Marty Klein in India
In and around India
I'll be gone from Nov. 22-Dec. 13. I'll be going to 4 distinct parts of India:
- Delhi, the capital, in the north;
- outside Raipur, a rural area in the east;
- Orissa, a coastal state east of that (on the Bay of Bengal);
- Kerala, a progressive and relatively rich state in the extreme southwest.
I'll be lecturing, hiking, seeing Hindu temples, visiting a tea plantation, and reading. It's only 22 hours of flying from California!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MartyKlein
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Relaxing in Tikli Bottom, Gurgaon (Haryana, INDIA)
Relaxing in Tikli Bottom, Gurgaon (Haryana, INDIA). We flew from SFO-Frankfurt ( 11 hours) without incident, spent 4 cranky hours at the Red... Continue reading »
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Village Life
On our second day at T.B. we were ready to look around. Martin walked us to the school he’s been building for the village adjacent to T.B. He’s set... Continue reading »
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City Life
There are 15 million people in Delhi, and as we drove through the capital to our guest house, it seemed as if every single one was driving ahead, b... Continue reading »
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My Work In Delhi
On Monday I lectured to the staff of an international NGO on challenges in sexual and reproductive health, a great experience.
Monday and Tue... Continue reading »
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Religions Everywhere
Today was a day for sightseeing—and there was plenty to see. Delhi is a crazy-quilt of monuments from different eras, which of course no one visits... Continue reading »
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Really Rural
I've left Delhi and am now staying in the rural state of Chhattisgarh in eastern India. We're staying at the Kawardha Palace (www.palacekawardha.co... Continue reading »
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Tired, very tired
No, my dear friends, I haven't forgotten about you, nor am I so blissed out that writing seems pointless. But I've been in places where the internet i... Continue reading » -
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Ancient Erotic Sculpture
Yesterday we flew from Raipur to Bhubeneshwar, the capitals, respectively, of rural Chhattissgarh and coastal Orissa states. The language sounds di... Continue reading » -
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A Day at the Sea
Puri (http://puri.nic.in/photo.htm) is part of a triangle of Orissa's holy (Hindu) cities, the others being Bhubeneshwar and Konark. We haven't been t... Continue reading » -
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The Perfect Flat Tire
Today we drove from Puri to Bhubaneshwar, our last stop before a week in Kerala. A bustling city of almost a million, this is the capital of Orissa. I... Continue reading » -
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A Wonderful, Very Old Port City
We traveled 12 hours yesterday (car, plane, layover, delayed plane, car) and went to sleep in the legendary city of Cochin, in southwestern India.... Continue reading »
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Chanukah in Cochin
As we drove around Cochin, we saw many run-down, landmark 18th-century houses being converted into hotels. Tourism---i.e., globalization--is boomin... Continue reading »
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Hindu Music, Contrasting Styles
Our last night in Cochin we went to a performance of Kathakali, an ancient Keralan art form. The dancers wear elaborate makeup and costumes, and ac... Continue reading »
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Up Into Tea Country
Exhausted, dripping wet, and ecstatic from the Hindu festival (featuring, you'll recall, elephants, roaring music, and sweaty, entranced crowds), we s... Continue reading » -
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Cruising the Backwaters
We regretted leaving the beautiful mountains (partly because we knew about the bumpy, torturous drive that awaited us), but we awoke slightly after da... Continue reading » -
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On My Way Home
By the time you read this, I'll be home.
We had a few little adventures the last day, driving slowly north from our houseboat haven toward th... Continue reading »
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