On the streets of South Asia

Dawn.com Published January 12, 2012
A woman leaves her house carrying a sack of corn to dry out in the sun, at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal January 11, 2012. - Reuters Photo
A woman leaves her house carrying a sack of corn to dry out in the sun, at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal January 11, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Afghan boys play football in sunset in Mazar-i-Shraif on January 10, 2012. Football is one of the most popular games in Afghanistan and is played on dusty dry ground more often than grass. - AFP Photo
Afghan boys play football in sunset in Mazar-i-Shraif on January 10, 2012. Football is one of the most popular games in Afghanistan and is played on dusty dry ground more often than grass. - AFP Photo
A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, smokes marijuana as he sits at the Sangam, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, January 11, 2012. - AP Photo
A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, smokes marijuana as he sits at the Sangam, in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, January 11, 2012. - AP Photo
A Pakistani labourer unloads bananas from a truck at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. - AP Photo
A Pakistani labourer unloads bananas from a truck at a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. - AP Photo
Indian workers prepare balls of coloured kite thread by a roadside in Amritsar on January 9, 2012. - AFP Photo
Indian workers prepare balls of coloured kite thread by a roadside in Amritsar on January 9, 2012. - AFP Photo
A Hindu devotee walks at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, India. - AP Photo
A Hindu devotee walks at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, India. - AP Photo
A Pakistani vendor, Mohammad Ameer, extrudes almond oil from a manual press at a market in Karachi on January 9, 2012. - AFP Photo
A Pakistani vendor, Mohammad Ameer, extrudes almond oil from a manual press at a market in Karachi on January 9, 2012. - AFP Photo
A woman walks through an alley at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal January 11, 2012. - Reuters Photo
A woman walks through an alley at Khokana village in Lalitpur, Nepal January 11, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Pakistani truck driver Habibullah cleans a body of his truck decorated with traditional truck art in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012. - AP Photo
Pakistani truck driver Habibullah cleans a body of his truck decorated with traditional truck art in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012. - AP Photo
Afghan men stand next to a fire on a cold morning in an open livestock market near Bala Hissar, an old fortress, in Kabul January 10, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Afghan men stand next to a fire on a cold morning in an open livestock market near Bala Hissar, an old fortress, in Kabul January 10, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Pakistani street performers sit near a fire at a roadside to keep themselves warm during the severe winter in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012. - AP Photo
Pakistani street performers sit near a fire at a roadside to keep themselves warm during the severe winter in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012. - AP Photo
A homeless child eats biscuits with tea on a street in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. A new study says 42 percent of children in India under the age of five are underweight and nearly 60 percent are stunted. The Hunger and Malnutrition Survey released Tuesday surveyed over 100,000 children in 112 districts across nine states in the country. These included 100 districts with the worst child development indicators. - AP Photo
A homeless child eats biscuits with tea on a street in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. A new study says 42 percent of children in India under the age of five are underweight and nearly 60 percent are stunted. The Hunger and Malnutrition Survey released Tuesday surveyed over 100,000 children in 112 districts across nine states in the country. These included 100 districts with the worst child development indicators. - AP Photo
Ahmad Sharif, 21, holding his balloons in hope of selling them, walks in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. - AP Photo
Ahmad Sharif, 21, holding his balloons in hope of selling them, walks in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. - AP Photo
A boy transports fodder on a horse-cart through the outskirts of Quetta January 7, 2012. - Reuters Photo
A boy transports fodder on a horse-cart through the outskirts of Quetta January 7, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Shuvo, 7, works at a metal workshop which makes propellers for ships at a shipbuilding yard next to Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 10, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Shuvo, 7, works at a metal workshop which makes propellers for ships at a shipbuilding yard next to Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 10, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Pakistani laborers pull a loaded handcart to earn some money for their living in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. - AP Photo
Pakistani laborers pull a loaded handcart to earn some money for their living in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. - AP Photo
A street vendor blows bubbles to show customers at his stall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 7, 2012. - Reuters Photo
A street vendor blows bubbles to show customers at his stall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 7, 2012. - Reuters Photo
Pakistani nomad Mohamad Jan stands near his sheep during feeding time on the outskirts of Islamabad on January 10, 2012. Nomads travel from Pakistan's northern areas in winter specially from the Kaghan and Neelum valleys to the plain areas annually to shield their livestock from the freezing winter temperatures. - AFP Photo
Pakistani nomad Mohamad Jan stands near his sheep during feeding time on the outskirts of Islamabad on January 10, 2012. Nomads travel from Pakistan's northern areas in winter specially from the Kaghan and Neelum valleys to the plain areas annually to shield their livestock from the freezing winter temperatures. - AFP Photo

Images from South Asia, capturing people busy doing their chores and making a living.

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GKrish
Jan 12, 2012 09:56pm
Superb collection of pictures. Nowhere in the entire world can such a kaleidoscope and collage come through so vividly . May God grant us the peace to be all together soon.
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