Tag Archives: India

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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Last Group Photo!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by annetbell

  Our last group photo on the roof terrace with Mukesh and Jayshree ! Tomorrow will be a week since David and I left India.   As of yesterday , all these amazing students are back home in the US … Continue reading →

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Leaving India !

Posted on May 6, 2015 by annetbell

Celebrating the Festival of Hoil ! “India leaves her mark on her guests in a most haunting compelling and often surprising way. I suspect that even now you are trying to figure out how to get back there!” (A comment … Continue reading →

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Reflections on North India by Jennifer Lema

Posted on May 5, 2015 by annetbell

The countdown has begun.  Two  days from this early morning, we begin our journey back to the United States.   Jennifer Lema is one of  the girls from this group of students.  Part of their work was a series of essays … 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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Kerala.. . . The “Jungle”

Posted on April 20, 2015 by annetbell

Well jungle originally came from Sanskrit that was the precursor  of  many of the subcontinent Indian languages. And  look behind the boat and you will see why Kerala is jungle to me! More about the boat ride after a few … 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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