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Manuela arrives in India from Colombia

By Shalu Sharma on Monday, June 17th, 2013 | 4 Comments

My friend Manuela writes about her experiences in India. She talks about coming to India and settling in Chandigarh. Read to find out more about her Indian fairytale. My own Indian Fairytale by Manuela Osorio Pineda From the very first moment I placed my feet in Indian lands, I had that strange but fascinating feeling of [...]

The Bishnoi Village

By Shalu Sharma on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 | 39 Comments

By Marie McCarthy This is another installment from my e-book, Travels in India, the tales of my first trip to India in 2011. In this segment, I’m in Jodphur, taking a day trip to buy a dhurry and search for the tradititional Bishnoi villages. * * * I had seen photos of the Bishnoi traditional [...]

The Rani Sati Temple and Arrival in Mandawa

By Shalu Sharma on Monday, August 13th, 2012 | 42 Comments

by Marie McCarthy The main attraction at Jhunjhunu is the beautiful Rani Sati Temple. The center of the main building is five stories with three-storied wings on each sides, all colonnaded. The building is painted pale green. The temple is behind another gateway within the complex and looks like a mansion. Typical of so many [...]

On the Way to Jhujhunu

By Shalu Sharma on Sunday, July 8th, 2012 | 41 Comments

On the Way to Jhujhunu by Marie McCarthy In March of 2011, I made my first trip to India. I was not a backpacking, college aged woman. Rather, I was in my last decade of work before retirement. Adventure is not just for the young. Sometimes you’re better able to appreciate things when you have a [...]