Category Archives: Amdavad

India Overtaking China in Population

Posted on May 5, 2016 by annetbell

In 7 Years, India’s Population Will Overtake China’s http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/in-7-years-indias-population-to-overtake-chinas-1203252 IANS, Modified: August 03, 2015 12:54 IST India will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by 2022, says a new UN report that revises its previous estimates, which put … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, empowering women, India, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged China, feeling the multitudes, fertility, food, India, India passing China in Population, population, population mandates | 2 Comments

Indian Signs in Different Languages

Posted on May 4, 2016 by annetbell

GUEST POST WRITTEN BY Sahith Aula Forbes Magazine “The Trouble With English in India” Mr. Aula is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Emory University. Imagine living in a nation where … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, India, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged alphabets, communications, English of the educated, English of the elite, India, language levels of difficulty, languages, tourism | 2 Comments

Through Their Eyes and Into Their Hearts

Posted on April 22, 2016 by annetbell

Monday night was the exhibition of our trip to India in 2015. It was a story on a wall of photographs, sketches, funny photos with funnier quotes, a wall of student architectural designs, and all covered by colorful scarves … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Architecture, India, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged architecture design, Incredible India, India Exhibition, Photograpphy, RPI Architecture School, sketching, travel | 4 Comments

Snuggling Baby Elephants

Posted on March 11, 2016 by annetbell

These Baby Elephants Think They’re Lap Dogs Baby elephants don’t make good pets, but you’re going to wish they did. 03/10/2016 11:47 am ET | Updated 8 hours ago Kate BratskeirFood and Health Editor, The Huffington Post Oliver NobleSenior Video … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Animals, India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amdavad sights of the streets, baby elephants who think they are lap dogs, elephants, gentle giants, hugging elephants. | 3 Comments

Patel Fights Off Robber with a Hammer !

Posted on March 9, 2016 by annetbell

This Indian woman named Bhumik Patel (yes from the Gujurat Patels) fearlessly if not foolishly fought off a robber with a hammer in a store in Georgia. She said she was not scared at all because her Hindu god was … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, India, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Bhumik Patel, brave shopkeeper, bravery, fights off robber, Georgia, immigrant, India, Indian, Patel clan, USA | 2 Comments

India, Quotas, Mr. Modi, Gujurat, Patels

Posted on March 2, 2016 by annetbell

Patel demonstration in Amadavad, Gujurat, one million strong. Patel community threatens BJP with poll losses in Gujarat if it can’t have OBC status… as rally turns violent and police resort to teargas. This is the quota method for giving opportunities … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, India, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmadavad, caste system, education, fairness, Gujurat, injustice, justice, OBC, population classification, quotas | Leave a comment

People , People Everywhere. . . . . . Urban India

Posted on February 15, 2016 by annetbell

These high-end apartments on the outskirts of Delhi in a area called Gurgon spring up like mushrooms. Our second trip when we drove into Delhi, it seemed the number had multiplied. The weather is mostly fine for construction in … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Animals, Delhi, India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 1.2 billion people, 53 Indian cities of one million or more, high rise homes, India, population | 4 Comments

Healthy and Delicious Mango Lassi

Posted on January 22, 2016 by annetbell

This is one of the Indian secret weapons. . . .yogurt at every meal to help with digestion. There is mango lassi which blends two of the mainstays of Indian cuisine. Yogurt helps with the digestion of the spicy curries … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged digestion, India, Indian drink, Mango Lassi, spicy curries, yogurt | 2 Comments

Tea with the Dead

Posted on January 16, 2016 by annetbell

image by gujaratonweb.com Just an ordinary tearoom where many, mostly men, gather for there morning chai. As good as the food is, the charm and draw of the shop is the mystery of Muslim tombs scattered throughout the shop. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amdavad, Architecture, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Amdavad, architecture, art, Chai, India, Indian Picasso, Lucky Tea Room, PF Hussain | 33 Comments

Children of God #3

Posted on May 14, 2015 by annetbell

https://youtu.be/M29-20Rj3OM Before we went to walk through this slum just down and across Ashram Road from Gandhi Ashram, I bought a huge plastic jar of individually wrapped chocolates. I divided it into plastic bags and the students who wanted to … Continue reading →

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