Category: on the move
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Chai and Khana
It was one of those days.. I was sheathing at having to drink terrible coffee at an unnamed station – instead of the comforting Deja Brew of Coffea Robusta at Ram Bhavan (our sanskari Drone’s club). It was time to declare war. This required great planning, and everyone in the world and her husband knows…
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On the road — a Checklist
Originally posted on Parwatisingari's Weblog: Its quite easy to find your way across India,using The Shetty-Udupi hotels the way navigators use stars– with apologies to Charles Kurt Sri Badrinath Temple A road trip? That?s what we are planning all the way to Badrinath. A road trip is essentially a journey via automobiles, sometimes impromptu; it…
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Discovering Date Berries
I am back to my transit home the Indian Railways. This time it is to Ahmadabad. It is the first time we travelled to Ahmadabad, as we entered the city; it gave an impression of opening the skies and allowing us to fly, instead of the usual claustrophobic urban appearance. Wide roads, no doubt messy,…
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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Given the current situation, suddenly there is seems to an increase in public lynching, police versus the commoner situation. So maybe today is the right day to see where we are on this one. In 1997 UN launched the international day in support of torture victims this is a result of the UN convention against…
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With The Refugees
World Refugee Day commemorates the obstacles that Refugees face each year. It also honours their courage and strength, on June 20th the United Nations observes the World Refugee Day. The United Nations High Commission has set up #WithRefugees petition to create an action plan to bring about solidarity and global responsibility on behalf of refugee.…
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