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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Hawks hiding among doves

Posted on October 19, 2007 by PietroDecember 30, 2011
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19 October 2007 / 25 Mizan 1386 Two weeks ago I took a field trip to a UNHCR resettlement site north of Kabul. We traveled in a bullet-proof white SUV, with doors that must weigh 200 pounds and windows that … Continue reading →

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The Baha’i “Lotus” Temple, New Delhi

Posted on October 14, 2007 by PietroDecember 30, 2011
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14 October 2007 / 22 Mizan 1386 And now for something completely different: the Lotus Temple. The mood for me was set by this couple: I think they may be in their eighties. They held hands as they walked towards … Continue reading →

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Nizamuddin and Pant Nagar neighborhoods, Delhi

Posted on October 13, 2007 by PietroDecember 20, 2014

13 October 2007 / 21 Mizan 1386 As with photos in Europe in July, this page is for urban planning students, showing some features of two neighborhoods in New Delhi. This is the edge of the Nizamuddin disrict, which is … Continue reading →

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Chandi Chowk: Old Delhi

Posted on October 12, 2007 by PietroDecember 30, 2014

12 October 2007 / 20 Mizan 1386 Chandi Chowk is now the name of the road that leads due west from the Red Fort (Lal Qila) through the the core of Old Delhi. I know “chowk” from Dari as ‘crowded … Continue reading →

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Delhi and New Delhi

Posted on October 11, 2007 by PietroDecember 30, 2011
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In October 2007, a USAID-funded educational-development program flew five of us to India to try to recruit planning professors to teach in Kabul. This was my first time in India. Coming from Kabul, New Delhi is quiet, uncrowded, orderly, and … Continue reading →

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