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Chapati in Chennai
(Apr 29 '07)
One of the most refreshing things we have witnessed so far while visiting India is that the people here are proud of, and continue, their unique culture and traditions. This was a big contrast to ...
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Getting Caught Up
(Jul 28 '06)
I had hoped to stay current, but the rush of events here has me pretty worn out. Yesterday, we began with a trio of speakers. The first, and most outstanding one was Tarun Tejpal. He is apparently ...
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Wheelin' and Dealin'
(Jul 29 '06)
Bangalore was a short hop, as perhaps I have said (I am beginning to lose track) from Chennai, only a half hour flight on Jet Airways. All of our internal flights were on Jet Airways. I had been ...
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Saris and Gems
(Apr 07 '08)
So on Monday, we went window shopping around Chennai's shopping district. First up, we visited Nalli - a very famous Sari shop. This place was packed to the gills with people purchasing cloth and ...
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Saris on the beach
(Dec 09 '06)
Wow - what a sauna! Chennai is incredibly humid.
I took a long walk around the city and came across the worst poverty I've ever seen. I never thought I'd find living conditions worse than I saw in ...
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Welcome to India
(Jul 08 '07)
What to say about Chennai...the phrase "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" comes to mind.
I stepped off the plane and was immediately confronted with India. There were people ...
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The South
(Nov 02 '07)
I arrived in Chennai at 6.30pm after a 20 hour train journey! The longest time I have ever spent on a train. So I was quite tired. I had booked a room ahead so took a rickshaw and went to check it ...
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I am yet to explore Chennai fully, but have successfully checked in, and am ready to conk out. I just wanted to see that massive line from Delhi to Chennai as it makes me feel like I've ...
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Again, it has been way too long since I have written and I have a million stories I would like to share. First of all, the international yoga conference was great. About half of the participants were ...
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yoga school and life in an indian city
(Feb 21 '07)
Hello! I have now been in Chennai for the past few weeks and will be here for one week more. I am taking a month long course called “Universal yet Personal” at the Krishnamacharya Mandiram. ...
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Recent Blogs for Chennai
Window Shopping - Part Two
(Apr 08 '08)
Tuesday was a pretty laid back day. Sishir and I took an auto rickshaw to his favorite bookstore - Higginbotham's - where we killed an hour or two browsing the shelves. I found not one but two ...
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Friends and Family
(Apr 06 '08)
Sunday we spent visiting friends and family. For lunch we met with Sekar and Kaushal, Chitra's brother and his wife. They live about 5 km away. We had a very nice visit and great food. After a nap ...
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Government Museum and Chinese Food
(Apr 05 '08)
Saturday was a slow day. We visited the Government Museum and saw a lot of stone and bronze sculptures created by the Hindu and Buddhist dynasties. Afterward we had Indian Chinese. It was good ...
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