By Dave Silvestri OCTOBER 18 – RURAL NEPAL: The auditorium lights went up, and the last of the medical students found her way back to her seat. The relief in the room was palpable, contagious even. All sixty presentations were done, and only the dean’s final remarks stood between them and the Tihar/Diwali festivities—three days […]
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By Brian Gillis OCTOBER 13 – PATNA, INDIA: Patna is off the typical tourist map but is a great place to experience authentic urban India. This burgeoning city and capital of Bihar state is, like many other cities in India, seemingly busting at the seams. But hampered, perhaps, by its own ambition for progress. Like […]
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OCTOBER 5 – KOLKATA, INDIA: Kolkata is a vibrant city full of energy, overflowing with history, and rich with culture. But it is not ashamed to show its scars. Although entirely unplanned, we arrived in Kolkata during the height of Durga Puja, a festive week honoring the Hindu goddess (Durga) of good triumphing over evil. […]
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