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Bylakkupe photos

These photos were taken from a visit that I took to the Bylakuppe refugee camp in Southern India as a part of my Friends World Program, Long Island University studies . They show monks carrying out a very agressive, loud, though playful, debate session, school children from the refugee school, a monastery, and village children [...]

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These photos were taken from a visit that I took to the Bylakuppe refugee camp in Southern India as a part of my Friends World Program, Long Island University studies . They show monks carrying out a very agressive, loud, though playful, debate session, school children from the refugee school, a monastery, and village children who really took a liking to my facial hair. I taught them the words for beard and mustache and they yelled them at me laughing for the entire duration of my visit. A nice time.

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I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 91 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. has written 3701 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.

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  • Delhi Food Tour June 3, 2013, 5:22 am

    These debate sessions might sound aggressive, but actually they are quite friendly. The ;loud clapping is just a gesture of making a point, asking a question

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