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Riding on a bus in India is a lot like watching television...

Riding on a bus in India is a lot like watching television...

  • Michelle Thomas
  • 31 Jul, 2010

Only better.  As the gray fumes from passing vehicles pump in between the bars on the windows, blurring your vision slightly, the scenes that pass... Read More ››

American Girls Can't Nod

American Girls Can't Nod

  • Michelle Thomas
  • 24 Jul, 2010

Here in India – our destination for the next four months – the people have a habit of replying to questions with a sideways nod... Read More ››

How to dry a sari

How to dry a sari

  • Jonit Mata
  • 19 Jul, 2010

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Emails from India and a Loooooooooooooooooong shanti letter

Emails from India and a Loooooooooooooooooong shanti letter

  • Mata Traders
  • 15 Jul, 2010

Michelle, Maureen, and I first went to India in December 2003 and spent 4 months backpacking the country as part of a longer round-the-world adventure. ... Read More ››

Fair Trade Indian tea

Fair Trade Indian tea

  • Jonit Bookheim
  • 12 Jul, 2010

Up around the hill station town of Munnar in the southern state of Kerala, we ran into these ladies who pick tea leaves.  For a... Read More ››

Fair Trade your Wedding

Fair Trade your Wedding

  • Jonit Bookheim
  • 08 Jul, 2010

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Fair Trade Futures Conference

Fair Trade Futures Conference

  • Maureen Fetscher
  • 05 Jul, 2010

From September 10-12, 2010, the Fair Trade Futures Conference will bring together entrepreneurs, students, advocates, faith community members, concerned citizens, interested individuals, and others in... Read More ››

Everybody needs an Auntie

Everybody needs an Auntie

  • Mata Traders
  • 02 Jul, 2010

“Surita Auntiiiieeee!” This is a common call at our women’s cooperative in Mumbai and is usually shouted out in a high-pitched Hindi lilt.  What is... Read More ››

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