Discovery of India

“I tried to discover India . . . I made my mood receptive.” —Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India 

Tag: Chennai

  • Keep it Clean, Keep it Green

    Keep it Clean, Keep it Green

    Indian public intellectual, Vandana Shiva, argues that large corporate farming practices ultimately do violence to farmers and the land. It is implied that we should model our agri-culture upon the small organic agrarian village, for these communities have lived sustainably for centuries. Having read such things, I was naively led to believe that India is…

  • Arts in Chennai

    After a brief flight, we arrived in Chennai and noticed a marked difference in landscape and an increase in the heat! As we disembarked from the bus we were greeted with shell necklaces and lime water to wash away the stress of the day. After depositing our luggage, we were quickly swept away to Dakshina…

  • Flight over India

    As the Kingfisher jet pushed its way up through the humid, gray air of Delhi, we watched the colorful streets of the city fade and the vast north Indian plain open below us. The flight south to Chennai was a chance to see India from yet another perspective. The mark of humanity on the land…