I spent the last four days working and exploring
Mumbai (aka Bombay,India has slowly renamed most of their major cities slowly after the
partition in 1947) and
Pune. Jack and Judy who are family friends have lived in
Mumbai for the last 21 years. I stayed with them and had a interesting time discussing the similarities and differences (mostly differences) of Indian and American culture and their life in this intense city.
Mumbai is a city of over 18 million people and bursting at its seams. It is home to the largest slum in the world,
Bollywood and the setting for one of my favorite books
Shantaram (
http://www.shantaram.com/
). After 2 days in Mumbai I took the train to
Pune which is proclaimed "The oxford of the east" for its
educational institutions. The city was going bananas because Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are there filming a movie.
Pune is also home to the
Gandhi memorial and
OSHO Ashram.
I spent the last four days working and exploring Mumbai (aka Bombay,India has slowly renamed most of their major cities slowly after the partition in 1947) and Pune. Jack and Judy who are family friends have lived in Mumbai for the last 21 years. I stayed with them and had a interesting time discussing the similarities and differences (mostly differences) of Indian and American culture and their life in this intense city. Mumbai is a city of over 18 million people and bursting at its seams. It is home to the largest slum in the world, Bollywood and the setting for one of my favorite books Shantaram (http://www.shantaram.com/
). After 2 days in Mumbai I took the train to Pune which is proclaimed "The oxford of the east" for its educational institutions. The city was going bananas because Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are there filming a movie. Pune is also home to the Gandhi memorial and OSHO Ashram.
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