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Day 15: Varanasi

I’ve never had such a love-hate rela­tion­ship with any­where on planet Earth as with Varanasi. Maybe for­eign­ers should be barred from this city. I don’t know. On one hand, this is a cul­tur­ally amaz­ing place. It’s among of humanity’s most ancient cities, and it shows; lay­ers of alley­ways and build­ings in degrees of decay bunch up …

03.13.2011 – 10:03:PM | By Matt Carney | Posted in India II | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Day 11: Khajuraho

This is the Dis­ney­land of India. It’s not pre-designed, of course–the three tem­ple groups here are gen­uine, all of them circa 1000CE, and real peo­ple live here. I’ve just never seen this many tourists crowded into one place in this coun­try before, nor have I been to an Indian city with merely 15,000 res­i­dents, nor …

02.16.2011 – 2:22:AM | By Matt Carney | Posted in India II | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

15. Argument (9.1.2008)

A heated (and won­drously point­less) philo­soph­i­cal argu­ment with the SITA gang. Insti­gated by read­ing “The Guide” by R.K. Narayan.

12.10.2008 – 10:05:AM | By Matt Carney | Posted in India | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

16. Jain Hill, Big Argument About Cultural Responsibility (9.8.2008)

An exten­sive rant on West­ern expec­ta­tions and gen­der norms prompted by a faux pau in a reli­gious place–a gaff, at least, as per­ceived by our Amer­i­can com­rades. But what about the vil­lagers? Hmm? What about them?

12.10.2008 – 10:04:AM | By Matt Carney | Posted in India | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)