Today, exactly one year ago, I was just about to board a 15 hour flight from New York to New Delhi to spend a month on my own in India, my dear India. For those of you who are new to this blog, you might not know this obsession and complete love that I have [...]
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One of my odd interest is to look at old family portraits from India and save my favorites in a folder. Yes I know it might sound completely weird but I just find them so beautiful and I always make up my own small story of the persons in the photograph. This page is like [...]
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These days, when I’ve been at my parents house I’ve been enjoying looking at some old photos from my childhood. We have also seen some video clips from when I was around 8 years old, as well as photos from journeys we’ve done. My family has always been traveling a lot and I have so [...]
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If there’s something that gives me tons of inspiration it’s being in India. There’s just so much to look at, so many colors at the same time, so much people, smells and sounds that all mixes into a veil of chaotic impressions (no, minimalism is not my cup of chai!). It makes me write tons [...]
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In October 2005 I went to India for the 6th time in my life. I was going to spend more than two months in Mumbai, but started the trip in the north by going to one of my favorite cities in India – Amritsar (in Punjab). In Amritsar you have to visit the Golden Temple, [...]
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After my trip to India in October last year I returned with several hundreds of photos. I can barely take a step in India without being amazed by the beauty that surrounds me and snap a shot of it, whatever it might be. It can be basically anything, from a cute monkey to a especially [...]
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When I was a student at the University in Stockholm I was having troubles, like all students, to make ends meet. I needed extra cash… at the same time I wanted to give my studies all my focus. After working in the Bollywood industry in Mumbai as a background dancer and an extra, I had [...]
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The Swedish magazine Sydasien, who has been dedicated to report news about India and its neighboring countries since 1977, has for long only been available though subscriptions. Now however, the magazine has been reborn into an online magazine accessible for everyone and it’s looking great! I just wanted to let my Swedish readers know that [...]
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In India the use of henna, or Mehndi as it’s called in Hindi, has been used to adorn hands and feet for centuries. It is most commonly used at festive occasions such as Diwali, Eid or in traditional Mehndi Ceremonies for brides before the wedding. These photos are from my trip to India in the [...]
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When you buy books in India you usually get them wrapped in yesterdays newspaper. Many people in India are against the use of plastic bags because when they sooner or later end up on the street the cows might choke on them. Well, that’s what someone explained to me at least, I don’t know how [...]
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