Category Archives: Architecture

Happy 2015 Architecture Graduates !

Posted on June 2, 2015 by annetbell

Congratulations to all of you with love and best wishes from dbell and his better half, abell!

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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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Our Last Sunday in Amdavad !

Posted on May 4, 2015 by annetbell

  This was from a visit to a step well in Rajasthan which has nothing to do with this post except I like it and it is in India! I am an emotional  wreck.  Last night we had our last … Continue reading →

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Children of God #2

Posted on April 30, 2015 by annetbell

https://youtu.be/1k7ypBocrKQ The cheapest and most expedient way  for society to eradicate the slums  is by leveling them after moving the people out and clearing the property.  Next of course, new high rise apartment will be built. This is solving the problem and helping … Continue reading →

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Chitiral Festival

Posted on April 23, 2015 by annetbell

I love this map that so clearly shows the intermingling of the great templewhere and the streets and lives of the people.  It is difficult to see where one begins or ends as they intertwine.   Namaste!  From the first … Continue reading →

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Meenaksi Temple. . . . Madurai

Posted on April 22, 2015 by annetbell

  gopuras of Meenaksi Temple  This is the Meenaksi Sundareshvara Temple in Madurai which has been the heart and life of  the Tamil people for 2500 years from ancient Madurai until today.  It is hard to tell if the city … Continue reading →

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Second Day of 111 F. (44 C) with More Days to Come !

Posted on April 19, 2015 by annetbell

  Nothing says India more than the continuous sunshine and camels, unless it is the relentless heat!  After my years in Arizona , we would say something is  “Hot as Arizona!”, but now it is “Hot as India!”  It is … Continue reading →

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Elephant Pat . . . Shiva’s Wedding Anniversary. . Wind Flower. . . .

Posted on April 17, 2015 by annetbell

In Pondicherry, a seacoast city just south of Chennai, we were treated to a tropical resort called Wind Flower.  It was located out of the city and honestly, the plantings were more beautiful in my mind, than a Hawaiian resort … Continue reading →

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South India Here We Come!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by annetbell

Here is our itinerary for the trip that begins tomorrow. Between the heat, and  getting ready, and other things, I have been dithering about several posts I have started.  So I decided to share what we are doing  for the … Continue reading →

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Indian Architecture Award to Mr. Doshi

Posted on March 29, 2015 by annetbell

https://www.facebook.com/architecturaldigestindia/videos?fref=photo   Meet a truly amazing architect whom we have had the pleasure of meeting and talking to.  He is a gentle , kind, humble man who is known as the “Father of Indian Architecture.” He is 88 years old … Continue reading →

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