A Culinary Tour of Bardoli
Evan describes her experiences with restaurants in Bardoli. Since arriving in Bardoli, I’ve been fascinated with their impressions of other cultures. When you walk around Bardoli, you find advertisements in English for things like a yoga studio, a sandwich shop whose name is some derivative of the word “Panini”, Subway (yep the same sub shop... Read More
Cows, Water Buffalo, Pigs and Dogs – Regular Members of Everyday Bardoli Street Life
Thomas writes about the animals, large and small, that coexist with Bardoli street life. One of the most fascinating parts of India to me is the amount of animals that coexist with the people in everyday life. Walking back and forth from work my attention isn’t on avoiding tripping on rocks, not getting hit... Read More
Education as a Solution for Narrowing the Gender Gap in India
Sonia reports and reflects upon India’s gender gap in education. The district Nanubhai works in, Surat, a district of opulence and diamonds, also holds the reputation of bearing the lowest female child sex-ratio in the country. While the national average is 914 girls to 1000 boys, Surat boasts of having 831 girls to 1000 boys.... Read More
Charmed By India
Evan compares and contrasts the areas she has visited so far. While Bardoli is a nice place to live, it is not quite what I expected of rural India. It is more developed than I expected, there are quite a lot of stores and restaurants, both men and women wear a fair amount of Western... Read More
A Summary of the Stages of Indian Education
One of our interns, Thomas, explains the stages of Indian education. Speaking to an Indian about their experience going through school makes it clear that there are some differences between the American and Indian systems of education. The main reason for this, unsurprisingly, is that the Indian educational system is based on the British... Read More