Open Road India
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Every face, every mile.

189 photographs from the road.

Interviewing the hundred-year-old. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Working the mountain fields. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A house of stone and timber. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A fire at dusk, after the hike. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Stone-and-timber homes in the hills. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Rambo and his yellow scooter — a Dalhousie landmark, and a man much missed. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Rooftops of the old city. · Nov 2015
An old door. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Rust and sunlight. — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Jan 2017
The hundred-year-old, waving us off. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Colours by the dozen — juttis strung up in the market. — Mumbai, Maharashtra · Nov 2015
Rambo — a rare portrait of the Dalhousie legend. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The Golden Temple in all its glory. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
At the dargah — Ajmer Sharif. — Rajasthan · Oct 2014
Lines of a lifetime. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
An elder in green. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A bidi against a Himachal wall. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A guardian of the temple. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
By the Golden Temple. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
The food cart. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A thoughtful gentleman. — Delhi · Nov 2015
Two friends. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Mountain blossoms. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A hundred years, written in her feet. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The climb's reward — sunrise from the summit. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Safety, in our hands. — Dhar Kalan, Punjab · Nov 2015
A Sikh elder. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
Behind the camera. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A holy man. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A girl at the doorway. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
All together now — the market. — Delhi · Nov 2015
Street food at dusk. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A face full of years. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Three little friends. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
High country. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A village on the terraces. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Sun through the pines. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Rambo again — the man with the yellow scooter who sold omelettes in Dalhousie. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Old friends of the city. — New Delhi · Nov 2015
Night-market lights — the Tunde area. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Oct 2014
Open and close — a level crossing somewhere in Karnataka. · Jul 2015
A steady gaze. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
An aqueduct near Lucknow. — Uttar Pradesh
Mountain kids. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A roadside smile. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A weathered face. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A chai-stall moment — the back alleys by Pehelwan da Dhaba. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A tree, a car, a pause. — Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Alone on the ridge. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The kids of the Puppet Colony. — Jaipur, Rajasthan
The Golden Temple by day. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A stop in the village. — Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
A little one. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A quiet little face. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A smoke by the road. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A craftsman at work. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Windmills over the fields. — Karnataka · Jan 2016
Clouds spill into the valley. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Our sticker on a pole in the city. — Delhi · Nov 2015
A hundred years old, mid-story. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Faces at the market, Rajiv Chowk. — Delhi · Nov 2015
A glance in the wing mirror, en route to Dalhousie. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Hands that have seen a century. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Standing on the summit. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A thoughtful little face. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Timelapses at dusk on the beach. — Gokarna, Karnataka
A child of the mountains. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Another face from the road. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A bite at Rambo's scooter — that Dalhousie landmark, with the man himself in the back. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Milestones in the hills — Dalhousie 25 km, stamped with our sticker. — Himachal Pradesh
The ride, up in the hills. — Himachal Pradesh
Lost in thought. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A traditional Himachali house of old wood. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A cart on the move, carrying our sticker. — Delhi · Nov 2015
In the Puppet Colony — GoPro on the head, puppet in hand. — Jaipur, Rajasthan · Oct 2014
The yellow scooter — Rambo's, in Dalhousie. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The farm. · Oct 2014
At the farm, with the kids. · Oct 2014
The mochi who mends shoes by the Golden Temple. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A tree on the rocks. — Himachal Pradesh
The one-handed flute player, at the farm. · Oct 2014
Through the old gateway, leaving the dargah. — Ajmer, Rajasthan · Oct 2014
Hauling the load — the cart with our sticker. — Delhi · Nov 2015
A town square. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Oct 2014
A grandmother's strength. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Gold against the night. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
Route 66 — on NH 66. — Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu · Aug 2015
An aqueduct fades into the haze. — near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A city at dusk. — Jaipur, Rajasthan · Oct 2014
Smiles all around — Holi near Lucknow. — Uttar Pradesh
On top of the world. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Bright eyes, a quiet smile. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The Western Ghats. — Radhanagari, Maharashtra · Apr 2016
A dog takes in the hills. — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Jan 2017
A bare tree in the mist. — Masuda, Rajasthan · Dec 2015
The Golden Temple after dark. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
The ice-skating boy and his shop. — Delhi
Sunset in the side mirror. — Bicholim, Goa · Mar 2016
The road we left behind. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A monsoon stop on the Pune–Bangalore highway. — Hukkeri, Karnataka · Jun 2017
Amritsar nights. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
The temple and its mirror — a rare frame, and a favourite. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
Momos and chai — they taste better up here. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Heavy skies over the plains. — Khandala, Maharashtra · Aug 2016
Everything we carry. — Mumbai, Maharashtra · Mar 2016
The open mountain road — our sticker riding along. — Himachal Pradesh
Trucks on the highway. — Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sundown over the flyover. — New Delhi · Oct 2014
Taking in the vastness. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A drink at golden hour. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The road through the valley. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A face at the dargah. — Ajmer, Rajasthan · Oct 2014
An abandoned bus. — near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
The entry ticket — Dr. Sálim Ali Bird Sanctuary. — Goa
Holy men in saffron — the Kumbh Mela. — Nashik, Maharashtra
A face near the temple. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Oct 2014
A lone car under a big sky — the Pune–Bangalore highway near Hubballi. — Karnataka · Aug 2015
Every medal the ice skater had won. — Delhi
With the man who planted the mangroves. — Panaji, Goa · Apr 2016
Sunrise in the hills near Dalhousie. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A mountain girl's gaze. — Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Storm light over the coast. — Canacona, Goa · Mar 2016
Sundown by the sea. — Panaji, Goa · Mar 2016
Ridge after ridge. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Signposts to everywhere — Deogarh, only 4 km. — Rajasthan · Oct 2014
The Golden Temple, lit. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A fishing boat, marked with our sticker. — Mumbai, Maharashtra
The land in the rear-view — shooting a timelapse. · Oct 2014
Parked in the clouds. — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Friends made on the road. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Dawn over the ranges. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
First light on the highway. — Wallajah, Tamil Nadu · Jul 2015
An empty mountain road — and one of our stickers on the railing. — Himachal Pradesh
Frying up the night — the Tunde area. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
The man selling sunglasses. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · Oct 2014
By the water's edge — our trip to Bhopal. — Madhya Pradesh
Bracing the mountain wind. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The way in — Dr. Sálim Ali Bird Sanctuary. — Goa
Catching the view. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
A gathering at Christ Church College. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
A prayer by the water — the ghats of Varanasi. — Uttar Pradesh · Oct 2017
Dawn at the Golden Temple. — Amritsar, Punjab · Nov 2015
A lake holds the last light — from the drone. — Maharashtra
Our very first shoot — three of us on the sunglasses seller. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
The road in the rear-view. · Jul 2015
Dogs behind the gate. — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Tent life. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
The puppeteer who showed us the ropes. — Jaipur, Rajasthan
Dusk, parked. — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Dec 2016
A river through the hills — a dam from the drone. — Maharashtra
Momos and tea, with a view. — Himachal Pradesh
The crew outside the dargah. — Ajmer, Rajasthan · Oct 2014
A shrine by the road.
Drowned trees.
A girl of the city. · Nov 2015
Friends for the journey.
The whole crew, with the mangrove man. — Panaji, Goa · Apr 2016
A shrine on the bend.
Riding the tractor.
A child among the photos. · Nov 2015
A thali on the way.
Carefree. · Nov 2015
Camp on the slope. — Chamba, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
An island in the calm. — possibly Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Night on the highway.
Camp for the night.
Hands at work. — Punjab
Open Road India — even on the weighing machine. — New Delhi · Nov 2015
The crew, on location. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh
Packed and ready. — Punjab
The crew, in the shade between takes.
A palette of spices.
On set — colour-matching the cameras. · Jun 2017
Stillness at sundown.
Open Road India, on the road.
Building the bonfire we'd later sit around. — Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh · Nov 2015
Behind the scenes with the ice skater's brother. — Delhi
Capturing the cook.
Filling up — and handing out the Red Bull that kept us going.
Ready to roll.
Gear down for the night — colour-calibrating the mix of cameras.
The crew, on the very first trip.
Sundown at the pass.
An empty avenue.
A roadside halt — food at the truck stop.
Sun over the water.
Boulders and fields.
The tools of the trade — basic kit, big road.
An auto with attitude.
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