Por la Ruta

.. Por la ruta es donde nos encontramos. Es en él, y no en otro lugar, donde la mente vuela al ritmo de los pasos y donde las ideas toman claridad y sentido. Pase lo que pase, el camino siempre estará ahí. Las motivaciones son todas, y todas nos acompañan. El ruta es vida, sea cual sea, …

Taxi Calcuta

… Resulta fácil enamorarse profundamente de los taxis en Calcuta. Su color, su forma, su poder, cautivan a cualquiera que los vea en las calles.  Es un misterio amarillo convertido en casi mito, que da color a una vida poco agradecida en ésta ciudad. El “Ambassador” o como mejor es conocido en el país: “El …

The city of lakes and palaces

.. Udaipur was the capital of the state of Mewar, one of seven major Rajput states. The history of Udaipur stretches back far beyond its foundation in the sixteenth century to the Sisodia Maharanas who followed the code of honor laid down by, Guhil, the founder of Mewar in 568 A.D. The city gets its …

Sax player in Dharamsala

.. Traveling is a good time to look for inspiration. It is a moment to come up with new ideas and projects. From musicians to acrobats, it’s hard not to run into different kind of artists on the road. I met Björn in India, in a town called Dharamsala. He’s from Sweden. He has been …

The dark side of India

.. India may be known for its beautiful landscapes and extraordinary culture, but there is a dark side to this enormous country. In a country where the caste system still dictates the lives of India’s citizens, the Muslim, Tribal, lower caste, or untouchable communities are marginalized and discriminated. I traveled to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh …

Human Trafficking, India

.. Due to the clandestine and stigmatized nature of sex work and sex trafficking, reliable estimates of the number of sex workers are virtually impossible to determine. Some estimate that In Kolkata there are more than 60,000 sex workers in the city. Male sex workers also operate in Kolkata. These sex workers primarily cater to …