In 2008, I spent three and a half months in Rajasthan and two weeks in Sikkim. I was one of twenty students participating in a study abroad Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID) in India program. What can I say about this country? Not much. GO TO INDIA. There is absolutely no way to describe the place in words. The only proper way to find out about India is to be there. The images in the galleries are mere glimpses meant to incite your imagination and push you to make reservations.

Instead of making poor attempts at recounting my experience in India, I would like to thank all the people who made the trip possible and unforgettable: Program Director Dr. Rima Hooja and all the stuff at the MSID in India and at the University of Minnesota Study Abroad Office; Kuldeep Kothari, his family, and all the people at Rupayan Sansthan - Rajasthan Institute of Folklore/The Museum of Desert Cultures; Study Abroad Office at University of Illinois at Chicago, in particular, Irina Krymova, Albert Miliauskas, and Krystal McPherson; and Benjamin Gilman Scholarship for making the trip possible.