Misty Mountain-Tops June 10th 2007 Traffic Before I start, I want to point out that the icon to the left entitled "Traffic" is a video I took while in a rickshaw. Have a look. So I find myself back in Madurai after a refreshing trip (5 days I think, I lost track) into the mountains of Northwest Tamil Nadu. The trip was act ... read more
Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai 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
I'm spending the summer in Tamil Nadu, in south India, working for an NGO called People\'s Watch that fights against the practice of torture in India and works to hold the state accountable for its excesses/complicity. This is my second foray to India. I previously spent ten months volunteering for an NGO in Rajasthan, where I set up a youth center. I guess I just had to come back for more. State-side I live in Brooklyn, NY.... full info