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The Problem with Mr Vishweshwar Bhat and the Indian Media
No, unfortunately, I haven’t returned to blogging regularly (I’m not missing it at all, sorry). And, this is one of the reasons why: Mr Vishweshwar Bhat, pictured above, and the Indian media....
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Why Phone Cameras are the Bane of Modern India
Yesterday, I wrote a humorous blog post about friendship requests from Indian Internet Romeos on Facebook. However, today, I stumbled upon something much more serious in regards to unwanted attention...
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The Fight Against Fraindship
The past decade has brought revolutionary changes to the consumer landscape in India, with western technology and retail concepts rapidly taking hold across the country. It began with the introduction...
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India 66 Years Since Independence
India celebrates Independence Day today, and as usual there’s been a lot of discussion about the state of the nation in the news. In one report, the Hindustan Times published a survey about national...
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Discriminatory Pricing at Private Hospitals in Mumbai
Charging different rates for foreigners and Indians is a common practice in India. At monuments, the substantially lower rate for Indians is often referred to as being government subsidised, to give...
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What STILL Annoys Me the Most in India
If any parts of your personality are flawed or require development, it’s certain that life in India will bring them swiftly to the surface. For me, it was my control freak nature and lack of...
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Is India Becoming Less Safe?
One of the things people have been asking me lately, and particularly since I wrote about my experience with men in Maheshwar, is whether I think India is becoming less safe. If you take a look at...
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Mr Madhya Pradesh and the Marauding Men of Maheshwar
Earlier this week, my husband and I spent five days in Maheshwar and Mandu (in Madhya Pradesh) — the last trip before summer really turns up the heat, and we turn up the air conditioning! A friend of...
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India’s Rape Crisis: Don’t Simply Blame the Men
The recent gangrape and beating of a 23 year old Indian woman in Delhi (and her subsequent tragic death) has shaken not only India but the world. It dominated the news in Australia, where I was...
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My Seven Year India Anniversary
Seven years ago today, I stepped off a plane to volunteer at a centre for underprivileged women in Kolkata. It was a decision that would change the course of my life. On the night before New Year’s...
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Why You Should Never Have Direct Debit Set Up With Airtel…
… (And Why I’m Glad We Didn’t). Prior to us living in our new apartment, Airtel was our Internet service provider. When we moved, they assured us that they could transfer our connection to our new...
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Resilience and Determination, or Apathy, in India?
A couple of days ago, I received an email from an Indian reader of my About.com India Travel site. One of the things he questioned me on was the line in my bio that says, “India’s resilience and...
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Where Do You Want to Go?
Recently, I received an email from an Indian reader who posed the following scenario to me. Imagine you are back in your homeland Australia, you come out of your house and are just walking/driving...
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