Hi. I apologize for the delay in the re-release of this blog.
I had some red tape on some of my photographs.
Please feel free to read the blog posts in date order. (Click on January on the right hand panel. Read in date order starting with Dec 13, ending at Dec 30. Please review the screenshot above for details on where to find the location of each post.)

**There are many posts, so if you cannot read all, read this one - DECEMBER 16 . It is the most important from the blog. ***

Also,

over the next few weeks please look out for additional posts on the following 9 topics:

> NRI / Transfer of Wealth between Generations
> Pratham
> Nanubhai Education Foundation
> India 1999 vs India 2009
> Caste system
> The Fellows
> Marriage / Weddings
> Alcohol / Meat
> Sugar Factory

Lastly,

thank you for taking the time to visit this page. Please leave your comments/feedback/questions on any of the posts. I look forward to reading your commentary.

It was during my trip that I found a sense of identity, ten more years of inspiration, a passion to understand the caste system, a longing to return to India, an appreciation for my health and education, admiration for Fellows who severed their ties to the Western world to live in rural India, powerful women in the urban areas of Mumbai, burning hot masala chai, and last but not least, what altruism really means. I am a nobody in the realm of 'saving the world'. I have a lot of work to do, and many more years of spreading awareness.

Here are some photos from the trip. My apologies on how choppy it turned out. I hope to upload some photo albums soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgmxjZDRAmI


Thanks for following,
Anita

** And a special thank you to Heena Bhakta-Palmer for wanting to create and maintain this blog. It's a wonderful idea !!

And, please read this article :

Some facts stated in the WSJ article on February 24,2010:
-22% of rural households lived in katcha structures (temporary shelters)
-29% lived in semi-pucca structures (semi-permanent homes)
-74% of rural households had no access to toilets while
-75% of rural households depended on firewood and chips as a major cooking fuel
-9% used dung cake as fuel while 42% of households used kerosene for lighting