Janadesh - Part 2; Delhi 29th October 2007Joining the march…. We were driven by jeep to meet the march, a human wave of 25,000 people that was snaking it's way down a dusty highway some 50km outside of Delhi. Packed and prepared with water, hats and sunscreen in our bags, full of anticipation. I'd been caught up in all the excitement surrounding the yatra (march) in Delhi-I'd read about Janadesh, heard about Janadesh, seen pictures, but the whole concept w...

Janadesh - Part 1; Delhi, 23rd October 2007'Everybody should be able to get sufficient work to enable him to make two ends meet. And this ideal can be universally realised only if the means of production of the elementary necessities of life remain in the control of the masses. These should be freely available to all of us as God's air and water are, or ought to be; they should not be made a vehicle of traffic for the exploitation of others. Their monoplisation b...

The travelling lifestyle…. Forget putting on mascara and straightening my hair, showering under a cold tap, hand washing my clothes in buckets and dowsing myself in mosquito spray have become my new daily rituals. It is actually quite nice to be free from all the preening involved in London life and when you step outside onto the streets of Delhi you realise,what to us would seem like basic living is relative luxury to a lot of people that spend their days ...

What it's all about….I thought blog post number 2 would be a good time to introduce the charity I will be working for over the next six months Action Village India. AVI is a small uk based charity thatsupports 6 well established partners in India that work with rural communities in several states around the country. I will visit each of these partners over the six months to write a bit about the work they are doing and how it is benefiting India's rural com...

Hi Everyone! I'm sorry it has taken me so long to write anything down, I have to admit I have been a bit daunted by the prospect of writing my first post. What to include, what not to include, deciding what out of the many incredible things I have seen since I have been here will be interesting and you know how indecisive I am! So I've decided not to think too much and just write down things as I go along to give u a few snapshots of my travels….. The ta...