GHY 01: Fish Market
Guwahati is termed as the Gateway to the Northeast and rightly so. The city has been witnessing throughout the ages the rise and fall of dynasties, of kingdoms, of people who came as invaders and explorers and laid the foundations of a great cultural melting pot. Many have given the city a name they think would fit the time and epoch they live in. Gauhati, Guahati, Goahawtee, Gohatti are some of the more popular ones. But ‘GHY’ remains as the numero uno choice for Guwahati’s abbreviation. I f you are a regular to the Railway Colony Market, Bamunimaidam, you will recognize this place. This was the fish market. From its inception in the early 1950s until 2005, this place used to be teeming with sellers and buyers, fighting and bargaining for the best catches of the day. The quality of the fishes was top-notch, and so was the chaos. In the early 70s, my father used to purchase ‘Singi Fish’ for Rs. 2.5/kg. In the 90s, when I started accompanying him to the shed, prices rose to about Rs. 12...
