas to pursue, some of which will almost certainly be jettisoned once I feel the siren call of island life.
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Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, development, economy, emerging nations, india, islands, journalism, port blair, shenanigans, tourism, travel, tsunami, wildlife
Big Indian snot-nosed cow
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
The bastard sneezed on me. As I was framing this picture.
Tags: cows, economy, gai-wallah, india, photography, shenanigans, wildlife
