For the past three years, Operation Groundswell’s Gender & Religion program in India has been involved in organizing a speaker series to highlight the inspiring work of our partner organizations in Delhi and the surrounding area. The speakers who participate in this conference represent organizations...
This past summer, our India: Gender & Religion teams had the opportunity to see the self-sustaining monastery at Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute in the Kangra valley near Dharamsala, northern India. Officially inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama back in 2005 and fully funded by...
Cows! – no explanation needed, AWESOME!...
In the middle of the night, we woke up to the most surreal desert lightning storm, filling the sky. We fell back to sleep, only to wake up to everyone yelling "TARP!"...
Coming from the bustle of urbanism, the rural villages have the setting of a far-off past world....
It will take time, but once you learn to let go, you will find yourself woven into the tapestry of India; one of over a billion other individual strands, each beautiful, colourful and complex in their own unique way....
He was bronze and brown. Good fur, not patchy at all. He stood strong and curious. The kind of dog that you would wonder where his collar was if back in the States. Really, most of the dogs here you tend to wonder that....
Delhi is a buzz of rickshaws, taxis, street cooking, and happily drifting cattle. The sounds and smells are everything but mild....
Go outside at night. You will be blown away by how vibrant the stars are! It's as if someone painted a ceiling full of stars! ...
R.O.S.E. is a grassroots group that benefits the local community by seeking to improve the basic living conditions of the impoverished by providing housing, education, and shelter. ...
Imagine cars, buses, motorcycles, pedestrians, rickshaws, and cows clustering together, honking at each other, and fighting to get ahead. ...
Our bonding started immediately after our first meal in India when we talked about "flying 7s". What are those, you ask? Simply put, it's the type of diarrhea you will always remember....
We spent the day maneuvering Delhi's quirks: the crazy driving patterns (or lack thereof), the hectic haggling norm, and the general overload on our senses. ...
Here's just a taste of what makes us want to strap on our backpacks and hop on the next plane heading to this mighty destination!...
A contradiction wrapped in a riddle, it can be a hard place to get your head around, but you will certainly fall in love, and the challenge is a huge part of that....