Alive * Support iranian.com * FAQ * Write for Iranian.com * Editorial policy Finding your own Photo essay: India By Marjaneh Zahed-Khorassani-Kindersley July 15, 2002 The Iranian Initially I had a return ticket to the Southern state of Kerala for ten days. I stayed three months. India really is a country of paradox and extremes: strange/familiar, extreme poverty/enormous wealth, corruption/humility, chaos/system, ugliness/unimaginable beauty... but always colorful and with a feeling of being alive. I've come back with hundreds of tapes ranging from Ghazals to Stutis and Stotras, metres of saris, books (even a book about various ways of saying "hello" in India), roll upon roll of film (taken with a seriously cheap, automatic Canon camera) and a daily desire to go back as soon as possible. Everyone finds their own India. And I hope that I have been able to show a tiny glimpse of what I saw and experienced in the following pictures and that those smiles will bring you joy. >>> NEXT (18 total) Copyright 2001 >>> NEXT (18 total) Comment for The Iranian letters section Comment for Marjaneh Zahed-Khorassani-Kindersley ALSO By Marjaneh Koon-fused Suddenly Pavarotti hit the high C. And so did I! Not Johnny or Jane I'm a hairy monster RELATED A small piece of the world Traveling in India By Neema Moraveji Alone in India I remember marigolds and the Taj Mahal room 302 By Bakhtiari Rose Travel features in iranian.com Photo features in iranian.com SECTIONS * Recent * Covers * Writers * Arts & lit * Opinion * All sections Book of the day iranbookshop.com Tehran dar yek negah Coffee-table book about the history of Tehran

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