Indian version of peanut butter & jam... peanuts, butter and jam... :-)
How not to love them!!!
India is everything you can imagine. It's got land that varies incredibly together with wast range of cultures, customs, attitudes, believes, rituals, colour of the skin, ethnicity....
It is mad, dirty and smelly. It is full of poor people on one hand and disgustingly rich on the other. It's full of crooks and wonderful people who helped me in many moments of my journey.
I met an Indian lady who discussed with me the danger of traveling. According to her it is purely putting yourself at risk. Her opinion, obviously shaped by media, was so dramatically opposite to what I felt traveling all over Indian subcontinent as a single woman.
I've never felt endangered here. On the contrary! Wherever I went I was well taken care of by people around me. Be it a train, street, resto or a bus, there were always people making sure that I'm not bothered by anyone, cheated or even uncomfortable.
India is an incredibly vibrant place where "there is no problem, only solutions". And it is not simply slogan, it's true. They are great entrepreneurs who spot a need that creates a market and one sort of business or another is ready. From these waters come young educated creative people who follow their initiatives and find a way to make things happen.
Lakshmi is the best example. Just look at her spots.
http://chaiwithlakshmi.in/
The topics that she covers are touching every aspect of life and the life in India. It's inspiring to watch. Given that internet is widely used especially by young people, her shows reach this young generation of India that will use their potential, initiative and change the country sooner than we expect. Where will be India in 10 years?
Retirement in India might be too expensive for me :-)
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