Where have the dhabas gone?

June 06, 2016 17:57

Wide, 4 lane expressways have taken the pleasures out of seeing life along the roads like the highways of old -- homes, bazaars, dhabas, women filling water, elderly folk sitting under the peepal tree... True Indian scenes most often lie on less travelled routes, along roads that have fallen off the map, after modern highways have come up.

On the fourth leg of their 2,148 km journey, Rediff.com's Archana Masih and photographer Rajesh Karkera discover one such forgotten place in the Thar Desert. Read more

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