Author: Mark Egge

Indian money makes me happy. Or, rather– lest you think I’ve sunk to the depths of materialism– I should say that Indian currency makes me happy. It’s not I’m happy to have the money, but rather that I’m happy to be carrying a wallet full of a rainbow of colorful, smiling Gandhis (that’s the plural […]

I attended recently an inter-faith dialog on topic of “the concept of God in Hinduism and Islam in the light of sacred scriptures,” sponsored by a Muslim educational group. In a loosely structured debate, Dr. Zakir Naik of the Islamic Research Foundation, a prominent Muslim scholar and orator, and Nobel-prize nominated Sri Sri Ravi Shankar […]

I love chai tea. Three times a day. At least. I love buying food on the street and having it served on a leaf. I love that I know more Indians who love Iron Maiden than Americans. I love being greeted when I walk down familiar streets. and I love being in a country that […]

Actually… my phone number hasn’t changed. I just figured out what you need to dial from the United States to make my phone ring. Try: +91.9880.2394.90 or, from a landline, dial 011.91.9880.2394.90. The phone system here in India– like a lot of other “systems” is kinda mess. I was trying to call a number in […]

I’ve uploaded some photos from my first week in India. The photos from Hyderabad are here:http://www.eateggs.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1298 Photos from Hampi are here:http://www.eateggs.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1330The Hampi photos came out especially well. The color saturation of several photos has been increased, in addition to several photos being cropped. That aside, the photos are unaltered.