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Is it too late to save Majuli Island?

Majuli Island India

Majuli Island, in the remote North East Indian state of Assam, is the largest river island in the world. It is rapidly being lost to the savage effects of climate change. Surrounded by the mighty Brahmaputra River, scientists predict that

Rakhee Ghelani December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Culture, Divinity, environment, Hindu, India No Comments Read more

The Toilets of Japan

The Toilets of Japan

I know, I know, toilet humour really is the lowest common denominator. But this post isn’t about toilet humour I promise, but rather it’s about toilet etiquette in Japan. You see the Japanese are incredibly clean people, and their obsession

Rakhee Ghelani May 30, 2014June 28, 2015 Culture, japan, Travel, Uncategorized 9 Comments Read more

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, 2014June 28, 2015 expat, India, Poverty 16 Comments Read more

Life in a Refugee Camp: Thailand

Life in a Refugee Camp: Thailand

I was fortunate enough to spend New Year’s Eve and Day visiting two refugee camps on the Thai / Burma border (Burma is officially known as Myanmar now). A friend that I have been visiting in Thailand works on the

Rakhee Ghelani January 16, 2014July 5, 2015 Burma, Thailand, Travel, Uncategorized 3 Comments Read more

Becoming a Writer: Bali

Becoming a Writer: Bali

The island of Bali in Indonesia is one those places that every Australian ends up visiting eventually. For me, that time came when I made a rather last minute and decadent decision to treat myself to a weekend away.  I

Rakhee Ghelani October 17, 2013July 5, 2015 Indonesia, Travel, Writing 4 Comments Read more

The Day India Nearly Broke My Spirit

The Day India Nearly Broke My Spirit

I finally had that day where India nearly broke my spirit. It’s the end of monsoon, which means the air is thick with moisture and oh so very hot. Not the kind of weather where you want to be shuffled

Rakhee Ghelani October 11, 2013July 5, 2015 expat, India 13 Comments Read more

Bollywood: Where Heroes Can Be Villains

There is an interesting thing I have observed in Indian culture, if someone is admired, lauded or dare I say worshipped, for some reason they seem to be above the law. They can do as much wrong as they want,

Rakhee Ghelani June 26, 2013July 5, 2015 australia, Culture, India, Movies, Travel 11 Comments Read more

Potluck Me: Starting a Business in India

Potluck Me: Starting a Business in India

One of things I have always said that I love about India is that anything seems possible. Two years ago when I was leaving my job in a bank, if someone had told me I would be earning a living

Rakhee Ghelani June 17, 2013July 5, 2015 australia, Business, India, Uncategorized 8 Comments Read more

Geek Post: The Fascinating Lean Process of The Dabbawalas of Mumbai

Good Process is Good Customer Experience: Learning From the Mumbai Dabbawalas

The Dabbawalas of Mumbai are legendary. These 5,000 people deliver over 200,000 lunches a day to the workers of Bombay, and have done so for almost 125 years. It is not so much what they do that is remarkable, but

Rakhee Ghelani May 7, 2013July 5, 2015 Culture, Education, Food, India 6 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, 2013July 5, 2015 India, Poverty, Uncategorized 16 Comments Read more
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