Tuesday 20 January 2015

Ugly beauty - Brutta bellezza - भद्दी सुन्दरता

Lake & garbage, Guwahati, Assam, India - Images by Sunil Deepak
Lake & garbage, Guwahati, Assam, India - Images by Sunil Deepak
Lake & garbage, Guwahati, Assam, India - Images by Sunil Deepak

Guwahati, Assam, India: In the centre of the city, that lake was hidden behind houses. It looked beautiful in the evening light. There was even a path along it for leisurely walking. However, at places there were mounds of garbage, and some of them were burning. When I asked a man about the name of that lake, he laughed and said that it was not a lake but just dirty water and that the government is planning to build a beautiful park in that place.

गुवाहाटी, असमः शहर के बीचों बीच की वह झील घरों के पीछे छुपी थी. संध्या की रोशनी में सुन्दर लग रही थी. झील के साथ साथ सैर करने के लिए रास्ता भी बना था. पर कई जगह कूड़े के ढेर लगे थे, कहीं कूड़ा जल रहा था. एक व्यक्ति से उस झील का नाम पूछा तो वह हँसा, बोला झील नहीं है, गन्दा नाला है, पर सुना है कि सरकार यहाँ सुन्दर पार्क बनायेगी.

Guwahati, Assam, India: Nel centro della città, quel lago era nascosto dietro le case. Nella luce della sera sembrava bello. Vi era anche un percorso lungo le acque per le passeggiate. Ma in alcuni posti vi erano ammassati i rifiuti e alcuni mucchietti bruciavano. Quando ho chiesto ad un uomo il nome di quel lago, si è messo a ridere e ha risposto che quello non era un lago, era acqua sporca ma che il governo intende costruire un bel parco in quel posto.

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6 comments:

  1. I hope the park makes the area more cleaner and it gets build up soon.Great shot

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    1. Thanks Ankita. Let us hope that your wish comes true.

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  2. I like this title which resembles the gist. Very nicely presented.

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    1. Thanks Vishal. It was a toss up between garbage lake and this one and I finally preferred this! :)

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  3. लगता है स्वच्छता अभियान अभी वहां तक नहीं पहुंचा है.. :)

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    1. स्वच्छता अभियान से दिल्ली भी साफ हो जायेगी तो गनीमत होगी! भारतवासी इतनी आसानी से नहीं बदलते. :(

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