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Sun, 4 May 2014 | By bytesizedworld | Views [283] | Scholarship Entry
The rain deterred my trip from Dehradun to Kalap in the Garhwal Himalayas but when I eventually left in a rickety bus, early in the morning in a journey extending a little more than five hours, there were no signs of the rain. The bus crawled through ... Read more >
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Sun, 4 May 2014 | By mondorock | Views [346] | Scholarship Entry
It was 7:00 am and the clinical surrounds comforted me, confirming I was in a safe place. The walls were white, the bed sheets were crisp, I was wearing pj's with cute little bows buttoning them up and a huge flat screen in front of me. This was no 'single ... Read more >
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Sun, 4 May 2014 | By ajayaloof | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry
I will never forget the day when two lovers hung themselves on the Ceddrus tree after their parents and relatives opposed their marriage becaause they were both of different castes. Once upon a time in a village about 300 KM away from the heart of Jammu ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By justinedejonge | Views [663] | Scholarship Entry
Pt. Tripathi is poised, draped in a crisp shalwar qameez. A string of wooden beads sits loosely around his neck, his forehead a horizon for a crimson tikka. There’s humbled kindness in his voice and he can’t stop smiling. After we exchange Namaste we ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By batram | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
The time w as early November; second professional exams were on verge of finishing. I got a call from my friend vipul ,they were planning to go to Corbett national park next week .I was thrilled to hear that I was totally drenched , I wanted a good ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By shreekinessoflife | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry
When we think of a hero, it is very uncommon to think of a woman in that role. We are made to think of her in a more classic mould of a home maker, a multi-tasker. In Calcutta, I am in search of the goddess who vanquished the demon king, whom none of ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By vespucci | Views [408] | Scholarship Entry
The beige upholstery of the sedan smelled of potpourri. The only other occupant of the vehicle not at the wheels, was crouched at the farthest corner of the rear seat, face in her two slender hands, shoulders trembling and almost helplessly leaning against ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By tylor | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
When you graduate high school, most people don't feel the way I did. Most people I know aren't too concerned about the next step. If you ask any number of 18-year-old high school graduates "So, what's next?" you'll hear a lot of the same. "University!" ... Read more >
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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By shilpa | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I saw it while the clock struck midnight, my eyes ravished its elegance and diversity. Nothing like wandering on the smiling deserted streets of Mumbai at the dead of the night – a city that nurtured cultures across the globe. Did I just ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By jj_happyfish | Views [379]
I’m going to begin by saying that I’m regretting my decision not to bring my DSLR camera here in India. I came mainly for business so I brought along a lot of work stuff and it’s already an established fact that I’m lazy and I ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By ladybug | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry
She sings for the mountains alone, so they say. Covered in chuba, a Tibetan traditional dress, in grey and silver, she springs to her feet and begins to sing the nomadic tunes in her dialect. Mesmerized, even the silence of the night wakes up to her music ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By inthefastlane | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
Alone, and fed up with a failing work scheme whilst in New Delhi, I decided to leave the heat and monotony behind and embark upon a cross-country trip on India's famous rail network. I wasn't sure where I wanted to go, but had done some prior research ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By musafirujan | Views [545] | Comments [8] | Scholarship Entry
It wasn't a sudden impulse at all. Everything was neatly unplanned. I have been conjuring this “unplan” for a whole semester. Only the few minor details were left out, one of them being the destination! All I knew was, I have to go somewhere, as far as ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By lamalady30 | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry
The sun beat down mercilessly upon me as I dragged my suitcase and backpack in a high-altitude desert known to the world as Ladakh, the northernmost tip of India. I had spent months planning this, but the low oxygen and lack of acclimatization had made ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By writingelsewhere | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
On our last day in New Delhi, few hours from going to the airport and flying back to South Africa, I wrote this note on my book while sitting in the back of a yellow taxi, looking outside the window to the busy carnival of people: “It looks like the poverty ... Read more >
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