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The Rickety Rickshaw: June 2008
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Saturday, June 28, 2008. Afterwards, we visited a few sites in GK II. First, we visited the Lotus temple, a non-denominational temple that is shaped like a lotus. The great thing about this temple is that it received visitors from all parts of India and from all religions. This is how temples should be. Posted by Ravi Ragahvan. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. 59°56' N 30°20' E. I also felt that Russians, at least in this city, are hustlers, just like Indians....
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The Rickety Rickshaw: December 2008
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Monday, December 8, 2008. My travels in India are over. I'm back in the US and have been since November 14. I now consider myself fully 'repatriated'. There are still people who ask me why I went to India and what I was hoping to accomplish from my experience abroad. I wrote an article for the VE India newsletter,. Reflections on my India Experience. Which I think addresses this question:. Made great friends, and collected countless memories. And I’...
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The Rickety Rickshaw: India, Please Join the 21st Century
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Sunday, April 27, 2008. India, Please Join the 21st Century. By doing the following:. Don't drink and drive. Now, I could have made this list much longer but if Indians did just these 4 things they would be given immensely more respect by the international community. India's economy is on the rise. Now, it's time for them to improve their social behavior to match the norms of the developed world. You might ask "What's the point? 2 Don't drink and drive.
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The Rickety Rickshaw: July 2008
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Saturday, July 5, 2008. Happy 4th of July. Happy 4th of July to everyone. It feels great to celebrate this holiday on US soil. This is one of my favorite patriotic pictures. It is of 6 US Marines raising the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. And, of the 6 Marines who were raising the flag, 3 died in the battle: http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Iwo Jima. I'd like to leave you with a nice patriotic song, God Bless the USA:. Happy 4th of July!
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The Rickety Rickshaw: November 2008
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. What better way to end our 10 day sojourn to Jammu and Kashmir than with a visit to the. In 1 day, is a serious physical challenge. And for many, including me, it was a highly spiritual experience as well. Though there were many ways to reach Vaishno Devi (helicopter, pony,. Was the only reason they came on the trip. And the elderly were seriously concerned that without the helicopter they would miss. There are 2 routes to. I star...
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The Rickety Rickshaw: Allergic bronchitis in Amritsar
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Sunday, February 17, 2008. Allergic bronchitis in Amritsar. Well, I'd like to say that everything went lovely for me in Amritsar and I saw the Waga border, the Golden Temple, Jallianawala Bagh, and took the 1st class Shitbadi train back to Delhi. Unfortunately, it didn't. And here's what happened:. By the time my family came to India, I had mostly recovered. So, what caused this mess? 1) Pollution - and dust - just a bad combination for your throat and lungs...
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The Rickety Rickshaw: A New Front in the War on Mosquitos
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Thursday, May 1, 2008. A New Front in the War on Mosquitos. In Hindi, they are called 'Macchar'. That's one Hindi word I'll never forget. My war with mosquitos is now entering its 8 month, with no end in sight. The mosquitos launched an early offensive on my exposed leg on my 2nd day in India. They had caught me completely unaware. Sitting out on the terrace that day, I absorbed roughly 10 mosquito bites on my feet. In this scene, the Emperor is looking for a.
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The Rickety Rickshaw: Calcutta
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Thursday, May 1, 2008. The week after Dubai, it was on to Calcutta. Jasvir was heading to Canada soon, so this was the best time for me to go to Calcutta to visit him and his parents. Calcutta was also my first foray to the East of India. In Calcutta, I saw:. St Xavier's (where my dad did his 12th). Bengal Engineering College - Shibpur. At first I thought how barbaric this whole ritual was. Then, however, I realized that these goats were going to die and...
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The Rickety Rickshaw: Pahalgam
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A blog I'm keeping during my travels in India. Sunday, November 23, 2008. Undoubtedly the best part of our Kashmir trip was our 2 days in Pahalgam. Can be reached via a picturesque, 3-4 hour drive east from Srinagar on tree-lined highways with saffron fields on both sides of the road. Along the way to Pahalgam. We stopped at the Avantipur. Ruins, home of a former Vishnu temple. The temple was mostly destroyed in an earthquake yet it is still impressive and is a strong reminder of Kashmir's Hindu past.
