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Expats Behaving Badly

Expats Behaving Badly

Something happened this week that made me so mad I felt compelled to write about it. Of all the things that annoy me about living in India, the thing that makes me most upset is when I see someone with

Rakhee Ghelani April 28, 2014 expat, India, Poverty 16 Comments Read more

Slum Tourism: Dharavi

Slum tourism drums up all sorts of bad connotations. For this reason I avoided doing the tour of Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai for a long time. Finally, after a little convincing by a friend I decided to see

Rakhee Ghelani February 1, 2014 India, Pollution, Poverty No Comments Read more

Superpower for Some: Infant Mortality and Maternal Health

Superpower for Some: Infant Mortality and Maternal Health

India doesn’t seem to be a lucky country if you are a newborn child or woman who has survived into adulthood.  I have written before about the treatment of women in India here and here  and it is not an issue

Rakhee Ghelani May 10, 2013 Culture, Education, Health, India, Medicine, Poverty 9 Comments Read more

The Magic of Rural Rajasthan: Homestay Experience

The Magic of Rural Rajasthan: Homestay Experience

When I was invited to visit a homestay in rural Rajasthan I just could not say yes quick enough.  It had been almost a year since I was last in Rajasthan and since my visit to Kutch, I had found

Rakhee Ghelani March 19, 2013 Art, Culture, Divinity, India, Poverty, Travel, Uncategorized, Women 4 Comments Read more

Keeping the Poor Down: India’s Growth Strategy

I really struggle with seeing the poverty in India, and I have posted before about my struggles with poverty, charity, apathy towards the poor and my observations of some of the middle class. I have come to the conclusion that

Rakhee Ghelani February 19, 2013 India, Poverty, Uncategorized 16 Comments Read more

Will India ever be a "real" super-power?

When you live in India, it is almost impossible to go a single day without reading something about corruption.  Bribes, kick-backs and ‘gratuities’ are a daily part of living here. My first official experience of this was when I was

Rakhee Ghelani September 23, 2012 India, Poverty, Uncategorized 19 Comments Read more

How India Turned Me Into a Feminist

I have a confession to make, I am a feminist. Nine months travelling through India has turned me into a feminist and this is me coming out of the closet. I have always considered myself to be egalitarian, striving for

Rakhee Ghelani April 3, 2012 Education, expat, India, Poverty, Relationships, Travel, Uncategorized, Violence, Women 77 Comments Read more

Adventures in the Desert Part 2: Pabu ki Dhani

This was my home for 24 hours when I visited this small, isolated village in the Thar desert. To call it a village is probably too big a word, it is a simple home which has 4 small huts for

Rakhee Ghelani March 29, 2012 Food, India, Poverty, Travel, Uncategorized 7 Comments Read more

Is the real India Invisible? – Andhra Pradesh

As I made my way down the east coast of the country, I decided to stop in a few places in Andhra Pradesh along the way, which gave me quite a “real” Indian experience.  First stop was Visakhapatnam, otherwise known

Rakhee Ghelani February 20, 2012 Culture, expat, India, Pollution, Poverty, Travel 7 Comments Read more

Life in the Indian village

I was fortunate enough to spend my Christmas and New Year break with friends in a small village in the Punjab.  Getting to experience the true village life is not something an outsider gets to do usually. In some places

Rakhee Ghelani January 9, 2012 Education, expat, India, Poverty, Travel, Uncategorized 10 Comments Read more
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