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India: Ibis Flying Towards the Lakes of the City…

By Deborah Crooks on December 12, 2011 in Asia, India, Photos

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The beauty of waking up inordinately early is that you see things you would otherwise miss: I routinely scare bats from trees putting my mat out to dry after practice and one morning, walking home,...

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A Parched India Receives Water From The WORT Program To Help Nourish Its Land

By Danielle Nierenberg on December 12, 2011 in Africa, India, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Wankute, a tiny village located high in the Sahyadri mountain range of the Maharashtra state of India, was dry and near-barren in the 1990s. Agriculture was limited to crops that could withstand hot temperate and...

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India’s Crowded Railways Offer 40,000 Miles Of Different Routes

By Deborah Crooks on December 2, 2011 in Asia, India, Photos

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There are many trains in India, the railways reportedly occupying more than 40,000 miles of routes from ocean to mountain and everything in between the subcontinent's borders. Still, I've only been on an actual train...

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Going Deep into the Indian Jungle, Corbett Style

By Shivya Nath on November 28, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Lodging, Photos

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As our jeep manoeuvres through the broken forest trail, a gale of wind blows off the hood of my jacket and whispers in my ear. Suddenly, I’ve forgotten that I’m cold and sleepy at an...

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Don’t Miss These 2 Indian Spice Shops in Cambridge’s Central Square

By Renee Blodgett on November 21, 2011 in Boston, Featured, Massachusetts, New England, North America, Photos, USA

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I lived in Boston for so long that its easy to forget the gems you left behind until you go back for a visit. I found myself getting a tad disoriented on Storrow Drive...now where...

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The Galta Temple Survives A 60,000 Year Old Story Within Its Very Own Lost City of Jaipur, India

By Puneet Sidhu on November 7, 2011 in Asia, India, Photos

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The Galta Temple could well be Jaipur’s very own lost city. A delightful almost-secret, well-kept from mass tourism (thus far), it is located about 10 kilomentres outside  of Jaipur on the road to Agra, just...

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India’s Maharaja at San Francisco’s Asian Museum

By Laura Del Rosso on October 28, 2011 in Asia, California, Events, India, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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  Jewel-encrusted belt The throne room Royal carriage The Asian Art Museum has emerged from some troubled times with a snazzy new logo and energized strategy for attracting visitors to the world-renowned collection of art treasures at San Francisco...

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Diwali’s Most Enthusiastically Celebrated Festival of Lights in India

By Mariellen Ward on October 28, 2011 in Asia, Events, Festivals, India, Photos

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Photo courtesy San Sharma Happy Diwali! How to enjoy the Festival of Lights Diwali means “rows of lighted lamps” and it is also called the Festival of Light. It is the most enthusiastically celebrated festival in India —...

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