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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 i... [read more]
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 i... [read more] Blog: Happy Holi!
Date: March 4th 2007
Happy Holi! This morning we are advised to remain in the hotel, as the Hindu festival of Holi (the festival of colours) can get a bit chaotic! Later on though we join in the celebrations, across town at a childrens' home run by the amazing Ruchika social service organisation, which provides schooling for street children from the slums. Each one of us is covered from head to toe in brightly colour ... read more
Date: March 4th 2007
Happy Holi! This morning we are advised to remain in the hotel, as the Hindu festival of Holi (the festival of colours) can get a bit chaotic! Later on though we join in the celebrations, across town at a childrens' home run by the amazing Ruchika social service organisation, which provides schooling for street children from the slums. Each one of us is covered from head to toe in brightly colour ... read more
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I am lucky enough to be representing Anglian Water on the supporters' trip to India for the charity WaterAid. I'll be going for 2 weeks (24 Feb to 9 Mar) to see for myself how the charity works to give clean water, sanitation and hygiene education to some of the world's poorest people.
Come back to this blog site to read more about the places and people I visit, and see some pictures.
In India, 2 out of 3 people do not have access to any sort of toilet.
Across the world, 5000 children die every day from preventable diseases such as diarrhoea, caused by dirty water and lack of sanitat... full info
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