THE PARAGANG NEW DELHI

A CITY LOST IN MEDIEVAL PSYCHEDELIA

STAYING IN DELHI TWICE ON MY TRAVELS THE PARANG WAS A FAMILIER FACE . HERE IN THE CENTRE OF THE HOT DUSTY CITY WAS FUN .THE PARAGANG IN THE DAY WAS A HEAVING SHOPPING AREA BUSTLING WITH BUYERS AND SELLERS ,HAVING SOME SHIRTS MADE I VISITED THE TAILOR JUST A FEW STREETS AWAY AND THEN COLLECTED THEM ON MY RETURN FROM VARANASSI .GOING TO HIS HOUSE WAS AN EYE OPENER, AND ALTHOUGH THEY LIVED IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL POVERTY ,THEY WERE PROUD AND SO WELCOMING.
BY NIGHT THE PARAGANG BECAME A DIFFERENT PLACE. DARK AND MISTY WITH THE SHADOWS JUMPING OUT ON YOU ,RICKSHAW DRIVERS SELLING OPIUM,SO IM TOLD .I HOPE ONE DAY TO GO BACK .