Kolkata | Work in Progress, For a Better Tomorrow

A picture is worth a thousand words

I saw this Rubik's Cube every day on my way home from volunteering

The Kolkata Metro will pass right through Salt Lake, cutting my Uncles' commute from 45 minutes to 15!

Part of one of the Knit One Save One blanket crocheted by Rosie, Jane, Jean and me. 

Dakshineshwar Mandir -- where I delivered the blankets and vitamins

Giving out Gummy Vites to hundreds of impoverished people outside Dakshineshwar 

The first blanket

I wanted to give these blankets to families who really needed them

Packing for the U.S. Monk didn't want me to leave, so he sat on my clothes! I was tempted to take him with me.

Kolkata | Discovering My Birthplace

Thanksgiving Dinner

Beautiful boats on the Ganges River at 7 a.m.

Pollution or morning fog? A little bit of both.

Inside Flury's, the recently remodeled Calcutta landmark, built in 1927.

BEANS ON TOAST

Delicious

New Delhi | Capital of the Largest Democracy in the World

Delhi Airport 

Delhi really cleaned up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games

'Tis the season for weddings: Delhi saw 1 million weddings in ONE day alone. 

India Gate 

Man on stilts at Delhi Haat 

Pretty wall hangings 

Door knobs (100 Rupees - roughly $2.30). Compare this to Anthropologie's ($42).

Rosie, you would have LOVED this.

Rashtrapati Bhavan: Such a large house for a very small President.

Rajasthan | The land of my ancestors (and lots of goats)

Water chestnuts!

Bus stop at Shivgunj

Chai and conversation 

Pretty temple in Pindwara

Camel!

For years, I have tried to capture this exact photo: typical Rajasthani goat herder and his goats!

Share the road?

Yes, this is a herd of goats crossing a highway. 

"Maaro photo paado?" This guy asked if I would take his picture (I didn't have the heart to tell him I was only after his goats...)

Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur beautifully lit up for Prince Shivraj Singh's wedding.
 

Pune & Mumbai

Mountain range outside of Pune

Sunset from Sinhagad (the lion's fort), over looking Pune

Bananas growing in my aunt's backyard in Pune

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Love this sign

A tribute to the First Lady's style.

Mukesh Ambani's ... house. Worth $2 billion. BILLION. Think of all the great things that could be done with that money.

Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay. The Obamas rented out the entire hotel during their stay and brought in their own staff. Ninety percent of the hotel's staff was given a paid vacation. Also the site of the 26-11 terrorist attack two years ago. 

Gateway of India