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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By travelertyler | Views [292] | Scholarship Entry

Today, all of India is celebrating the Hindu festival Holi by attacking each other with colored powders. Nothing is sacred. Not even the cows. I’m in Udaipur, at my buddy Nirmal’s house with his family and friends, woman traveler Sen, and a cluster ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ayeshasruti | Views [293] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
As a journalist, the best way to be able to bring feeling to words is to travel. And what makes things even more exciting is to go back to a place you’ve visited countless times before and look at it differently. Madras, now called Chennai, is the ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By drawer | Photo Gallery
different asian images
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By iamkrysc | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By iamkrysc | Views [435] | Scholarship Entry

Like many, Delhi was my first stop in India. Many travelers had told me they couldn’t get out of the smog and hustle fast enough, but I found something about the seemingly disorganized clamor of the city oddly endearing; the stark contrast of its ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By ipen | Views [369] | Scholarship Entry
Towering trees creating a green canopy over our heads, rivers carrying sparkling clean water that tasted like nectar, cacophony of sounds emanating from the various inhabitants of this land each busy with an activity that their instinct told them ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By anuradha | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
Me and my two girl friends (Marlous from Germany and Flavia from Japan) plan a trip to Kuldhara, a deserted village 20km from Jaisalmer on bicycles. Paddling and singing “Main herz tantz” we ride.. Such rapture! My heart is actually dancing. This is ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By thegypsydiaries | Photo Gallery
Sajid at Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By emilybehan | Photo Gallery
Images for the protest at India Gate the day after Anna Hazare was released from jail. He would go on to fast for 12 days in total.
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By pookiehantas | Photo Gallery
A few snapshots attempting to capture the wonders of the Himalayas
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By eriklang | Views [223]
If Delhi is daunting, then Varanasi is an absolute smack in the face. One of the oldest cities in the world, Varanasi has also been called Benares or Kashi in its long history. It is one of holiest places in Hinduism, sitting on the west bank of ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By autumnsonata | Views [409]
I looked down upon the hill below. The wind was making music in my ears, like a divine orchestrator had composed a symphony and was calling out for an audience: for people to stop a while and pause and listen. A few metres away a golden retriever ... Read more >
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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [117951] | Comments [12]

Key Monastery When used in the context of India, the word ‘desert’ often conjures up images of massive sand dunes made of golden sands, of camels bumpily walking towards the horizon, of colourfully clad men & women going about their chores, ... Read more >
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Wed, 18 Apr 2012 | By eriklang | Views [171]
Delhi is daunting, yet delectable. The cacophony of car horns is constant…crossing the street is like human Frogger …and the sheer population saturation leads to lanes lined in filth. But, it is alive like no other city I've seen, and ... Read more >
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 | By mahan | Views [531] | Scholarship Entry
Every culture, since human evolution, has been associated with distinguished activities like pyramids, sports, wars et cetera. The thing which I'd love to emphasie is their relation with the food they eat. A race or population of a region always differ ... Read more >
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