A podcast by Vincent Ebrahim.
A man having lived
his whole life in foreign lands decides to pay a visit to his Indian Heritage.
This constitutes the
experiences of Vincent Ebrahim from his visits to different ends of the
subcontinent we know as India. The 3 week, 7 cities long vacation during the
monsoon months includes sight visits, interviews and interaction with localites
from different professions accompanied with a local guide from the place.
1. Mumbai: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Dhobi Ghat, Irani Café, Vikhroli, Railway Station (Dabba-wallas).
2. Ahmedabad: IIM-A,
Sabarmati Ashram, Bollywood Dance Class, Navrangpura-Khadia (Ramadan Iftar).
3. McLeod Ganj (Dharamshala,
Himachal Pradesh): Dharamkot, Namgyal Monastery.
4. Delhi: Yellow line metro
ride, Chandni chowk, Lutyens Delhi and Bungalow zone, Feroz Shah Kotla Fort, Hazrat
Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, stand-up comedy show at Hybrid, Janpath.
5. Agra: Taj Mahal,
Basant Leather Products factory, Mehtab Bagh.
6. Night train: Meeting with son and exchange of pleasantries before Indian train journey from Delhi to Darjeeling. Discussion on various experiences between father and son.
7. Darjeeling: Tiger
hill, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (in conversation with Dorjee Lhatoo who
accompanied Bachendri Pal on her Mt. Everest climb to become the first Indian woman
to conquer the peak in 1984), Happy Valley Tea Estate, Darjeeling
Himalayan Railway or Toy train ride.
8. Kolkata: Anwar Shah
Road, Tisa supposedly his grandfather’s village, James Prinsep Ghat.
Vincent shares his experience of Indian streets, food and people while on the journey. In the end he says he learnt the art of negotiations with the local service providers which is a good skill to survive especially in India.
Hope this encourages more people to visit India.
Listen to the podcast here for free.
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