Badrinath.

Not wanting to waste the day we did a side trip up to the holy pilgrimage town of Badrinath, nestled under the 6000m peak of Nealkhant, (Edmund Hilary suffered severe altitude sickness during his attempt to climb this peak). The hairaising road to Badrinath is one way, and you really need a four wheel drive. Slips, shear drops, etc.

Part 2 India Trip

October 10th 2005
ASHA. We had the privilege of visiting a slum project called Asha. The project started by offering free health care in a slum, and is now operating in over 40 slums in the Delhi Region. One lady we met had an alcoholic husband and was illiterate, she is now a confident woman, who helps to administer medication to the sick and also is a midwife. These women also tackled the authorities and now h ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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