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Jerry’s conference is in Bangalore, the IT capital of India, with 10 million residents. It’s the capital of the state of Karnataka and located smack in the middle of southern India. We’re 1400 miles south of New Delhi where we … Continue reading →

Around 5 million people live in an estimated 2,000 slums in Mumbai, 1 million of whom live in Dharavi, the slum featured in “Slumdog Millionaire” and the one we toured today. Dharavi is a strange source of civic pride in … Continue reading →

On Sunday we took an India Air time machine from the 6th century to the modern, bustling, financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India — Mumbai. After 10 days of staying in hotels nestled over acres of lush landscaping, topped … Continue reading →

Rajasthan is a state of 77 million people bordering Pakistan, southwest of Delhi, and geographically the largest state in India. Udaipur is a city in this state, with only 451,000 people and 4 man made lakes that are of late … Continue reading →

My kingdom for a box of Depends. I won’t elaborate. Jerry is off to our morning bike adventure through villages, then to the Samode Palace for lunch. I will be dining via room service on yogurt, bananas, toast and rice … Continue reading →

When you have a guide come to your hotel for a 5:15 am tour of the Taj Mahal, the first thing that happens is you get sprayed with DEET. We haven’t seen a mosquito all week but the 42 acres … Continue reading →

On our last day in Varanasi I woke at 3am, meaning I am back on my normal Baltimore sleeping schedule.  Damn it. The banks of the Ganges in the early a.m. are transcendental. It is a particularly spiritual experience beholding … Continue reading →

Yesterday we flew 1.5 hours to Varanasi, the holiest of the 7 holy cities of India, an area with 2,000 temples where devout Hindus come to bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges River. Our hotel is an old … Continue reading →

We’re in India to attend a Mackrell conference in Bangalore May 1-5. Jerry will spend long days in meetings and we all come together each evening to dine and commune and it takes a lot of energy to make the … Continue reading →