I can still taste the panic I felt that day, when my two and a half year old ran to the window in my mother's house shouting 'fire crackers!!'It had been a few weeks since Diwali so that felt wrong.Or maybe it was the macabre sound of gun shots that so clearly reached me first.7… Continue reading Mumbai π26/11/2008π #neverforget
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The History of India…A Hope for its Future
'Ramayan' TRP rating breaks record, garners 170 million viewers - Republic Ramanandβs epic show has overtaken the popular βGame Of Thronesβ in terms of viewership. -Times of India When I was a little girl, I lived in a loud, loving, boisterous joint family with nine members and a rotation of house guests. Mobile phones had… Continue reading The History of India…A Hope for its Future
From India with Love
Dear First Time Traveller, Allow me to introduce myself. I am India, the land of snake charmers, colourful festivals, song and dance. Regretfully, I am also the land where poverty, illiteracy, hunger and corruption are rampant and unconcealed. And yet I can be described as the land of opportunities, extravagant nightclubs, luxury hotels and expensive… Continue reading From India with Love
