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Delhi – Day 4

Last day in Delhi, or in India, for that matter. It’s about time. At this point, we are anxious to go home. We went off to Kroll Bagh to do some shopping and to pick up the suits that we … Continue reading

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Haridwar

Today, we took the Shitabdi Express train to Haridwar. When we got there, we hired a guy to take us around in his auto-rickshaw. He was actually pretty good. He didn’t try to get us to go to any special … Continue reading

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Delhi – Day 3

Today, we just did a little shopping in Karol Bagh before we met up with Paran uncle for lunch in Cannaught Place. We ate at a place called Zen’s, which is apparently a popular Chinese restaurant. Pretty good paneer pakora. … Continue reading

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Agra

After about 4 hours of sleep, Gulshan uncle, Anil uncle (a good friend of Gulshan uncle), and I took the Shitabdi Express train from Delhi to Agra. Not a bad ride. We paid for the air conditioned car which was … Continue reading

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Delhi – Day 2

Today, we spent time with family. We went to the Delhi Cantonnement to see the old stomping grounds. We walked around and checked out the old flat where my dad and uncles grew up. Something strangely familiar about the whole … Continue reading

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Soniput

We went to Soniput to see my grandmother’s eldest brother. He runs the Malvia Sish Bhavan, which is a school he built up with the community. On the campus is the Malik Chand Auditorium, which is named after my grandfather. … Continue reading

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Delhi – Day 1

We are staying at Manju Bua’s place. Gulshan uncle finally met up with us. Today, we went into the city to check it out and do some shopping. We went to Karol Bagh where I bought some kurtas and ordered … Continue reading

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Jaipur

We went out to see the sights in Jaipur. We went to Amber to check out the fort and the palace there. Got some pictures of the fort. Then we went to the palace. We took an elephant ride from … Continue reading

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On to Jaipur

We are on our way to Jaipur. We were planning to take a train, but we decided that we wanted to go see some temples on the way. The first was the Mirabai Mandir in Merta City. It was an … Continue reading

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Gotan

We are in Gotan. There’s absolutely nothing to do here. Gotan is in the middle of nowhere. B.K. has a house here near the J.K. Cement plant. The house is so well kept. The backyard has green grass. Kinda of … Continue reading

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