Ration Shop

Another common sight on Bakrahat Road. This is the positive face of communism here. Many people are given ration cards which entitles them to cheap basic food stuffs from these stores. A great system which does a reasonable job of removing absolute poverty.

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July 4th 2008
I was back at Government HQ again today, applying for a Visa Extension. There was something bigger in this for me, something about declaring an intention to stay here in India for many months to come yet. I’m continuing to have numerous days in which I convince myself that the only thing for it is to return to the UK, the explanation is something along the lines of… well I guess it just wasn� ... 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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