India Glossary
updated February 2012
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India Has No Culture, Part 2
As I continued to wander the streets of Pondicherry, once again sweating profusely due to the intense mixture of direct sun and coastal humidity, my eyes caught the attention of another gift shop. Tucked inside [...]
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India Has No Culture…Part 1
I remember walking the streets of Pondicherry one hot day. It was a terribly humid day with no breeze. The air hung in the sky as the sun broiled anything that dared to move along [...]
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What it Means to Be Away From Home on Thanksgiving
As a traveler I’ve only been away from “home” on Thanksgiving once. It was during my first trip to India, an exciting yet bittersweet time. I remember looking for any references to the American holiday [...]
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WATCH: Arunachal Pradesh, The Unexplored Paradise
WildFilmsIndia recently released footage taken within Arunachal Pradesh. The thinly populated state, part of the seven sister states of Northeast India, is not considered a common tourist destination. Thus, this area of India is often [...]
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Kurta, A Conventional Dress of Old and New India
Western fashion influences have infiltrated many corners of India, especially in the past decade as the country has enjoyed a rise in living wages coupled with Indian’s keen interest in all things popular. One conventional [...]
