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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By epicurean1508 | Views [1455] | Comments [3] | Scholarship Entry
I sat huddled outside the toilet door of an overcrowded sleeper class compartment in an Indian train with a retired soldier and a medical student on my way from Delhi to Mumbai. We seated ourselves our bags and covered our faces with hands to ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By guavago | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget the day I went to the sea with the fishermen in their tiny boat. Gokarana is a beautiful fishing village by the beach. Whenever we think of beaches in India, we think of Goa. I was tired of that so decided to explore other beaches in ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By patchi | Views [279] | Scholarship Entry
Almost four years ago, I decided to live in a place that would bring me a cultural shock, a place where I would face difficulties and extreme feelings. I decided to allow myself to experience everything that was different and out of my comfort zone. ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By couplecountries | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry
They passed by in a wild blur of colour and noise, heads tilted up to the dead man carried aloft on a decorated bier. The body was covered except for the feet and head where a large white beard framed an ancient and weathered face. The mourners flowed ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By quintessential | Views [267] | Scholarship Entry
If there's on thing that travelling has taught me, it's that it truly expands the mind and fills the gap. And the Shimla sojourn only strengthened my belief in this thought. As soon as I stepped down from the bus and felt a sudden dip of 15 degree Celsius, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By road-travelled-by-stones | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry
Stuck in the narrow road on the Rohatang pass, among thousands of trucks and just few turns away from crossing the pass. A steady shower of stones and rocks falling on the road requiring a road mover to clear the path every few minutes when the shower ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By flywithjulia | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry
This wasn’t apart of the plan. “Do you have any idea what goes on in Delhi?” his voice tightened. I didn’t. I tried to explain to the man in front of me that I was a relatively seasoned traveler. I had lived in NY and other major US cities and completed ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By gypsyqueen | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry
I sat huddled outside the toilet door of an overcrowded sleeper class compartment in an Indian train with a retired soldier and a medical student on my way from Delhi to Mumbai. We seated ourselves on our bags and covered our faces with hands to handle ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thehighwaymoksha | Views [854] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
Aila tore the island up. She roared and worked her way through till her guttural growls deafened the island, felled trees, snatched at the thatched roofs. The government had not yet installed any electric poles. May be this was the good that was to come ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By poojaraisinghani | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
The society was designed for cowards; its strength scares us all. We were raised to believe in the existence of multiple divine beings that would haunt us if we chase our demons. Sacred locations have always intrigued atheists like me for my logically ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sebastianramoscurrah | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry
A metamorphosis is neither an event of luck nor destiny; a metamorphosis is an occasion where one is intrinsically, suddenly and brightly swallowed up in one’s own inner mystery. I was a boy once, or at least, I think I was. Nineteen and a half, and ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By pixiedust | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
I set the clock upright facing me, the glow in the dark dial blurring my vision. The time blinked, 3 a.m. The world around me was asleep, slumber deserted me. The date on the calendar was 25th of February, in three days, I would be twenty five. The blur ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By vanyapandey | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry
The icy water from the stream sliced through my feet, as a million stars twinkled above and, in the silence, I could hear crickets and a million other nocturnal creatures creating a symphony, which, at that moment, seemed specially created for me. In ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By ishani | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry
The big monster of iron energy arrives. It stands in front of me in all its glory, spewing clouds of grey into the city air. The conductor scans the bus stop for prospective passengers. Soon, his gaze falls on me. He asks in hindi, “Madam, where do you ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By anjaz | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry
Warm lamp oil, sesame, gives off an unmistakable scent. Sucking up the last dregs, the cotton wick smokes and blackens in a desperate effort to keep ablaze. The night rain is louder than my thoughts. The glow of the single tall lamp downstage widens and ... Read more >
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