tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69770829344973863912024-03-08T04:45:36.235-08:00GILBERT AMADI'S BLOGAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222034370322246994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977082934497386391.post-52855117405289306762014-07-29T06:36:00.001-07:002014-07-29T06:36:32.012-07:00SCHOOL VISIT AT BANGALORE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">After our breakfast at Lemon Tree hotel,
Bangalore, we visited Purnapramati School, Center for Integrated Learning.
http://purnapramati.in/. This private institution emphasized a high degree of peer
to peer instruction, collaborative learning and holistic/comprehensive
education. We witnessed a special type of physical education game where some
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For the afternoon session, Dr. Ashwin Mahesh
of the Anad Foundation: (http://anafoundation.org), gave us a talk on the "Trends
in Education in India". Dr. Mahesh presented various ways of solving
societal problems like urban decay, transportation and environmental issues by
using technology. He is a technologist and public policy researcher who has
devoted his time to help his country India after serving as a NASA Astronomer and
Climatic Science Specialist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">A Group dinner at upscale Rajdhni-UB city ended the day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222034370322246994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977082934497386391.post-28148044800996072412014-07-29T06:24:00.002-07:002014-07-29T06:24:59.832-07:00BANGALORE ARRIVAL BLOG<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thursday July 17th</span></b>, the
cohort arrived Bangalore with Lufthansa flight 754 by 1:30 am getting to Lemon
Tree hotel by 3:00 am. We got up early to have a first breakfast by 9:00 am. That
was very tiring as I was sleeping and eating my Indian breakfast. We had buffet
lunch by from 1:00 pm -2:00 pm which was followed by a talk "An
Introduction to India: History and Culture". Dr. Chirajavi Singh, who our facilitator for this introductory talk was
a former Ambassador of India to UNESCO. Dr. Singh-a Sheik intellectual philosophized
about the concept of Karman (the innate nature of things). It was this concept
that Indians own their ethos and coherence to .</div>
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Bangalore is referred to an both the Garden City and Silicon
Valley of India. H ere is a synopsis of the city of Bangalore:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">BANGALORE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bangalore is the capital and largest city
of the Indian state of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Karnataka</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bangalore, or Bengaluru, as it is known
today, was founded by Kempe Gowda, who built a mud fort at the site in 1537. It
has developed over the years into an industrial and technological hub in India.
A website of the heritage of the city, including the built, natural and
cultural history of the city and the region is at </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Owner/Desktop/www.bangaloreheritage.in"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">www.bangaloreheritage.in</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bangalore has a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">tropical savanna climate</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> with distinct </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_season"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">wet</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_season"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">dry</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> seasons.
Due to its high elevation, Bangalore usually enjoys a more moderate climate
throughout the year, although occasional heat waves can make summer somewhat
uncomfortable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SEASON IN
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TEMPERATURE: 27 degree Celsius to 33 degree Celsius ( 80
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The weather is pleasant but cloudy with
showers expected intermittently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222034370322246994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977082934497386391.post-46836489430822804482014-07-19T09:04:00.000-07:002014-07-19T09:04:40.397-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finally, we arrived Bangaluru, India 1:340 am. Journey was smooth as we were driven to Lemon Tree Hotel. So far we are having a busy but enjoyable time in India.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222034370322246994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6977082934497386391.post-28557177150957239232014-05-22T09:23:00.002-07:002014-05-22T09:23:41.211-07:00Heading to Bangalore Indiahttp://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/about-bangalore/<br />
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<a href="http://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/about-bangalore/">http://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/about-bangalore/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08222034370322246994noreply@blogger.com0