Soups Up!

Dad stirring a huge pot of peas in the community kitchen at the Golden Temple. The community kitchen feeds 30,000 to 40,000 people everyday and is run completely by volunteers at the Sikh temple. It is open to anyone who wants to eat--no matter class or socio-economic status. The belief, dating back to the 1500's, is that people cannot learn and comprehend the lessons taught in the Sikh temple if they are hungry. But, you do not have to be of the Sikh religion to partake in the meals.

Punjab: I Don't Think We Are in India Anymore!

December 4th 2012
After hopping on a few prop planes for short flights, we touched down in the Punjab. We were still in India, but it did not feel like India. We were in a valley near the Himilayan foothills and everything seemed more Third World. Due to the proximity to Pakistan, there was a large military presence and more security checkpoints. (Due to a recent hanging of a Pakistani terrrorist in India, there ... 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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