I always knew that I can only write about India once I was already out of it, when I can candidly tell my stories, both good and bad, with less drama and more humor. India for me was a love-hate experience; my world practically turned upside down beyond my expectations. I managed to turn it [...]
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Consider this entry as an attempt at redemption for a five-month backlog. It’s just that I have blogged very few entries which were written hastily or just for the sake of writing something. They badly needed revising. Since my arrival in India, I’ve worked with my NGO, turned a year older, went on a 6-week [...]
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The Delhi Times reports that the minister of education was shot dead in a supposed high security zone. Rape incidences around the city had been alarmingly rising. And I am having withdrawal symptoms from deprivation of a fast internet connection. Other than that, everything’s normal here in curry country. So in between days, I amuse [...]
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