Saree is a traditional dress for women, several meters long, wrapped around the waist as a skirt and it ends on one shoulder. There are several colors and styles of sarees that change from one region to another. The decoration, the folding of the material tells a lot about the social situation and the social affiliation of the wearer. Sincet…
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INDIA WEEK NUMBER 5
My last week in India was very fast, I tried to compress everything in this couple of days. I worked in the morning and in the afternoon I tried to discover those parts of Chennai that I had missed out, as well as film festivals and demonstrations. This week I have been dealing with marriages, male – female roles and…
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WEEK NUMBER 4 INDIA
When I arrived to Chennai a few weeks ago, I would not have thought that I would be in the north for the fourth week or rather in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur – to see the golden triangle. Since everyone has come to India from far, we have the opportunity to travel a little apart from work, so we took…
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Week number 2-3 in India
The second and third week was very fast, mostly by working and learning. I graduated in law but since I have no idea of the legal system in India, so first I had to read a lot, especially about the situation of women, children, gender equality, and later on fisheries community and their problems. I had a lot to…
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Week number 1 in India
My first week in India was so busy – I met a lot of people and got a lot of new friends. After work, I always spend time with them, somebody always comes up something to do. We first participated in a 5, then 10 kilometer marathon run, we had dinner together where we ate using our hands, we had…
