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With Protests Elsewhere in India, Peaceful Elections in Sikkim

By Avi Kramer on May 8, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

[Note: This post was originally written in mid-April. Accompanying photographs could not be uploaded.] RAVANGLA, Sikkim – Stinging nettle, a wild green used to make soup, is called shishnu in Sikkimese. The leaves have rough, serrated...

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In Times of Recession, Rani Martin’s Story

By Avi Kramer on April 1, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

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In my last post I wrote about one restaurant owner in rural Tamil Nadu who said that most people in India have been unaffected by the economic downturn. His point was that rural people --...

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In Times of Recession “Indians Will Always Survive”

By Avi Kramer on March 28, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

[Note: This post was originally written earlier this month.]KARAIKUDI, Tamil Nadu – Karaikudi is the small capital of Tamil Nadu’s Chettinad region, a place renowned for its spicy cooking. Chandra Shekar, below, manages a restaurant...

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Liquor Ruins Country, Family, and Life

By Avi Kramer on March 27, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

Other than water, Indians do not typically drink while they eat. If anything besides water, it's a soft drink. There are many fresh-squeezed fruit juices, fresh lime sodas (seltzer + fresh lime juice + sugar), and...

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Cooking from the End of India

By Avi Kramer on March 19, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

[Note: I'm catching up from the the last few weeks -- this post, as well as those from March 15th and 17th, originally took place earlier this month, but I've just published all of them...

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Dancing in the Streets and I Don’t Know Why

By Avi Kramer on March 16, 2009 in Asia, India, Photos

From Trivandrum it’s a two-hour drive to Nagercoil, which is just over the border in Tamil Nadu. I was eager to get out of Trivandrum, a clogged and crowded city that’s about 100 degrees every...

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Tomato Curry in Southern Kerala

By Avi Kramer on March 15, 2009 in Asia, India, Lodging, Photos

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Thirvanathapuram, more commonly known as Trivandrum, is nearly on the southern tip of India. It is Kerala’s business capital with booming shopping and many Indian tourists who come south on vacation. To get to Trivandrum from northwest Tamil...

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Half-Century Old India Coffee House to Close

By Avi Kramer on March 3, 2009 in Asia, Bangalore, India, Photos

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Over the last ten days I’ve covered southern Karnataka (Bangalore, Mysore, and some surrounding villages), northwest Tamil Nadu (Ooty and Pudumundu), and now southern Kerala (Trivandrum and Kovalam) and Tamil Nadu (Kannyakumari and Nagercoil). I’m...

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Avi Kramer

Avi Kramer is a freelance writer and editor. He has lived in Chile, China
and India and currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

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With Protests Elsewhere in India, Peaceful Elections in Sikkim

In Times of Recession, Rani Martin’s Story

In Times of Recession “Indians Will Always Survive”

Liquor Ruins Country, Family, and Life

Cooking from the End of India

Dancing in the Streets and I Don’t Know Why

Tomato Curry in Southern Kerala

Half-Century Old India Coffee House to Close

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