Category Archives: India

In a Garden?

Posted on July 7, 2013 by annetbell

A garden is a peaceful place for relaxation, rest, and contemplation.  It can also be a meeting place.  Such it was in a garden, Jallianwala Bagh,  in Amritsar, Punjab on Sunday, April 15, 1919. The day was one of the … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain’s India

Posted on July 5, 2013 by annetbell

“This is indeed India, the land of dreams and romance, of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, of splendor and rags, of palaces and hovels, of tigers and elephants, the cobra and the jungle, the country of a hundred tongues, of many … Continue reading →

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What Does Young Egypt Want?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by annetbell

No, I didn’t make a mistake, but thought some parallels could  be drawn between the two countries’ young people. There are certain  similarities in the problems of sorting out the mixture of politics and religion.  The demographics are similar with … Continue reading →

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Cairo. . . .Now. . . . .and Then

Posted on July 1, 2013 by annetbell

As the military helicopters fly over Cairo and the Nile  with waving Egyptian flags in solidarity with the Egyptian people, the  military leadership has given President Morsi forty-eight hours to do something…..either resign or accept the will of the people. … Continue reading →

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Sunday, June 30th in Cairo

Posted on June 30, 2013 by annetbell

Today in Tahrir  Square,  there are at least 100,000 demonstrators gathered to protest President Morsi, who was elected one year ago today.  The Egyptians have discovered “Power to the People!” There is reporting of a possible new revolution beginning.  According … Continue reading →

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Rice Revolution – The World’s #1 Important Food Crop

Posted on June 28, 2013 by annetbell

It should come as no surprise that India’s preeminent crop is rice. It  produces 20% of the world’s crop, and rice is the staple of the diet  in the Eastern and Southern states in India. The usual number of harvests … Continue reading →

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Gujarati Thali at Agashiye, The House of MG

Posted on June 26, 2013 by annetbell

I have mentioned, before, this elegant hotel  in the heart of old Ahmedabad, The House of MG. It was built by a prominent, self-made, textile tycoon, Shri Mangaldas Girdhandas  in the 1920s.  He and his family lived and entertained on … Continue reading →

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Shine On Award

Posted on June 22, 2013 by annetbell

Thank you Tamara at mybotanicalgarden.wordpress.com  for nominating talesalongtheway.com  for the “Shine On award”! I hope my nominees will visit Tamara’s beautiful blog, soon. THE RULES ARE: 1. Display the award logo on your blog. 2. Link back to the person who … Continue reading →

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Potty Park

Posted on June 22, 2013 by annetbell

  Yes, there is a Toilet Garden in Ahmedabad.  Toilets or the lack  thereof are quite a problem in India. Gandhi said that sanitation is more important then independence. And after all these years it is still a  huge problem. … Continue reading →

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The Blind at Your Doorstep

Posted on June 19, 2013 by annetbell

One of the universal comments about India is, ” Your senses will be assaulted” which is pretty much true….thus universal in truth.  What if you were unable to see the vibrant colors, the friendly smiles, the cows wondering in the … Continue reading →

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