It’s over. I handed in the group paper. I said my goodbyes. I left Pondy. The last three weeks have been really busy which is also why I haven’t made any updates on the blog – my sincere apologies! We had our last lecture on the 22th of March and after that we worked full
We are now more than halfway through the semester. It’s hard to believe really. It feels like it was just yesterday that I arrived to India, had my first lecture at the resort, and took my first stroll around Pondy – but according to the calendar, I have been here for more than 6 weeks!
Friday we went on a field trip to Auroville. Auroville is an experimental village located 10km from Pondicherry. The village was founded in 1968 by ‘the mother’ and was envisioned as a universal town where men and women of different backgrounds and cultures could live together in peace and harmony. For us peace and conflict
Sorry, that I haven’t made any posts in quite a while now. It’s been a really busy week for us students here in Pondy. Thursday, the school had arranged a so called “India Day” at the study center where we were supposed to dress up in traditional Indian clothes. For us girls this meant that
DAY 10: SUNDAY MARKET Every Sunday there is a market on Mahatma Ghandi Road in Pondicherry. We learned this last Friday and decided to go because it was supposed to be much fun to go and look at the many wierd things that the locals are trying to sell at this market. I think we all
My name is Kirsten, and I’m a 22 years old girl from Denmark. I’m currently studying Peace and Conflict Studies in Pondicherry, India, as part of my bachelor’s in anthropology. When you study anthropology, you learn about different cultures, and how they shape the ways in which people experience and act on the world. After
Last Wednesday night, some of us rented a minibus and traveled to Ooty. Ooty is a hill station in Tamil Nadu, 2000 meters above sea level. When we arrived early the next day, we could finally breath in the fresh mountain air! It was around 16 degrees, a lot colder than Puducherry, so we had
A few weeks ago, Kulturstudier arranged India Day for us at the study center. We dressed up in colorful traditional saris, decorated ourselves with flowers and jewels. Everyone looked smashing, so elegant. However, the temperature did become a bit of a problem… I’m so impressed by the women who wear these saris everyday. We
In the remote areas of Tamil Nadu lives the Irular people. They are one of the many tribal communities of India. Historically, they have always had a very low position in society, and sadly they still experience discrimination. The community used to live a simple lifestyle in the forests, but were displaced and forced to
We were thrilled to find out that there is a surf school at Bodhi Beach, which isn’t too far from where we live. The autorickshaw drivers made quite a few wrong turns before we were able to get there, but at least now we know where it is. I rented a surf board together with
