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| Temple in Malawan |
In Malawan I stopped to collect interviews and do some sketches from the roadside. A small white temple stood out, with its minarette decorated by reflective bits of enamel. The town was up early in the morning and our interview about the Hindu temple quickly drew a crowd of people who seemed both curious and shy towards our questions of the road. Several people corrected us and said this was the Sher Shah Suri Road. (Grand Trunk Road is the name given by the British during occupation).
Here are some quotes/interviews.
"It is being told that, one day, a groom’s marriage procession was going on this road. And due to some punishment by a god, they all become stones, also the food. This temple is made of those stones."
- - Pramod Singh and Ram Avtar, men, age 45 and 42
(Discussing road development) "Profit is there, what can be the loss? It’s like both are there, those thing s which give you profit also gives you loss. This is a necessity."
- B. Sibsebak Mishra, 55 year old man.
(Is the road is the same as it was in your childhood?) "Why this should be the same? (Is your business developing?) Nothing is happening, just happening well. (Has your business been affected?) Nothing, it is all the same, like a single ware. There is only one pottery." (General laughter followed this response.)
-- “B.”, potter, age 43
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| Barbershop in Malawan |
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| Outside Malawan, road marker showing NH 91 |
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