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INDIA | Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | Views [316] | Comments [1]
A wedding. Indian
weddings typically tend to last 3 days or more depending on the loot inside
your safe. In Gujarati weddings, the first day is the bride to be’s Mehndi
Ceremony where all the giggling girls get together to put Mehndi on their hands
and ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 27 Jan 2012 | Views [756]
The Gandhi Ashram is fascinating and tells
the story of his life through a thoughtful narrative. The old photographs are
well worth seeing. Next to the Sabarmati
Ashram is a wonderful NGO called Manav Sadhna, which works ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 | Views [255]
I’m not sure if its a seasonal thing but
at dusk swarms of bats can be seen near the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. They
make an incredible screeching sound, and the show in the sky is hypnotic.
INDIA | Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012 | Views [1798]
One of my favourite things about India
is the tropical fruits. In Ahmedabad I was addicted to fresh coconut juice,
which is found in abundance on carts like the one above. In Hyderabad its
watermelon juice. You can still ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 7 Jan 2012 | Views [774]
Piles
of sarees at the end of the day in Aso Palav, one of the popular saree houses
in Gujarat. Even if you don’t wear sarees its worth going shopping just for the
experience. At least 2 salesmen (for some reason they are all men) sit you down
on ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012 | Views [218]
Wall hangings, cards, decorative boxes,
brass ornaments, bangles, jewellery, clothes, adorn the tiny little lanes in
Raipur in central Ahmedabad.
INDIA | Sunday, 1 Jan 2012 | Views [521]
So I probably haven’t mentioned the
transport system enough in India. This rickshaw came trundling along out of
nowhere, and I nearly fell out of mine laughing at the little legs flying out
of the back! It was hilarious! The back ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 30 Dec 2011 | Views [483]
Food in India is tasty. It has to be as
the Indian taste buds are pounded from an early age with all varieties of
masalas, oils, herbs, and seasoning. Even the budget chains like Honest have
delicious dishes, and all less ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 29 Dec 2011 | Views [1028]
I’ve known that my dad’s family had
lived in Khambatt for a long time, but I only discovered its historical secrets
on this trip. Khambatt or Cambay as it was called by the colonials was an
important trading port until the 1900s.... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 19 Dec 2011 | Views [229]
So after a few weeks in Ahmedabad we traipsed across to Rajasthan for what I thought would be respite from the madness of Ahmedabad. Sadly, it was just another type of madness! We landed in Jaipur, which was bulging with trigger happy Europeans, ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 5 Dec 2011 | Views [267]
So when you first land in Ahmedabad its striking how humans and animals, in particular the cows and monkeys co-exist quite happily within the chaos. If you’re lucky the peacocks also come out to play. I’m sure the non NRI Indians reading this will be ... Read more >
