Tag Archives: India

Swords Are Drawn to Solve a Disagrement at the Golden Temple

Posted on June 10, 2014 by annetbell

From the Two-Way (NPR) Bill Chappell June 6 ,2014 Last Friday, there was a commemorative ceremony of the 1984 military raid at the Golden Temple that went awry with anger and swords causing  injuries and panic. Two stories  emerged in … Continue reading →

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Lok Sabha election 2014: Big margins show voters were decisive Suryakiran Tiwari 5 Jun 2014  http://www.nitcentral.com http://www.niticentral.com/2014/06/05/lok-sabha-election-2014-how-huge-margins-changed-everything-230737.html This is an article  from my friend who has studied  Indian politics  and elections  extensively. Now I can hear some collective sighs from the readers. … Continue reading →

Posted on June 8, 2014 by annetbell | 4 Comments

Fighting Monkeys

Posted on June 5, 2014 by annetbell

  I loved the monkeys and was always on the look-out in the trees, on the walls , or sitting on car roofs in the city as we walked around.  We never had a bad experience with any of them. … Continue reading →

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Are We Famous Yet?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by annetbell

Originally posted 4/01/13 by ATBell The two episodes of Indian TV on which we had cameo appearances were aired over this weekend. Basically, the first hour or part 1 was on Saturday, and the part 2 on Sunday night. For … Continue reading →

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Gujurati Tali

Posted on May 29, 2014 by annetbell

Namaste! I love the hot/sweet tastes of Gujarati cuisine!  Notice the metal dishes.  We have some drinking cups with our name etched on the bottom .  We were told that Indian families take their own dishes to  dinner parties, so … Continue reading →

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Home with Ginger

Posted on May 27, 2014 by annetbell

Home with Ginger  Originally Posted on March 12, 2013 by annetbell Namaste!                Today, I feel frivolous!  Never having had a linear thought in my life, I have decided to take a detour of my stories from … Continue reading →

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Possible Thaw, Pakistani Leader to Attend Modi’s Swearing-in

Posted on May 25, 2014 by annetbell

SIA PACIFIC  from THe New York Times In Possible Thaw, Pakistani Leader to Attend Modi’s Swearing-In By ELLEN BARRYMAY 24, 2014 NEW DELHI — India said Saturday that Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has accepted an invitation to attend the swearing-in … Continue reading →

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Veranasi, City of gods

Posted on May 20, 2014 by annetbell

← Are We Famous Yet? Ghandi-ji → A Pilgrimage City…Varanasi We were in a boat at 5AM floating towards the rising sun. We were at the service at the end of the day. We were at the ghats during the day as cattle … Continue reading →

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Wagah Border Crossing

Posted on May 9, 2014 by annetbell

Wagah  Originally Posted on March 15, 2013 by annetbell Sadly this nightly event has stopped recently because of the troubles in Pakistan.  I don’t know if we will get to do this when we are in Amritsar this time. It was such a … Continue reading →

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Barber with a Rolls Royce ?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by annetbell

  Another story of the entrepreneurial spirit in India!  My Indian Haircut Post  Ramesh Babu, the barber who owns a Rolls Royce Rakhi Chakraborty                                 … Continue reading →

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