Mangalam Kolkata (Calcutta)

... and went to the Victoria memorial hall and Park Street. I gave half a bottle of water to a slum child and made his day!
On Monday I started at school and they were all very welcoming, I am working with the preprimary class and on an aac project (developing new software). Also the physios seem to want me to assess feeding but they don't understand im not trained. Mind you they do need help and common ...

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SPITUK –CHILLING TREK

The trek that offers you glimpses into an amazingly diverse

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Kolkata.... words may not be able to fully describe but I'll do my best.  If one were to make general comments it could be said that India is a dirty country and also that there is quite a bit of poverty.  If I wanted an example of that statement I would have to pick Kolkata as the top choice based on the cities I visited.  I'm not sure why this city seemed to be in tougher shape than Delhi or Mumbai but if I had to hazard a guess I would say it is because Delhi and Mumbai are ...

... for forest fires miles from the nearest town. A girl who could teach english, chef professionally as well as studying for a degree in bio-chemistry. A guy who was just back from traveling in Afghanistan and Pakistan. So many people with gifts and skills I will probably never have. The people I met on that roof made me feel embarrassed that I have done so little with my life, one language, no instrument, no interesting job. And yet because I travel I am part of the group ...

... gave me a look and I thought it best I move along before I discovered what one of those police vans looked like from the inside. Probably really hot. We stopped off at a huge white building that turned out to be the post office and after visiting around 6 different counters just to purchase four stamps, we were asked to be interviewed by two different tv stations about the historic philaic exhibition that we must have come ...

... Indian pick up a dog by it's rear left hind leg and swing it around very hard and let it go, "what a strange thing to do". The dog still alive ran off limping. Every time Terri and I see dogs in the street in Delhi that are not dead we look to see if they are limping on the hind legs, so many are? So we are in Connaught place in Delhi, getting some tourist advice Terri decides that she needs to get some medicine says to bring up the phlegm that's on her chest. We ...

... Town being built at Rajarhat, he was thoroughly impressed by new eight lane road and seeing the way the city coming up, its residential area, information technology area and up-coming shopping malls. On 16th we took a tube or metro, as Calcutta calls it, and disembarked at Rabindra Sadan Station and walked to the Victoria Memorial, the greatest architectural achievement of the British in India. The Victoria Memorial has well manicured lawn, huge flowering and ...

... than good. It doesn't start with money and food, but it must start with a focus on love and attention. I believe that from there, other things will follow. Even in our own country, there is SO much pain and suffering. Maybe not as much on a physical level, but definitely on an emotional level. Just look at the number of anti-depressants used and suicides among mid- and upper class individuals. Love is the answer. In our own country, we are ...

... of refuse piled on the city street where one very thin wirey man was shoveling refuse into the back of an intricately decorated 'goods carrier' truck...black crows and thin dogs all around having their daily bread. The guys collecting paper and cardboard from the locals went back into his warehouse and came out with a relatively clean, thin cardboard box which was just the right size...and at 5 rupees (40 rupees = 1 USD) just the right price! Brought the box ...

... though?" He looked at me, glanced at all the really smart people in the plaza, and needed no other explanation. It's a status thing. Speaking English is high society and I was trying to kick it art-house style. The theatre would've been relaxing anyhow but I decided to keep walking. Kolkata is liberal. I was actually surprised to see a man release a mouse from a non-lethal trap. Chicken was on more restaurant menus and there weren't any cows, but there were still some ...