Driving through Guwahati city

From the archive record

Guwahati is one of the most rapidly growing cities in the state of Assam in eastern India. The gateway to the northeast and the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the region, Guwahati serves as the starting block for most Northeast itineraries. It’s a somewhat featureless city – a prosaic heap of glass and concrete for the most part – but there are a scattering of interesting temples to explore. Walk its back alleys and old quarters, however, and you will be able to salvage a generous amount of local flavour that lingers amid its suburban sprawl of ponds, palm trees, small single-storey traditional houses and old colonial-era mansions. Source: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/northeast-states/guwahati#ixzz3pfQOmfea This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage