Catching a ride to the village

December 18th 2009
So my first 3 weeks are up. Ive experienced a tiny bit of what life is like for 70% of India's 1 billion population. It's not easy, the people work such long days, often starting before sunrise and finishing past sunset. its definately a dusk till dawn life for everybody, the elderly included. to see 80 year old men and women carrying heavy loads on their heads for miles is a strange thing, but ... 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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Drew Kidger

Drewkidger

India here I come! (with the little lego 'stig' for memorable photo moments) 22 November 2009 - 3rd April 2010 5 months in India, living in the chaos of the largest democracy in the world. Over 1 billion people and 20 times the size of our beloved UK! Gonna be doing a fair bit of volunteer work, teaching english and learning about sustainable living. Really want to see whether yoga and drama can work together in education as well - and what better place to find out than the birthplace of yoga, with some of the most dramatic people on earth! :-) So far I've got plans to go to Amar... full info

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