Author Archives: Moledina

By Kipaya Kapiga Traffic is a big problem in Bangalore. Although all four of us have had enough time to adjust it, it’s still a daily wonder that we don’t see any car or auto crashes on our way to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

By Erika Takeo Our program is called Global Social Entrepreneurship. So, naturally, I should be thinking a lot about social entrepreneurship. It seems though that the more I learn about social entrepreneurship the less I know about it. This post &#8230… Continue reading →

Today I went to see “Buttter and Mashed Banana“, a critically acclaimed satire play about freedom of speech and clashing ideologies in Indian politics. From 1998-2004 India was led by a right-of-center Hindu Nationalist Party called the BJP… Continue reading →

By Sarah Abboud The million-dollar question: “Where are we” Since I have arrived in India, I have found myself constantly asking myself the question,“where am I?” Now, when I ask this question, it usually means one of two things. One, … C… Continue reading →

By Erika Takeo Yesterday we went to the World Bangalore 10K race sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services. This is a large event where NGOs can raise funds for their causes by participating in the race. Moreover, businesses can “run for … Continu… Continue reading →

By Sam Susanin Professor Moledina: “I ate too much man…” Sarah: “I would come back just for the brownie…” Erika & Sam: (silent at the end of the table with an utter feeling of contentment) Kipaya: (with a big smile … Continue read… Continue reading →

I am often asked, What do you do in India?. Well, our first goal is to learn, or “co-learn” as I like to put it. The way we do it is to constantly ask questions about how we are learning, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

CDGE in collaboration with the Writing center, Lilly program and the Off-Campus Studies office held an off-campus composition contest. One prize was reserved for an entry that best illustrated our theme, “Activism for Inclusion.” Below is t… Continue reading →

By Erika Takeo After two days of lovely exploring in Bangalore (veg food, salwar kamiz, monsoon, cockroach, autorickshaw, etc), we began our two days of orientation for GSE. We met with representatives and/or visited the following organizations, discus… Continue reading →

Best made plans have to sometimes wait. Three of us are en route to Bangalore waiting at different airports for our flights to take off. As we wait for our planes to take off, a tornado has decimated Joplin, Missouri … Continue reading → Continue reading →