The fatal gang-rape of a Delhi student last December can’t have escaped your attention due to the international media focus and I thought I would describe some of the changes we have seen across the city since. Even now, more than six weeks since the attack, the protests are still continuing albeit with just a [...]

At the end of last week I had my first experience of the Indian healthcare system…

There are a broad range of options available in Delhi, depending on how much you can afford and what sort of standard you are prepared for. These range from street-level clinics with local ‘gurus’ who might be able to [...]

The Delhi winter has finally arrived, bringing with it an unfamiliar turn in the weather. For once it’s really bloody cold! Luckily, winter is only supposed to last for about 20 days…

Across the north of the country the temperature has plummeted from the highs of 46 and 47 I endured during the summer to [...]

Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in India, about 450 km south-east of Delhi. We took a short flight there last Friday for a weekend break, to take in the sights and to visit the mighty river Ganges, or Ganga as it is referred to locally.

Varanasi is most famous as [...]

I had a new insight into India’s education system this week… a colleague was writing an application for her three year old son to get into a good school and asked me for some help in checking grammar and adding some ‘big words’ in order to flatter the school. It turns out that over 2,500 [...]