Me on the small 'balcony' behind my room, which overlooks an orange orchard

I recently got a haircut at a road-side barber in Paratwada, just asking him to cut it as short as he could all over. This was about as short as he managed (no clippers) but I couldn't complain - the cut (which included a scalp, shoulder and back massage) set me back the equivalent of about $0.60!

Sahyog Tribal Development Project

March 6th 2006
While I'm always grateful to accompany the EFICOR staff here as they work, and fascinated to learn about what it is they do and why, there haven't been many opportunities where I'm able to actually be of much help to them, (mainly due to the language barrier). The main exception to this has been what little technological know-how I have - I've helped Jitu learn to use the new office camera, contin ... 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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