Suraj in her house

This is Suraj, whose family I spent the day with.

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A day in the life of a rural Indian village below the poverty line

February 27th 2007
So much happened today that I hardly know where to begin. It's been a very long day. We travelled out to a village near Puri (I think) in a convoy of 4x4s. When we arrive, for the short walk from the road to the village I feel like an A-list celebrity, as hoades of crowds gather round us, cheering, throwing flowers and floowing our every step along the dusty track. A cloth shelter has been set up ... 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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