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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
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
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