Factories play an important role in India's rural economy. They provide jobs for local men and women, which translates into money to buy food, send kids to school, buy medicines if needed, repair and maintain a house and save some money. Villages and towns in India (as elsewhere in the world) don't need an handout, [...]
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On every visit to India, I follow a similar schedule. We head to Goa to pay our respects at the Ramnathi Devasthan in Ponda. From there we head south along the coast to Kumta. Kumta is a sleepy township. The busiest part of town is Main Street, called paent, which is only a few blocks [...]
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I look forward to visiting Kumta, our ancestral home along the konkan coast. Lush green fields, coconut tree groves, red mud roads where lazy cows have the right of way. A place where I can speak konkani all over town. Strolling through someones orchards, I came upon a small cinder-block shed buzzing with activity. Inside [...]
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In our home in Colaba, the five day Ganapati celebration is the biggest family event of the year. Our entire joint family tries to come together making it very festive. Since we use a lot of flowers for the daily decorations, one of us has to go to the Dadar Flower Market every morning to [...]
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