India - across Bengal

[Didache]

Hi all

I have been scanning some old photographs in preparation for a talk I am doing soon. I will probably post a few of them over the next couple of days.

The first batch brought me back to January 2001 when I cycled across Bengal, staying in Leprosy hospitals along the way. It was a wonderful experience as you can imagine: beginning at Calcutta, and riding west into rural India where westerners are rarely seen - plus the sobering and yet inspiring work which is done among leprosy sufferers.

The first three pictures are just pics I grabbed along the way. The last two are women with leprosy. Due to the need to keep weight down, the camera I used was a cheap P & S film camera.

Cheers
Mike