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It's Hot, originally uploaded by T1TAN.

Hand pulled Rickshaws are not a common site at Kolkata now -a-days, but at some portions of the city they are still present. This is April and quite hot here. One of the Rickshaw puller taking a nap at 7:30 in the morning!
A street shot from West Bengal.

Stacked Slums, originally uploaded by Steve Rosset.

Mumbai, India

Driving through the city is never dull. It's one of the only places that I've visited where getting somewhere becomes an adventure. The combination of people, cars, two / three wheelers, trucks, carts and animals creates this chaotic (but wonderful) layer to the society. It simply buzzes with life.

Here you can see a slum development that has started building on top of itself. Its actually going vertical due to the land constraints. Just amazing to see how people adapt to the changing city - the level of improvisation is truly amazing.

Good morning Gramps and Granny !, originally uploaded by oochappan.

Uttaranchal - Haridwar
It would be rather unrespectful to look into grandparent's bedroom when they are still in bed but their bedroom was on the street of the main road of Haridwar, sleeping there at 4°C night. You work whole your life to get your daily bread but and when you get old, you need less.
Good night Mr. Politician, sleeping tight on your money safe on Swiss Banks.

“It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.”, originally uploaded by Dreamzzzz.....

I thought it would be tough to communicate with people in Ladakh as I dint know their language,but I was surprised to see them speak Hindi fluently and almost everyone spoke the national language compared to other parts of India where it is treated as alien .

Its a view from the local market in Leh, Jamu and Kasmir.

joy, originally uploaded by vivek jena.

two children sharing turns standing on either pedals weaving through the alleys.
cuttack, india

Safe childhood? Companionship?, originally uploaded by oopsyaar007.

MDG4 & MDG8 - Reduce Child Mortality and Global Partnership.. I merged both of those goals into this.

Target 4a: Reduce by two thirds the mortality rate among children under five

* 4.1 Under-five mortality rate
* 4.2 Infant mortality rate
* 4.3 Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles

Target 8a: Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

Includes a commitment to good governance, development and poverty reduction – both nationally and internationally

Target 8b: Address the special needs of the least developed countries

Includes: tariff and quota free access for the least developed countries' exports; enhanced programme of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and cancellation of official bilateral debt; and more generous ODA for countries committed to poverty reduction

Target 8c: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States (through the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States and the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly)

Target 8d: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national and international measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long term

Some of the indicators listed below are monitored separately for the least developed countries (LDCs), Africa, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

Official development assistance (ODA)

* 8.1 Net ODA, total and to the least developed countries, as percentage of OECD/DAC donors’ gross national income
* 8.2 Proportion of total bilateral, sector-allocable ODA of OECD/DAC donors to basic social services (basic education, primary health care, nutrition, safe water and sanitation)
* 8.3 Proportion of bilateral official development assistance of OECD/DAC donors that is untied
* 8.4 ODA received in landlocked developing countries as a proportion of their gross national incomes
* 8.5 ODA received in small island developing States as a proportion of their gross national incomes

Market access

* 8.6 Proportion of total developed country imports (by value and excluding arms) from developing countries and least developed countries, admitted free of duty
* 8.7 Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries
* 8.8 Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries as a percentage of their gross domestic product
* 8.9 Proportion of ODA provided to help build trade capacity

Debt sustainability

* 8.10 Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)
* 8.11 Debt relief committed under HIPC and MDRI Initiatives
* 8.12 Debt service as a percentage of exports of goods and services

Target 8e: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries

* 8.13 Proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis

Target 8f: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

* 8.14 Telephone lines per 100 population
* 8.15 Cellular subscribers per 100 population
* 8.16 Internet users per 100 population

Rights Reserved..., originally uploaded by Karthick Makka.

I used to see him When i go for tea near to my office. Whenever i take camera with me, he will not be there. He used to sit infront of the salon. Neatly keep a cloth and he sit over that and a good suitcase also with him.. Very old man.. I am very much love him. Very harmless and watching the road all the time. Dono what he used to take food and for shelter. Dono whether he is a relative of someone near to that place. Today got a chance to get my camera and he also there in the same place. Happily i clicked. Got a shot when he kept his hand over the mouth looks like no one should talk here..