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Recollections from my travels to India


It is reasonable to conclude, on the premise of India's progress during my third visit, that three thousand volumes of literature were not necessary for the country to attain its present level of development. "India will probably remain the world's fastest-growing major frugality in 2023 due to expanding demand, moderate inflation, stable interest rate governance, and robust foreign exchange reserves," according to the Indian newspaper The Economic Times. "In 2023, India intensively resisted global headwinds."  India maintains an extensive online presence. Concerning mobile bias, the maturation of transactions differs. Each of the cities of Jaipur, Dehiwalpur, and Shimla has  exemplary neighborhoods. The expansive, immaculate, and effective airfields transport in excess of 400,000 passengers with precision and ease during 3,000 departures. The Modi administration declared this month that the complex poverty that impacted an approximate 250 million individuals had been mitigated. When destitution is concealed behind towering walls, the appearance, at least to the unaided eye of the visitor, suggests that the era of slum dog millionaires has passed. The restoration of abandoned or demolished Mughal sites is contributing to a reevaluation of the nation's rich historical legacy. The tone of its narrative obscures the size of India's country. Lack of poverty is evident. One hundred and thirty-five million individuals (ten percent of India's population) have been lifted out of destitution in the past five years; Modi aims to reduce this figure to one percent. The poverty rate in India remains at approximately 21 percent. That is more than two hundred million individuals. The wealth of India's top one percent exceeds 40.5% of the total wealth of the nation, according to a report by Oxfam published in 2022. This includes over 160 billionaires, including Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, two of the wealthiest individuals in the world. That location once belonged to the Nizam of Hyderabad.

During the social revolution in India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a valiant advocate for emancipation. Throughout the nation's rebellion against tyrannical British rule, he exhibited a steadfast abstention from endorsing acts of violence or manifesting aggression. The requirement of Gandhi to serve all individuals under Sarvodaya demonstrated his profound empathy. In order to actively involve the culturally, ethnically, and religiously heterogeneous population of India, it was imperative to establish and reinforce public consciousness. The Varna social status system in India caused fifteen centuries of suffering and agony. The achievement of upward social mobility for the lower classes was challenging due to the strict maintenance of the estate system, which regulated specific social classes (Jati) and circumstances.
Furthermore, the Mahatma was considered a radical Hindu.

A sincere concern for the plight of the despised "rejects," also known as Dalits (currently referred to as scheduled gentries), who lived in the most destitute conditions of the estate system, was one of his most notable contributions. By renaming them Harijan (Children of God), he elevated this reviled and marginalized community to the vanguard of India's public movement. Gandhi perceived genuine emancipation as the emergence of a newly liberated Indian citizen; thus, his persistent and fruitful endeavors to unite the heterogeneous Indian populace served as an illustration. Gandhi used Satyagraha (sustaining the truth), his "armament" of nonviolent resistance, to free India from the social restrictions imposed by British rule. Furthermore, apart from functioning as solitary reflections of cosmic law, this emblem of resistance exemplified political ramifications by virtue of its affiliation with honesty and nonviolence. In a previous statement, Gandhi claimed that "the powerful employ pacifism as a weapon."
The benign revolutionary ultimately realized his objective on August 15, 1947, when India attained independence. Nevertheless, his cherished nation was partitioned, and Pakistan was established as a separate state for Muslims.
This proponent of nonviolence met an untimely demise in New Delhi. Gandhi, aged 78, met his demise at the hands of a right-wing Hindu paramilitary extremist. His January 30, 1948, assassination was a catastrophe for both India and the entire globe.Gandhi once remarked, "The world can be shaken in a gentle manner."

The largest middle class in the world, comprising more than 450 million individuals, is thriving. However, if you inquire about India with a cab driver of Sikh, Muslim, or Nepalese descent, he will inquire as to which India I am referring to. Different India for different people, he declares, indicating the ubiquitous Hindu saffron flags—at roadside stands, atop vehicles, in front of stores, and atop banners. One of India's most renowned Urdu poets, Gulzar, implied that the entire nation shared a pulse in a poem he recited. Gandhi united twenty-seven states in pursuit of a secular ideal. Although Mrs. Gandhi, like all human beings, had her flaws, her vision was for India to remain united beyond the confines of limited domestic boundaries. She dedicated herself to it. At this moment, India is in dire need of poets such as Gulzar to mend the gradually vanishing minority communities.
Additionally, a poem by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore came to mind."Let my country awaken into that heaven of liberty, my Father, where ceaseless striving stretches its arms toward perfection, where the clear stream of reason has not wandered into the desolate desert sand of dead habit, and where the mind is guided forward by Thee into ever-expanding thought and action."

Foreigners frequently hold an archaic, nearly rural conception of India in which the populace prays while adorned in vibrant garments and gems. The furthest thing from the truth exists. Notwithstanding my visits, I failed to identify the extensive expanses of immaculate airport floors adorned with opulent international upmarket labels such as Prada and Chanel; the flyways, bi-ways, and causeways constructed underground and over the ocean; the immaculate streets, including five- and six-lane highways; and the dearth of inhabitants on the streets, which I had observed in numerous western cities. As if they were flying, women zoom by on bicycles, luxury automobiles, scooters, and motorcycles while monitoring their phones to ensure that their food delivery arrives before they do. In the West, an average three-star hotel is comparable to a five-star hotel, and a five-star hotel is the epitome of regal living. There are no elderly individuals visible. The majority, or approximately 900 million, of its 1.4 billion inhabitants are under the age of 35.

India had no necessity for the global community. This makes Paris feel like a commune in comparison. Education, science, and technology propel India forward. Young people's enthusiasm has been phenomenal for India's 40 percent economic growth over the past five years. Moreover, youths are motivated. The young are so deeply ingrained in the culture of pursuing material success through education and careers that it has become a source of brutality. When comparing their children to those of other people, people will respond in the same way that every parent does. In pursuit of employment, young women have relocated from their hometowns and cities, couples are cohabitating, and nuclear families have become the standard rather than the exception. During the 2014 Swatch Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission), the Modi government aimed to eliminate open defecation by building thousands of toilets in communities and public spaces. This was combined with a strong emphasis on scientific solid waste management. The Ganges and Yamuna were among the world's most polluted rivers for decades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Swatch Bharat to combat human waste, including excreta. Smart City Indore states that daily garbage generation averages 1.1 metric tons. This includes 58.25% wet or organic waste, 41.75% dry garbage, and 0.5% household hazardous and sanitary waste. EverEnviro manages India's largest source-segregated bio-CNG plant for Smart City Indore and the Indore Municipal Corporation, recycling waste into bio-generated CNG or compost for farming and soil revitalization.

Indeed, the sight of entire mountain ranges being removed, the narrow, winding roadways being replaced with highway construction caused my heart to sink. The snowcapped summits of the Himalayas seemed to have vanished. As one approaches the winter capital of India, one encounters a familiar landscape, narrow roadways, and the remnants of former colonial structures perched atop precipitous slopes. Experiencing hotel personnel, security officers, army personnel, drivers, shopkeepers, and women adorned in traditional attire emerging from narrow alleyways evoked the era of the past. A salute, a head gesture, a namaste, or a salaam. It has been said that Indians bow their heads not out of false humility but to receive blessings. There are numerous anecdotes detailing methods for overcoming conceit and ego in order to foster spiritual and emotional development. All that is presented is done with open palms—palms of prayer. Individuals continue to establish connections intuitively, discerning whether you are icy or whether a trace of old melancholy crosses your countenance. Individuals with an open heart and a willingness to see you are those who make familial gestures, smile, address you as brother, sister, or mother, and look you in the eye. This is in contrast to the West, where strangers are regarded with averted gazes.
An expanding number of corporations have opted to align themselves with the Hindu national government in Modi's India.





He said his name was Barry
Jaipur
Jaipur Street
Taj Mahal foggy day
India
City Tour

Hotel in India

Googley

Found some prospects to be pundit trainees..are you interested

Your BMW Lawyer can get them green cards for Florida ...

In reply to sgtdjones
Did you befriend any hijras?

In reply to sgtdjones Skites...that hotel, is what I call, grand & as the Caribbean folks would say...mih nah joke.

In reply to Narper

Oh Noooooooo. I left such for VIX...

Large population of Portuguese in Goa...
The mixture in Goa many beautiful tall women...

Cold day on farm ...took my four dogs out for a walk that wind Titan...

King Shepards/wolf

this is what they look like ..check out the size of a normal dog....

Named them after Moons...

Another overseas trip in a few weeks ..will need a Civil Engineer , you busy?

In reply to BeatDball

Some of the hotels I stayed at amazing....now that picture is of a 3 star hotel....

If I find some pictures will post a 5 star hotel. Incredible.

India has changed.

In reply to Narper

check your pm...

In reply to sgtdjones

You should have stayed in India. You coulda be hanging with Polly and Bravo at the wedding!

In reply to googley

Oh nooooo barry scaled the fence...

Found some prospects to be pundit trainees..are you interested?

I have to travel again in a few weeks...

In reply to sgtdjones

Which part of India you going this trip?

In reply to googley

No, I am going back to India in the fall...when two new chemical plants are coming online.
We are doing some work with them to get a better throughput.
India plans a further 25 chemical plants over the next 5 years . Helping them with various processes.

In a few weeks Perth, Australia, Gorgon project....then to Toowoomba and Surat Basin region in southern Queensland.

Australia and Qatar are currently the world's largest exporters of LNG.

New Zealand is next Auckland , then Taranaki region of New Zealand.

Very Busy year , lots of travels ....

I need a Civil Engineer ...Narper is busy and Jumpy didn't finish graduating as yet ..

In reply to sgtdjones

Hey Sarge ,,,,good stuff.

I have a matured student from Kerala....he tells me Modi cant put foot there.
This funny guy tells me stories about the ladies there.
He also says the young people are destroying Kerala

In reply to Narper

kerala is the only part of india i want to go. chennai too because i have friends there.

In reply to Narper/Jumpstart

I plan to visit Kerala during the autumn season...India experiences high temperatures throughout the summer season.

Petronet LNG, located in Puthuvype, Kochi, India, is the proprietor of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) port situated in Kerala.
The Dhabol LNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in Maharashtra, India.


During my next visit to India, I will the opportunity to meet Sri N. Srinivasan,(India Cement) involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He obtained his Doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Chicago.
I have an acquaintance in India who attended the same educational institution as him in Chicago...

Furthermore, the rationale for my decision to postpone my vacation to Australia is the excessively scorching weather.
I had a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius while in Toowoomba, which was unpleasant.
Many companies require our chemical and technical services, namely in the areas of heat transfer, reaction engineering, and thermodynamics.
Chemical engineers are responsible for the manufacturing and upkeep of gas, oil, and cleaning substances.
Gasoline and petroleum are two highly essential commodities, both of which undergo a rigorous testing procedure.
We collaborate extensively with Exxon and Suncor to develop and refine procedures.