Destination: India

The Doll Tree

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By desertislandgirl | Views [1789] | Scholarship Entry

Long heavy roots hang from the branches of the ancient banyan tree like a mass of dreadlocks, adorned with a haphazard ménage of colourful dolls. Some of the dolls have round moonlike faces with black hair, scraped back to reveal Chinese features. Many ... Read more >

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Sights and Sounds of Jodhpur

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By kmcabusora | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry

“It’s just a ten-minute walk uphill,” Uncle replied after we asked how much an auto-rickshaw ride costs going to the fort. We decided to go with his advice and started walking. Following the signs to a restaurant, we walked past the colorful embroideries ... Read more >

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Comrade Pus Eye

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By emikoatherton | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

“Are you ready?” Sundhava asked me, his voice singing over a cacophony of rickshaw engines. Was I ready? I stepped back, inhaling wafts of rotten mangos. After three months in India, I still wasn’t used to the smell of decay. My stomach gurgled, reminding ... Read more >

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Mushrooms and Clouds in the hills of Kodaikanal

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By vavachan | Views [12775] | Comments [6]

So me and a friend of mine, growing increasingly tired of the Bangalore sun and the Bangalore pot decided to make a trip to Kodikanal to trip on some Shrooms.Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India ... Read more >

End of the Line

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By miaheart | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

A tiny mouse darted from the shadows underneath my bunk to the safety of the other side of the carriage. Another one followed. Then another. I pulled my legs up to my chest as the train lurched around a bend. I hit my head on the side of the bunk and ... Read more >

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der Hügel

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By virtus | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

I was labouring through the monstrous tome that is Moby Dick and reaffirming my friendship with dear Bacchus when the phone rings. ‘Dharamsala, tomorrow’ orders my younger twin brother who is perfectly inclined to bouts of such sudden travel zaniness ... Read more >

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Have Some Cake, Amma!

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By niyatimav | Views [1599] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

I have always innately believed in ‘Incredible India’ and this wonderful experience in a small café in an unexplored hill-station in South India,affirmed just that. I walked down the road, basking in the beauty and of this beautiful,rustic town. An aroma ... Read more >

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Dhunuchi Naach

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By promitmoitra | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

Calcutta, the three hundred year old City of Joy, was alight. It was Durga Puja, the annual celebration of the arrival of Durga, the Mother Goddess, and the victory of good over evil. This is a festival that has transcended religion and has become a cultural ... Read more >

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Photos: A few clicks

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By amrithasindhu | Photo Gallery

My Travel My Love

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By travelmyinspiration | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry

Having been ispired by friends of my sister from MEXICO that they will reach India to travel here & we will have to accompany with them. i was highly enthused when i saw the message on fb of my sister.Finally they arrived at our home at Delhi after ... Read more >

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Irritations and Iridescence in Mother India

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By namdev | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry

I had the strangest feeling before leaving Australia. It was a feeling of mystery. In fact, I felt like I was going to die. “Goodbye dear ones. Know that I will miss you.” Scarcely had I exited the aeroplane when India struck me like a ton of bricks. ... Read more >

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Escape from Nathu La

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By dipanwita | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry

I froze. All around me, the December snow fell in soft chunks. I was standing 14,140 feet above sea level, just outside the Harbhajan Baba temple. As I surveyed the distant snow-clad mountains, Indian soldiers climbed up the hill, one by one, barefoot, ... Read more >

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Of Building Walls & Breaking Walls

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By homebound | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry

It’s 5 in the morning. I am woken up rather rudely to discover that the bus is now empty; we’re the last two people on the bus, me and the conductor type person who is talking to me in a language i do not wholly understand. It does not matter, I have ... Read more >

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"A Journey to Awaken"

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By galacrono | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget that day in Mendoza, a city at the south of Argentina. I was at a national meeting of the NGO where I work. Leila, a student of political science hosted me at her house and told about an annual journey around India for 15 days with ... Read more >

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On a Motorcycle in the Mountains

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By lrweb7 | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry

I wondered that day, how I ended up there, driving in the mountains of India. And on a motorcycle no less. But I was determined to make it a good day. I was in India for work, but my bike had recently been fixed, and I saw nothing wrong with having fun ... Read more >

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