Books and Fabric

Getting Ready for India

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January 31st 2012
Well, starting to get excited. We're down to the last few things getting ready to fly away to India. We are going primarily to visit friends and specifically Dr. Ila ben Pathak, founder and director of AWAG (Ahmedabad Women's Action Group). Ila has been helping poor Muslim and Hindu women for nearly 40 years on issues ranging from spousal abuse, to health issues, to developing job skills a ... read more

Asia » India » Gujarat » Ahmedabad

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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