As Tuesday looms ever closer, my time in Pune is coming to an end. Next stop on our Indian journey is the country’s capital – New Delhi. So what have I thought about my time in India and Pune. What have I taken away…
Verdict on India
India
The Schema of Things I – Identity, traveling and “Finding Yourself”
There is this common narrative in movies and books that when you travel, you find yourself. My time so far in India has got me questioning the idea of ‘finding myself’. I remember when I told my friends that I was going to India
Student Life at the SSLA
Morning would be the time that I love most during my time in Pune. Every morning, students would be waked up by the melody of Vande Mataram the national song. The sun shines just enough to light up everything. Breakfast is served in the dining hall. Rohan Mithila is just few minutes to all campuses.
The art of bargaining
Are you an ice-cold negotiator with a world champion poker face? Then you probably feel right at home on the street markets of Mumbai. But if you more like me and have never really bargained with a very persistent street vendor in melting temperatures of around 40 degrees than this easy beginners guide.
Is pointless work better than no work at all?
One of the first observations that can be made of India is how populated it is. 1.25 billion people live here yet the country is relatively small geographically – the USA is more than three times larger in land mass but four times smaller in population.
The Estate vs The Slum
Being born on a London estate gave me the opportunity to see an entirely different way of life and community culture than what is normally expected of in the capital. An estate in London has an incredible amount of similarities and differences to a slum in Pune or Mumbai.
Ragging
When we first descended upon SSLA last week we were met with a large amount of posters and information, in both the accommodation and the campus. This was very similar to BU and other universities in the UK in many respects.