Histoires
The Photo That Changed Me: reconnecting in Rajasthan
Inspired by an old black-and-white photo, Peter John Watson reconnects his father with long-lost friends in India, four decades after they said goodbye


Histoires
Inspired by an old black-and-white photo, Peter John Watson reconnects his father with long-lost friends in India, four decades after they said goodbye


My parents’ stories of India lit a flame in me early on – a deep-rooted wanderlust
While my father completed his teaching contract, he and my mother took short trips around Rajasthan – from Jaisalmer, the Golden City, to Jaipur, the Pink City
Peter’s father in 1970 at Shree Mahesh School
My father showed me a handful of photos from their time in India. I’d seen many of them before – but one stood out
I had the photo, and a few scraps of outdated information: a school name and the names of people who may or may not still be alive
Peter’s father Geoffrey returned to the same house in Bhilwara 43 years later
A warm reunion for Geoffrey and Radheshyam and Satynarain