I haven't had the time to write my experience the way I really want to and after seeing what I did with the Gastro episode I think 21 days will be a helluva lot of words to type up here in one post so maybe I'll do it in parts...when I get the vibe to start it.
For now here's the watered down version of events submitted to my Indian High Commission in three pages on my Google docs here.
And here's an even more watered down version of events in the form of a timeline:
Day 1- Convention Centre and Sarojni Market.
Day 2- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference and Taj Palace Hotel for Cultural Show and dinner.
Day 3 and 4 same as above.
Day 5- ICCR for dance show. NRI awards at Ramada plaza.
Day 6- Red fort, Humayun's Tomb
Day 7- Indian Council of World Affairs
Day 8- Amity Business school in Noida. Confederation of Indian Industry. Dilli Haat Bazaar
Day 9- Met Chief Minister of Bihar.
Day 10- Bojhpur for press meeting. Bodhgaya Great Buddha Statue. Mahabodhi Mahavihara(bodhgaya temple where Lord Buddha gained enlightenment). In Rajgir we stayed at Tathagat Vihar Hotel.
Day 11- Jainism museum.Tanga ride(horse carriage).Vishwasanti Stupa Buddha temple on the mountain. Sonebhandar caves.hotsprings.Nalandar University ruins.Nepura village.
Day 12- Ghol ghar in Bankipur (granery). culture show.
Day 13- visited Hanuman Temple. Patna museum. River Ganga and Lunch on the Ganges floating restaurant. Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (played Badminton here)
Day 14 and 15- Bihar school of yoga in Munger
Day 16- met Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.
Day 17- Women's Empowerment Program. Makhana industry. Cultural program
Day 18- got mac donalds at Vasant Kuds market
Day 19- presidential palace called Rashtrapati bhavan.lunch at Delhi darber.hotel in Agra, Clarks Shiraz.
Day 20- Taj Mahal
Day 21 and 22 - participants left for home :(
Ok so this timeline was borrowed from another participant and may contain some errors but it's mostly correct :).
Kai
I'm dying at all the amazing art and architecture you would have been exposed to. Esp of course Jahan's immortal manifestation of his love for Mumtaz. I am a bit of a romantic, so I think if I were in Agra, seeing that, I would have cried :( lols. Hurray for shorter posts!
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