Today is Day 2 of training for district officers to learn about maternal
health. It’s actually quite a fun meeting to attend. I’ve learned most of this
information through classes at Emory but definitely not all and it has been
quite interesting to review the background information and think about how
these different concepts and strategies are applied to the context of rural
Bihar. The whole reason why I am hear is to tell them about a survey that I’m
doing and will need their assistance so I hope they are not all tired out by
the time it’s my turn!
In more interesting events, on Friday I was able to go Kapil’s Eleven.
So far one of the nicest restaurants I’ve been to here. It’s owned by Kapil
Dev, a famous Indian cricket player who was the captain of the national team
when they won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. I got the honey crispy chicken which
was delicious… In addition, there were no bones or gristle, which added to the
deliciousness… :)
On Sunday, I got to explore the Ganges (Ganga) river. We went down to
the banks and found a guy with a motorboat who took us on a 20 minute ride up
and down the river (I promise it’s less sketchy than it sounds!) Afterwards, we
had lunch at a nearby restaurant that overlooked the river. PS - Upon siting
down, the waiters immediately attempted to block the river view with shades on
the windows. I assume this was to block us from the sun but we managed to stop
them before the whole view was obstructed.
I had a masala Uttapam which is sort of like a pancake with spicy
potatoes/veggies in it. I also tried to order a sweet lassi but I got a Limca.
Oh well, it was good too.
On the way back, we visited and climbed the Golghar, a grain silo near
the Ganga River and Gandhi Maidan. In response to a great famine in 1770,
Captain John Garstin (British) built a great silo (golghar) to store
food grains for the British army. It also has two staircases that wind up to
the top and it appears that on a Sunday, it is fun for the whole family to
climb the 145 steps to the top and back down. (And it was fun for me too!)
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