Everyone knows the Taj Mahal, but in Aurangabad further south, you can find the “poor man’s Taj” – a sad, little monument mimicking its big brother up in Agra. The Bibi Ka Maqbara was built in the 17th century by the son of the Emperor Aurangzeb in honor of his mother. The Taj, of course, …
I’ve had this vegetarian dish, Malai Kofta, a handful of times across India, and just about every time I’ve enjoyed it. It’s one of those things I never saw (or maybe just didn’t notice) on an Indian restaurant menu in America, but here, it’s everywhere. Delicious and tasty, it’s one of my favorite Indian meals. …
This book is on nearly everyone’s to-read list, before, after or during a trip to India. Rightly so, because it’s a good book. Maybe if I’d read it before I arrived I’d have a different opinion of the book, but reading it on the beaches of Goa, I didn’t take to it so warmly. Yes …
Just like finding alcohol in a Muslim country, peace activists in Israel or vegetarian food in Spain (ok…trying to find something without pork in Spain may actually be near impossible) it’s possible to find a cheeseburger in India.
“If you took people seriously in this part of the world,” he says, “you would never leave home.” And it is true that everywhere dangers and difficulties are exaggerated by the local people, if only as a good excuse for extortion or malingering; one must go oneself to know the truth. – Peter Matthiesson, The …
India is a fascinating place, to say the least. I’m so unsure of what I think of this country both culturally and politically. So much is so different, yet sometimes familiar and I’m conflicted. Yesterday, in the Paharganj area of Delhi, I was witness to something I’ve heard is commonplace, but was unsettling, frustrating, and …
Hi. It’s been weeks, I know. I have about a million things I can update you on, but I just don’t have the time (despite having quite a bit of time, actually). Hopefully there will be more posts to come soon, but I just wanted to ramble a bit on my blog rather than my …
Images of Diwali 2010 in Mumbai — including the Diwali religious ceremony and the bright (& very LOUD) fireworks that can be seen and heard all over Mumbai
This traditional Marathi folk dance is local to the Maharashtra state of India. You may have seen President Obama dancing to something like this when he was here last week. What is it with politicians and the need to make a fool of themselves dancing to local beats?
Call me a romantic, but every time I enter a new country or start to get to know a place, it suddenly feels very important. When in Israel, I felt that my internship and the news about continued direct talks made me feel like it was an exciting time to be in Israel. By the …