In a recent blog, I wrote about how the country of India is referred to by many as “Mother India.” A dinner conversation a few nights ago with my friend Lotta, however, made me reflect and question this warm reference to India.“For a country that desecrates the land and treats women as second class citizens, I am not sure how it has earned that title,” said Lotta. This struck a chord with me because on my recent trip to India, my husband …
Read MoreI took a foot bath in the holy Ganges River today — Christmas Day 2008! Just a few days before, what looked like could possibly be an unsatisfying and slightly depressing Christmas, turned into a day filled with gifts. I arrived in India three days ago to find an India that felt tough, unclean and unnerving. I have been to India two times before, but this time for some reason India felt dirtier, noisier and more crowded. This time around I was bringing my fiancé and wanted to show him an India that was sacred, special and beautiful…
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