Life Here Is Like a Pondicherry
Tough and gritty much of the time, but organic, beautiful, and alive as well (here's a shot of a trademark vibrant truck green in the town). The goal of the Kailash hotel folks is to bring out more of the positive qualities, which seems an admirable mission. Raj, the owner, is working to institute a better garbage clean-up program for the village, an educational resource to provide stability for school children, and (with his two friends from Paris who became my regular breakfast companions) to broaden the domain of his hotel to include more real housing and modern living conditions for the community. India is changing so rapidly, everywhere. I think I will probably miss this place. I hope I can come back someday to see how it has changed.