Hello friends, sorry for not keeping up for so many months due to
some personal issues
Ganktok the capital city of state
of Sikkim in North-East India, is an amazing place for any travel enthusiast to
visit. This city is surely going to rejuvenate your soul. Its picturesque
landscapes and rich cultural heritage can keep you captive for hours, days or
probably months and yet when you come back you would wish to have spent more
time there. The good thing is that there is always a next time when your heart
strives for it.
What I miss the most about
Gangtok is the evening I spent in Gandhi Market there.
At first it looked nothing
different than any other market place of a popular tourist place, but when I took
out my camera and started to look for subjects to capture I realized that this
market is not like the others I have visited previously. It was crowded yet
very peaceful. Something which I thought was impossible before I stood there in
that moment.
I kept wondering for many minutes
about the reasons behind this steadiness and calmness of a place so crowded and
I figured out that
- · It is all because of the discipline people follow here.
- · They all simply enjoy being here but make sure that they do not interrupt in other’s enjoyment.
- · No automobile zone status makes this market a paradise for shoppers.
- · Gangtok is a smoke free city and the administration authorities strictly enforce this law.
- · Well maintained flowers and pedestrian pavements keep your mind at ease.
I could sit there and watch
people walk around and shop for many hours forgetting the limits of time. It was
indeed an experience I’ve never had before. Chaotic, crowded, noisy and yet
tranquility prevailed all around. I am still not finished with this place and
one day I will again visit it just to sit there and watch a market breathing
and walking just like a peaceful monk in mountains.
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