Today I decided to photograph the .25 mile walk from our hotel to Shri Shikshayatan School. We are right in the heart of Kolkata.The map route looks rather vanilla.

Here is what it really looks like:

This morning there was little traffic. Usually crossing the street is a life threatening experience as cars/rickshaws/motorcycles/trucks don’t ever stop unless the traffic light gets backed up. There are people heading to work, others begging on the streets, girls in their school uniforms walking to school, street vendors getting their day started among the blaring cacophony of honking horns, construction in nearby buildings, and people talking on their mobile phones. Entering the school gates brings some relative peace and the business of the streets is closed out.