Community Spirit, March 2018

is indeed
“This
The land
India!
dreams and
of
of
romance,
fabulous
and
wealth
fabulous
poverty..."
Written by Helen Warriner
“This is indeed India! The land
of dreams and romance, of
fabulous wealth and fabulous
poverty, of splendour and rags,
of palaces and hovels, of
famine and pestilence, of genii
and giants and Aladdin lamps,
of tigers and elephants, the
cobra and the jungle, the
country of hundred nations
and a hundred tongues, of a
thousand religions and two
million gods, cradle of the
human race, birthplace of
human speech, mother of
history, grandmother of
legend, great-grandmother of
traditions” Mark Twain
Love it or hate it, India is a
place that forever imprints
itself in the heart.
that takes its guest on a
rollercoaster ride of emotions.
Inspired by its beauty, enraged by
its practices or touched by its
people, the visitor can’t help but
find the country getting under its
skin, tugging on the heartstrings
and questioning everything.
There is no place on earth like
India. No single nation on the
planet that has as much diversity
and variety. Within the 28 states, a
multitude of cultures, religions and
tongues can be found, all so
uniquely different, it is as if each
one was its own country. With so
much to see, do and explore in a
land deeply rooted in historical
traditions and spirituality, it feels
like a lifetime would never be long
enough to uncover all its magic.
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH INDIA
NO. 1
With most visitors to the great
nation claiming the former, it
cannot be disputed that at
some point in the journey an
element of the latter will be
experienced. It is a country
The Calling
It was 2016, I was living in Spain
with my partner and life was
good…until it wasn’t.