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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Why Would Anyone Go To India?
It’s hot, crowded, dirty, corrupt. You’re likely to be ripped off, robbed and mis-directed. You may spend hours waiting for a train that never comes, or go to a guest house to find it hasn’t been built yet. So why … Continue reading
Posted in India, Travel
Tagged Backpacker, Backpacking, Britain, British, Gap Yah, Gap Year, Hippies, Hippy, India, Tantra, Travel, Yoga
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Lagaan as allegory
This weekend I watched the classic Bollywood film “Lagaan” for the first time since I went to India. It tells the story of a group of villagers during the time of the British Raj. Humiliated and bullied by their Imperial … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Film-Making, India
Tagged Bollywood, British, British Empire, Caste, Colonialism, Cricket, Film-making, India, Politics, Raj, Untouchables
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