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Indian Entrepreneur: Kolam Maker
A successful entrepreneur is someone who offers a solution to a problem. Â Far too often, I spot people weaving in and out of traffic on foot, trying to sell motorists one type of useless knickknack or another: Â long, twisty balloons, feather dusters, national flags, wire/bead animals. Â But we found a guy in Pondicherry who has…
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The Dune Eco Beach Hotel
We stayed at a wonderful, somewhat funky beach resort north of Pondicherry – “The Dune” Eco Beach Hotel. It’s an eco-friendly hotel/resort consisting of a bunch of different huts and houses scattered over 35 acres of lush landscaping. In addition to efforts to be “eco-friendly”, they are also art-friendly, playing host to a crafts and…
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Pondicherry: First Impressions
Although it has been correctly known as “Puducherry” since 2006, even the tourist brochures continue to refer to this southern Indian city as Pondicherry. Formerly the nucleus of “French India” – the French controlled this area for 280 years – the city and the region around it formally joined the rest of independent (in 1947)…
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It’s a Long, Long, Way to Pondicherry
For the first time, we left our 7 or so million neighbors in Chennai and decided to head out of town. South, along the “ECR” or Eastern Coastal Road. Which can be a harrowing experience. I just kept reminding myself that our driver has been doing this for a long, long time – he’s about…
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Getting Better at Black and White
I love my Kodak Monitor 620 – this camera from the 1940s has taken a bit of time to master – especially since I’m new to film / analog photography anyway – but I’m finally getting quality images out of it. Just wanted to share: I’m amazed at the detail you can get from medium…