The miracle fruit “Soursop” , known as Graviola, too, is easily available here in India – in these huge supermarkets, offered not as fruit but – more conveniently- as fruit juice, 50 packages in one container… There are several containers of Soursop juice on the top of the shelf. On a huge promotional banner all…
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A dream kindergarten – perceptions, visions and dreams of different worlds
If you are asked to draw a “dream kindergarten”, how would your picture look? Probably, you would go for a nice, large building, subdivided in several rooms with a good and safe equipment for all ages, a lot of toys and materials needed for a good education and a large playground space. In one of…
Nearly a fifth of all women are Indian. Where are they going? A book recommendation
In India, there live more than 17% of all women in the world. The rate of women below the age of fifteen is even higher: 20%, this corresponds to 174 million young women. Have you ever thought what this could mean economical- and development-wise if these women got a chance of a good education and…
A shelter for battered women on time and a marriage
“Eightyseven women have been here since the beginning of this year, and every year more and more contact us via the help line or come directly to the shelter”, H. tells me. H. is an Indian woman who fourty years ago started as s social worker in the surroundings of Mangalore and dedicated her…
Hampi: Monkey Land and Hippie world
I had never seen such a landscape before. Huge rocks, mountains out of bizarre, huge rocks. Monkeyland. Land of crocodiles, too. And Hippies. Ancient temples, and ruins – what enormous kingdom it must have been! There are some chilling restaurants besides very poor huts, guest houses that partly seem to crash soon, however they promise…
“Coffeeboy” – a young Riksha driver in Hampi and how he got his own Riksha at 17 years only
He is 23 years old. His parents died when he was very young. At the age of 12 he left school, worked for a bakery, later he learned how to repair air conditioners before he started his career as Riksha driver – with a rented Riksha. He lives with the aunt. “She is strong….
Maternal and infantile health in India
Did you know that 60 to 80% of pregnant women and 50% of children in India are anaemic? This is mostly caused by malnutrition and/or under nutrition and it has wide spread effects on the body. You will see many people suffering from dizziness and fatigue, stunted children and adults. A woman dies in…
“Hidden” washing: a toilet key is more than just a key
Before coming to tribal areas in India I was never aware on what it really means to live without any toilet in a village and without any individual washing location. Having a small intimate space should be one of the most normal things in life. But it is not. A life without any sanitation…
The daily sports world of Delhi’s middle class
When you arrive the first time in an Indian city like Delhi you might wonder if people here do outdoor sports. And if so, where? Of course, most of the Indian people (95% percent of the population are unorganized workers) certainly have other problems to solve first and to see how to make money…
Puppet players, folk singers, fascination – the slum and some big dreams
One day a court guardian asked the King to get some days off, because of his own marriage. But during those days a lot of bad things happened and he could not come back in time. The king got angry and sent some other guardians to search for him. When they found him, they…
Go India, go future! 