TRAVEL THE WORLD - JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA

This little girl was dancing in a restaurant in Jodhpur where we had lunch. She was very confident and graceful, and just one of the many children in India who are forced by economic circumstances to take employment.

INDIA VACATION 2007

WOMEN IN INDIA

Women in India, even if poor, have remarkable dignity and grace. They almost always wear lovely jewelery and vibrantly coloured clothes. Observing Indian women, we sensed an inner confidence and calm self-possession that we did not notice in the women of other countries we had visited.

In the photos are shown: top, a lady vendor of handicrafts at the Diu city market; centre, a girl who danced in a Jodhpur restaurant; and, bottom, lady visitors at the palace in Mandu.