By nandan on July 28, 2008
These are considered as major bomb blasts in India by a news channel called NDTV 24×7. I know few other also where more than 20 people got killed but think about the situation when those bomb blasts are not recognized as major bomb blasts. I mean all the bomb blasts are major, we are going [...]
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By nandan on July 27, 2008
It is month of Savan according to Hindi calender now. A lot of people from different states come Varanasi
to make a pilgrimage during this month. Most of them wear a orange dress and carry a stick that has two pots filled with Ganges water. These people are called Kavariya. I see a lot Kavariyas nowadays [...]
Posted in Hindu culture, Varanasi | Tagged bhang, indian railway, Varanasi
By nandan on July 25, 2008
Its a big news here about India-America nuclear deal. I dont know exactly about this deal but we often hear about it in media. I wanted to learn about how nuclear power works and it was best opportunity for me to learn with Stephan who was a electric engineer from Switzerland and was staying at [...]
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By nandan on July 15, 2008
An anthropology student named Adam Sergant from University of Chicago came to my guest house for a month. He also wanted to learn Hindi with Bhasha Bharti like Lane and Dave. Adam wanted to learn Hindi with Bhasha Bharti for his whole stay, three months, but Bhasha Bharti didn’t have that much time so he [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged guest house varanasi, hindi classes in varanasi
By nandan on July 4, 2008
Finally I got tour guide license after one year of drama. My advocate was extremely good working on this case. He sued Ministry of Tourism in Delhi High Court and Delhi High Court ordered Ministry of Tourism to issue temporary license to every applicant until they declare result. My advocate called and told me to [...]
Posted in politics | Tagged tour guide india, tour guide varanasi, Varanasi, varanasi tour