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World Next Door Uncut – Episode 6

Posted Nov 19 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez 2 Comments

Wow! In five minutes you can change the life of a child in India forever…

Photo Gallery: Dreams for the Future

Posted Nov 17 in Photo Galleries by Barry Rodriguez 13 Comments

For an impoverished community of Indian gypsies, education has always been a luxury… until now.

A Movement in the Dark

Posted Nov 15 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez 12 Comments

How could I have hope in a place so filled with injustice?

Sewa Ashram

Posted Feb 23 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez No Comments

A trip to Sewa Ashram, a shelter for the dying and destitute, reminded me of why I do what I do.

The End of Caste: India 2008

Posted Sep 30 in Trip Recaps by Barry Rodriguez 1 Comment

Three months in beautiful South Asia. Check out this recap of my trip to India and click on the links inside to read the full articles!

Old Delhi

Posted Sep 24 in Travel Journals by Barry Rodriguez 1 Comment

A trip into an Old Delhi spice market reveals an entirely different side of the city…

A new meaning for ‘manual labor’…

Posted Sep 16 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez No Comments

There are no wheelbarrows in India. Ok, that might be a bit of hyperbole… but in all honesty, I’ve never seen one here. Nor have I seen any backhoes or jackhammers or earth movers. Nearly everything in India, from construction to landscaping to demolition, is done by hand. And when I say “by hand,” I mean by hand.

Indian food… the real kind.

Posted Sep 11 in Culture Guides by Barry Rodriguez 7 Comments

Eating in India has become a bit of an adventure for me. Since being here, I’ve had my mental image of what constitutes “Indian food” radically altered, and I’ve had to put my “I’ll try anything once” vow to the test several times…