Tag: New Colombo Plan
A Place of Reflection
When you look around Jaipur it soon becomes evident that it is inevitable to see the reflection of the vibrant colours in architecture, dress and ... Read More
White Caste: Who’s the fairest of them all?
Painted pink under the rule of the 19th century Maharaja, Ram Singh, artefacts of a new generation of royalty now line the terracotta walls and ... Read More
Radiance: The Colours and People of Jaipur.
"Johdpur is blue. Jaisalmer is yellow. And Jaipur is pink." From the front seat of our cab, Sijo Joy turned and told me this. As ... Read More
Painters of the Pink City
https://jacdigital.shorthandstories.com/painters-of-the-pink-city/index.html Huddled by the side of one of Jaipur's busiest roads, a group of women in vibrant sari's laugh and chat as they work. ... Read More
A Clean Slate for Jaipur
I stepped onto the streets of Jaipur for the first time with expectations of dirty roads lined with litter but was starkly surprised by what ... Read More
The Rubbish Clogging Up Jaipur Streets
A mammoth effort by Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) sanitation workers cleaned up the city streets in time for the Swacch Survekshan survey in January. But the ... Read More
Say Cheese
Say Cheese: The story of when tourists become the focus. It starts with the word “selfie”. Then before one can mutter a yes, there is a ... Read More
A Guarded City
Amid the traffic and pedestrian chaos of Jaipur, men and women of the government-appointed guard stand proudly in their khaki uniform protecting and controlling the capital ... Read More
The Jaipur Commute
The road to Jaipur is a crazy ride-like attraction for tourists but for Jaipur locals this is their everyday commute. The traffic on a normal ... Read More
Chinese Indonesians: A Human Narrative
From the biblical plight of Jews to Canaan, to the Vietnamese diaspora across the globe in the 1970’s, oppression has always been a part of ... Read More
Oplosan Alcohol – Indonesia’s bootleg booze
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The Iron Wing: An Indonesian Political Firestorm
You may not be interested in politics, but politics will certainly take an interest in you. Please click to view Read More