Ladli

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Published: March 14th 2008Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
February 26th 2008

My desire to do voluntary work in India brought me back to Jaipur, where I had arranged to spend one month teaching English at Ladli. I arrived back in the city on 27 December after an 18 hour train journey from Varanasi. I did not know what to expect from the next month and did not even know where I was going to stay beyond the rather grotty and overpriced guesthouse I had initially booked my... Read Full Entry


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Aunty in the kitchen Aunty in the kitchen
Aunty in the kitchen

This fabulous lady made all the meals and served chai to the staff, volunteers and visitors.
Children at shopChildren at shop
Children at shop

Every day as I walked to and from Ladli many children would wave and shout hi / bye. On my last day I took a photo of them when I was leaving.
The ironing man's boysThe ironing man's boys
The ironing man's boys

They were particularly enthusiastic at calling to us!
The chai stand familyThe chai stand family
The chai stand family

This wonderful family ran a chai stand at the entrance to the lane I walked down to reach Ladli. I would often stop to buy a plastic cup full of chai for 3 rupees. They could not speak English and I could not speak Hindi, bar a few words, but we always managed to communicate.
The chai stand family's little boyThe chai stand family's little boy
The chai stand family's little boy

He was sat on the chai stand







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