On the Sunday after residency, I had plenty of time to kill, as my plane flight wasn’t leaving until 11 p.m. and the Le Meridien was in a pretty big hurry for me to leave. Funny how once Duke stops paying the bills, the hotel became all “So…what time are you leaving today?” Nothing like [...]
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Delhi, Day 7: The Culture Dash
February 20th, 2010by Randy Zwitch · 4 Comments · Residency 3: Delhi
Day seven found (now) Section 1, Team six (-pack) wandering around the city, video cameras in tow, for the”Culture Dash” that’s at the center of each residency’s CCL learning. Given the choice of observing economic landmarks, political landmarks, or societal (religious) landmarks, the team chose to observe several religious landmarks around Delhi.
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Sikh [...]
In Search of India – Part 2: How Geography Shaped History
January 23rd, 2010by Shailesh Nair · 4 Comments · Residency 3: Delhi
The title of this blog “In Search of India” is an allusion to “Discovery of India” by Jawaharlal Nehru (1st Prime Minister of India). He found it but I’m still searching. This is Part 2 of 4.
India is often called the “Indian subcontinent”, and with good reason. India was closer to Africa before the continental drift. [...]