Diwali Mubarak! Happy Diwali! Though this post is a bit belated, “crackers” (fireworks) still continue occasionally during the days, making me think that this post is not so late after all. Diwali is a celebration of light (not unlike other autumn/winter holidays), a homecoming for Lakshmi, and a week (or two) of fireworks. Diwali is […]
Diwali Mubarak!
Diwali Mubarak! Happy Diwali! Though this post is a bit belated, “crackers” (fireworks) still continue occasionally during the days, making me think that this post is not so late after all. Diwali is a celebration of light (not unlike other autumn/winter holidays), a homecoming for Lakshmi, and a week (or two) of fireworks. Diwali is […]
The Juice Stand (Chennai, India)
I can’t believe that the second portion of our trip is already ending! With just over a month left in India, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on Chennai, as well as hope to get as much as I can out of the trip from now until December 6th, when I depart. During […]
The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
For our first paper here in New Delhi, our teacher, Dr. Sunil Kumar, asked us to write about a place we had visited since being here in the city. The guidelines were very open and basically he encouraged some research into the place, but wanted a paper that showed our engagement and reflection with […]
India Preliminary Project Exploration/Proposal: Evaluating Environmental Movements in India
As an Environmental Studies major, India provides a plethora of possibilities for a relevant research project. For my topic, I would like to look at the contemporary environmental movement in India. In the 1970s, the Chipko movement was born when villagers of a rural Himalayan community stood together to stop the felling of a patch […]