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FEBRUARY 24, FRIDAY
LANDOUR Our third evening in Landour we at at the Ivy Cafe, part of the Hotel Dev Dar Woods. Susie and I have been staying at the Hotel Dev Dar Woods together and separately for the last thirty years. The
FEBRUARY 24, FRIDAY
LANDOUR Our third evening in Landour we at at the Ivy Cafe, part of the Hotel Dev Dar Woods. Susie and I have been staying at the Hotel Dev Dar Woods together and separately for the last thirty years. The
FEBRUARY 23, THURSDAY
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL I graduated from Woodstock School in 1954, almost 70 years ago. On Thursday we went for an obligatory visit to the school and had a very pleasant time. Todd, Susie and I walked down the steep path from
FEBRUARY 23, THURSDAY
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL I graduated from Woodstock School in 1954, almost 70 years ago. On Thursday we went for an obligatory visit to the school and had a very pleasant time. Todd, Susie and I walked down the steep path from
FEBRUARY 22, WEDNESDAY
FOUR INDIAS Childhood India: ALLAHABAD AND LANDOUR When I was a boy I lived in a high ceilinged large house in Allahabad where my father was Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute. But since Allahabad and all of the vast
FEBRUARY 22, WEDNESDAY
FOUR INDIAS Childhood India: ALLAHABAD AND LANDOUR When I was a boy I lived in a high ceilinged large house in Allahabad where my father was Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute. But since Allahabad and all of the vast
FEBRUARY 21, TUESDAY
AIR QUALITY INDEX I have a hacking dry cough which has been increasing for the last week. In the last four days I’ve had a violent night of food poisoning and then, on and off since, a sour stomach of
FEBRUARY 21, TUESDAY
AIR QUALITY INDEX I have a hacking dry cough which has been increasing for the last week. In the last four days I’ve had a violent night of food poisoning and then, on and off since, a sour stomach of
FEBRUARY 20, MONDAY
HANGING ON AND LETTING GO We are visiting several Indias on this trip. There is the urban India of middle and upper class Delhi with goods from all over the world for sale, there is the desert landscape of Gujurat
FEBRUARY 20, MONDAY
HANGING ON AND LETTING GO We are visiting several Indias on this trip. There is the urban India of middle and upper class Delhi with goods from all over the world for sale, there is the desert landscape of Gujurat
FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY
SHIV RATRI EVE Shiv Ratri is a celebration of Shiva, whose lingam, black stone symbolic phallic image, is in the holiest spot of Varanasi, the Golden Temple. All pilgrims to Varanasi during their time here visit the Golden Temple, waiting
FEBRUARY 19, SUNDAY
SHIV RATRI EVE Shiv Ratri is a celebration of Shiva, whose lingam, black stone symbolic phallic image, is in the holiest spot of Varanasi, the Golden Temple. All pilgrims to Varanasi during their time here visit the Golden Temple, waiting
FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
VARANASI WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKET Every morning farmers send their flowers from farms around Varanasi to the whole sale market and by mid afternoon the sale of flowers to shops that prepare ritual offerings for temples and for ceremonies at the
FEBRUARY 18, SATURDAY
VARANASI WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKET Every morning farmers send their flowers from farms around Varanasi to the whole sale market and by mid afternoon the sale of flowers to shops that prepare ritual offerings for temples and for ceremonies at the
FEBRUARY 17, FRIDAY
DRUPAD MELA Varanasi is known for its music schools and musical performances and the height of the music season is the Drupad Mela, this week, when free concerts are put on under large tents on the bank of the Ganges.
FEBRUARY 17, FRIDAY
DRUPAD MELA Varanasi is known for its music schools and musical performances and the height of the music season is the Drupad Mela, this week, when free concerts are put on under large tents on the bank of the Ganges.
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY
DELHI BELLY Something I ate yesterday didn’t agree with me. It could have been the 4 puries and curry that I ate from my favorite street vendor who invited me to eat and wouldn’t let me pay. I took his
FEBRUARY 16, THURSDAY
DELHI BELLY Something I ate yesterday didn’t agree with me. It could have been the 4 puries and curry that I ate from my favorite street vendor who invited me to eat and wouldn’t let me pay. I took his
FEBRUARY 15, THUSDAY
RAMESH SINGH BOUNDARY This was my third visit to the Bengali settlement of bicycle rickshaw drivers. Most Indians have cell phones and therefore cameras. But the rickshaw driver families in their tiny houses don’t spend money on getting prints of
FEBRUARY 15, THUSDAY
RAMESH SINGH BOUNDARY This was my third visit to the Bengali settlement of bicycle rickshaw drivers. Most Indians have cell phones and therefore cameras. But the rickshaw driver families in their tiny houses don’t spend money on getting prints of
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