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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By devyani | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
ESCAPE TO THE JUNGLE “Guys, guys look here”; my friend occupying the extreme left seat in the jeep, said pointing out of the window. I quickly leaned in towards my left to see what she was talking about. What I saw left me mesmerized. I found 2 eyes, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By garinomad | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry
The city of Hyderabad has overgrown from Nizamabad to Cyberabad .When one gets a chance, who would not like to explore the cultural richness of a city as old as Hyderabad .I visited Hyderabad for a business trip .On one sultry day, which is quite common ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ginahindseth | Views [355] | Scholarship Entry
The evening is quiet in Totopara. The sun has set and left the Indian jungle dark. There are no streetlights or headlights on the road. I can only hear distant barking of dogs, betelnut trees vibrating in¬ the fresh breeze coming in from Bhutan, and my ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By trufflesandtrails | Views [169] | Scholarship Entry
I live. I love. I laugh. I am a gypsy soul, who lives to travel and loves good food, art, fashion, vintage artefacts and, anything creative and beautiful. The trails have hope, travelling through them gives me happiness. I walked these roads to happiness ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By meghnajain12 | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
With the cold running through my naked feet from the chilling marble, numbed I stood in front of the huge mausoleum of love. It was not my first visit to Tajmahal but the last one I did was about 17 years ago. A self realization struck me; undoubtedly ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By gypsycouple | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry
On a rainy afternoon, the Goa station greeted us with a gloomy overcast sky and our fellow passengers seemed to ask the same question as we were asking ourselves, “Is this a good idea?” The green blanket enveloping the hills near Mumbai now seemed a much ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By i-am-going | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry
Imagine being surrounded by wild animals. Starving. Desperate. With crazy flame in their eyes, focused attention and enlarged nourish from rage and ecstasy as they see you. Hunting. Not caring about anything but meat. Scary, huh? That's how historical ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By theperegrine | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry
Himalayas, a Great Wall, much greater than even the Great Wall of China, stand proudly between India and the rest of the World. The entire range spreads over a1000 miles, housing many a stunningly beautiful places God’s choicest amongst them is Himachal ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sharmidey | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I got a close look at a living god, it was in a makeshift green room with a thatched roof, in a village, in Kannur. I peered through the gaps in the leafy enclosure, and saw him lying on a mat, face calm, eyes closed, in complete surrender ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yasmin | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
Dharavi; a community not a slum “Come to café Leopold, you know where it is nah? My shop is there, come and meet me” “Nice to finally meet you” I said, a friendly smile, a firm handshake and we started chatting about life and the sometimes hard reality ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By meher | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry
There isn't much of anything in the state transport buses that take you from Dharamsala to Delhi via Pathankot. Which is why they stand as an able paradox to the entire trip you have had until then. One that may have been your first solo trip, while ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By appy | Views [256] | Scholarship Entry
As I neared the end of Park Street, breathing in the sights, sounds and cacophony of the erstwhile capital of British India, I chanced upon the South Park Street Cemetery. A semi-open iron gate flanked by two pink pillars and a friendly old watchman at ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ab1492 | Views [168] | Scholarship Entry
Screeching bellows from the horn’s diaphragm accompanied with a distinct rustic noise – fat-fat of a tuk-tuk could be heard as it came to a halt grindingly; jolting the passenger forwards who in time managed to grab the sidebar; the once roaring engine ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ckapoor | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry
Every place is defined by its people; Desmond Rebeiro defines Fort Kochi for me. A man who was once a part of the Communist Party is now a world famous painter. His love for art led him to quit his job and work as a house painter. However, it was not ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By rollercoaster | Views [145] | Scholarship Entry
Being in a car for the first time in India reminded me of a ride in a roller coaster with the adrenaline going through all my nerves. The only difference was that the risk in India was real and that the adrenaline came back not only on the road but on ... Read more >
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