POSTCARDS
Other than barbers, Calcutta is one of the top cities in India for street food
It was amongst this hustle and bustle of the
market that I chanced upon an old man
cutting hair at the corner of one of the
myriad alleys. The pair seemed completely
at ease and were in fact enjoying an
animated conversation. Later, I spoke to the
barber and it turned out that his family had
been cutting hair for the last four generations
at that very same spot! In fact, this
customer’s grandfather had his hair cut by
the grandfather of this very barber, some 80
years ago! Keen to get in on the action, I too
requested for a quick cut but he was booked
for the day. Oh well, guess I’d have to make
do with just the picture!CALCUTTA, INDIA
In the heart of
Calcutta
Santa Teresa’s crumbling mansions date from the 19th century, when industrialists got rich on a coffee boomOllie Govett is a charity marketing
manager based in BelfastMy wife and I spent part of our
honeymoon in Rio, during Carnival.
It was the maddest week of our lives- Rio was buzzing and the
Sambadrome was more colourful
and electric than we could have
imagined. After a night of dancing,
our taxi dropped us at the foot of the
winding road to our pousada in
bohemian Santa Teresa. We were
struck by the area’s stillness and
tranquillity; this photo takes me
back to wandering up without a care
in the world. We plan to go back,
next time with our baby, Jude.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Sun’s up
Kunal Gupta is a marketing professional who
enjoys escaping to mountains and diving into
oceans any chance he gets