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Colaba, Elephanta and the gateway of India

July 8th 2007
HI Everyone! I am having a wonderful relaxing weekend here in Mumbai. It is nice to have a break after our week of roughing it at the lepor colony in Panvel. I spent yesterday shopping in Colaba-the epicenter of tourism. It is such a vast contrast to the northern part of the city-no auto rickshaws or trash in sight! The streets are lined with vendors selling everything from handbags to spices ... 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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Kathryn Kelley

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I am travelling to Mumbai, India for the month of July to learn about clinical infectious diseases and public health. I will be working in various hospitals throughout the city observing common infectious and tropical diseases that affect this region, such as TB, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, polio and HIV/AIDS. I want to thank everyone who donated and supported this trip, those contributions not only allow me to travel to India, but for CFHI to continue their global health inititives. Thanks!... full info

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