We were given schedules at several times during the trip. We learned that
they were not to be taken too seriously, as they tended to change right
up until the events actually happened. The schedule you see below is the
best reconstruction I can manage of what actually took place.
Lectures in the first week were at Jai Hind College in south Mumbai.
Lectures in the second week were at National College in north Mumbai.
Imagine us being bussed between events - we spent anywhere from a half hour
to four hours a day on our mostly air-conditioned busses.
Links are sometimes to my travel diary, sometimes to a specific page about
that event.
Date
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Activity
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Saturday 12 May
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5:20 PM (Atlanta time) | Board nine hour Swissair flight
to Zurich |
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| Time distorts as we cross several times zones heading into
Europe. |
Sunday 13 May
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Time distorts further as we cross more time zones and arrive in Mumbai (all
times following this are India time). India time is +10.5 hours from
Eastern Standard Time, which is what we left in Atlanta.
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All classes, tea breaks, and lunches were at Jai Hind College for the next
week unless otherwise mentioned.
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Monday 14 May
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Tuesday 15 May
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Wednesday 16 May
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Thursday 17 May
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Friday 18 May
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Saturday 19 May
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8:00 - 9:00 | Boat to Elephanta Island |
9:00 - 11:30 | Tour of
Elephanta Caves |
11:30 - 12:30 | Boat back from Elephanta Island |
12:30 - 1:30 | Boxed Lunch |
1:30 - 5:30 | Free time |
7:00 - 9:00 | Dance performance (at a Planetarium) |
9:00 - 10:30 | Dinner (some at a vegetarian restaurant as
planned, some at the Taj Hotel) |
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Sunday 20 May
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Monday 21 May
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9:00 - 11:00 | Visit to Bibi Ka Maqbara
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11:00 - 12:30 | Visit to
Panchakki |
12:30 - 1:00 | Visit to local craft shop |
1:00 - 2:00 | Buffet lunch at President Park Hotel |
2:30 - 5:30 | Visit to
Paithan (offsite
link) (I didn't go) |
8:00 - 9:30 | Dinner at the President Park |
9:30 - 10:30 | Organizational Meeting (schedules) |
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Tuesday 22 May
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Wednesday 23 May
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8:00 - 12:00 | Visit to Ellora
Caves |
12:30 - 2:00 | Visit to Daulatabad Fort |
7:00 - 9:00 | Flight from Aurangabad to Mumbai |
9:00 - 10:00 | Check in to the MiG Cricket Club in Bandra
(north Mumbai) |
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All classes, tea breaks, and lunches were at National College for the next
week unless otherwise mentioned.
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Thursday 24 May
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Friday 25 May
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Saturday 26 May
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Sunday 27 May
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My view of the next two days of schedule is pretty shaky, as I didn't
attend anything until we boarded the train for Delhi. I was pretty much
incapacitated by a viral infection.
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Monday 28 May
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Tuesday 29 May
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Wednesday 30 May
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2:00 PM | Disembark train in Delhi |
4:30 | Check in to our residences in the Defense Colony,
followed by lunch |
6:00 - 9:00 | Bus tour of New Delhi, including a stop at a
very large and attractive Hindu Temple |
9:00 - 10:30 | Dinner out (I didn't go) |
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Thursday 31 May
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Friday 1 June
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7:00 - 9:15 | Visit to
Red Fort in Agra |
9:30 - 1:30 | Bus back to Delhi |
2:00 - 3:00 | Lunch at Defense Colony Residence |
3:30 - 5:30 | Visit to "Cottage Industries" |
7:00 - 8:00 | Dinner at Defense Colony Residence |
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Saturday 2 June
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Sunday 3 June
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1:45 AM Delhi time | Board eight hour Swissair flight from
Delhi to Zurich |
| Three and a half hour layover in Zurich |
| Nine hour flight from Zurich to Atlanta |
10:00 AM Atlanta time | Arrive Atlanta |
2:00 PM | Arrive Milledgeville |
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