India Blog Roundup
on Richard Johnson (India), 29/May/2010 06:00, 34 days ago
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Enough about me, for once! There are approximately sixtyVSOvolunteer workers here in various parts of India, and among them are a few savvy bloggers. So I present the first in a series of India Blog Roundups, a sampling of other good stories from the lives of vols in India.Our dear friend Isabel, a Briton living in a small village inRajasthan, writes in herIndian Bellsblog about the newsworthy yet chronically underreported issue ofchild marriagein India. Also she posts arecipe for mango curry, not to be missed, and a day-in-the-life-ofenduring India's heat.Our buddy Paul, an Aussie with anEnfield, and who lives in Orissa's capital Bhubaneswar,blogs about the Red Ribbon Express, a roving HIV/AIDS-awareness train on a year-plus journey around India. He also writes about his twin loves,lassiandVaranasi.Gina and Corey, a fun couple of Americans who co-authorSustainable Dignity, blog from the western Orissa town of Koraput aboutbooze in India, with which I have familiarity. And believe it or not aCounty Faircame to their little hamlet, complete with ferris wheel and the Joker!Susie, who lives in the tiny village of Bhawanipatna in western Orissa, writes aboutIndia's 2011 census, perhaps the largest human project in history. Take some time, too, to visit thephoto gallerieson her site; gal's been to a few places!And Sheila, also in Orissa and blogging atAshramblings, has agreat piece on food, including thejahni, a courgette-like veggie that looked tasty enough when we saw it at the market, but which disagrees (let's say nicely) with the mouth!Last but not least, my partner Ashley has started a blog,Strange News from another Star, where she writes aboutextraordinary traffic behaviorin our town of Berhampur, and also aboutencounters with caste.