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Hindu Temples
... a swimming pool on the hotel roof though it was not one that we braved to use. The pigeons seemed to be enjoying it. We met a German anthropologist and her recently retired husband who are on a 3 month working trip in India. The lady commented that one significant change over the last 10-15 years is the number of 'fat' Indian women. Anthropologically she lamented this occurence. It seems that being thin in rural India is not necessarilily ...
The great train journey
... pavements in Mumbai and potholes in Aurangabad.
Although much of our journey was made at night we saw varied landforms, agricultural systems, towns and people. Around Auragabad hills of hard rock rose steeply above an otherwise flat plain and the farming seemed more prosperous. But for much of the long journey north-east from Secunderabad, there was much uncultivated scrubland. Nearer to Bhubaneswar rice paddy fields dominated and the farming seemed more organised. ...
Bhubaneswar Day 2
Imagine a facility where 16,500 tribal children ages 4-18 representing 62 tribal villages each with their own tribal language live and receive an education. Where they have a healthcare facility, are provided 3 meals a day all free of cost. In addition to education, they all receive training in some sort of trade and leave with a job in hand. This is where I spent the last 4 days. This was all founded by one man, Dr. Samanta. He ...
Bhubaneswar Day 1
... different from any other aspect of our trip. It feels more insulated from the destitution plaguing the rest of the state. Orissa happens to be the poorest state in India.I have really come to appreciate the complexity of studying culture while in India. While there are commonalities, each city, each school, even each family has their own sub-culture. The diversity of the geographical regions we have visited is ...
First Night with Hardeep
... is all smiles and continues to say "Mommy/Daddy, I am very happy. At five this morning in pure darkness we heard "Good morning mommy". I think she is proud to have parents to call her own. This morning we get on a flight back to Delhi and we will take her shopping. I can't see Hardeep being 15 yrs old. I am thinking 12-13 max. We have ...
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