From tourist to restorer: Irishman takes on Jodhpur’s forgotten stepwells
- Caron Rawnsley, 80, first came to Jodhpur over a decade ago to trace memories his mother had once shared about India.
- He noticed the city's centuries-old stepwells — called baoris and jhalras — buried under garbage and years of neglect.
- Instead of just visiting, he stayed — using a rake and spade to start clearing the trash out of the wells himself.
Source: theprint.in
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