http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/tags/clear/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:16:05 -0700 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:16:05 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3026/buddyicons/9918790@N03.jpg?1223441969#9918790@N03 http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/tags/clear/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/2895203997/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/streetcorner/">streetcorner</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/2895203997/" title="Hansela - the girl with emerald eyes"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3079/2895203997_380aa87905_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hansela - the girl with emerald eyes" /></a></p> <p>India is a crossroad. Every country along the silk road actually is. A mix of thousands of civilizations, the result of millions of cultural and political threads woven together in the fabric of history. Say &quot;Canim&quot; in Turkey &quot;Janiman&quot; in India, and you'll speak the same words of love. Wander in a village lost in the countryside, and you might get - in a little girl's eyes - a taste a Afghanistan...</p> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:16:05 -0700 2008-06-04T08:04:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (streetcorner) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2895203997 Hansela - the girl with emerald eyes <p>India is a crossroad. Every country along the silk road actually is. A mix of thousands of civilizations, the result of millions of cultural and political threads woven together in the fabric of history. Say &quot;Canim&quot; in Turkey &quot;Janiman&quot; in India, and you'll speak the same words of love. Wander in a village lost in the countryside, and you might get - in a little girl's eyes - a taste a Afghanistan...</p> streetcorner pakistan portrait india green eye girl smile wall closeup rural happy countryside town kid student village child play little young earring clear afghan nosering playful emerald mischevious uttarpradesh hansela hamletindian http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/2896041930/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/streetcorner/">streetcorner</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcorner/2896041930/" title="Mubarespur - blue eyed leader"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3077/2896041930_2a67b7be12_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mubarespur - blue eyed leader" /></a></p> <p>Sometimes, all it takes is a leader. A committed servant willing to help rather than stuff his pockets. A hardworking official who will spend his days fighting to get a water pump built, a house repaired, a poverty-reduction program implemented. A simple guy willing to sit with the poorest of the poor and listen to their complaints. Sometimes, all it takes is one man. And still, he is so hard to find.</p> Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:15:55 -0700 2008-06-04T02:02:31-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (streetcorner) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2896041930 Mubarespur - blue eyed leader <p>Sometimes, all it takes is a leader. A committed servant willing to help rather than stuff his pockets. A hardworking official who will spend his days fighting to get a water pump built, a house repaired, a poverty-reduction program implemented. A simple guy willing to sit with the poorest of the poor and listen to their complaints. Sometimes, all it takes is one man. And still, he is so hard to find.</p> streetcorner poverty blue portrait india man reflection green look closeup rural mouth pose beard countryside eyes village power eyelashes indian chief poor lips moustache clear elder stare politician leader local posture elections simple eyebrows advisor uttarpradesh panchayat villagecouncil