I'm taking a class on India's history, architecture and culture with a woman who has written more than 30 papers on the subject, but who can earn more being a teacher's assistant at the American Embassy School than as a professor. She takes us on field trips to India's 'seven cities'...the ruins of the grandest edifices of invaders and dynasties since the late 12th century. On Saturday we visited the Qutab Minar, pictured here, once the tallest free standing tower in the world, still impressive at almost 300 feet with beautifully sculpted inscriptions from the Koran. It is 800 years old, built by the first Mongol invader Qutaab al Din. Adjacent are the remains of Delhi's first mosque, built with the desecrated pillars of destroyed Hindu temples. My classmates are women from Israel, Canada, Korea, Belgium, and the U.S. I love spending time this way! Our teacher intersperses wars and empire building with beauty secrets of her grandmother: cover your face with cows milk, let it dry, and wipe away all the impurities from the skin. I'm taking notes.
I'm taking a class on India's history, architecture and culture with a woman who has written more than 30 papers on the subject, but who can earn more being a teacher's assistant at the American Embassy School than as a professor. She takes us on field trips to India's 'seven cities'...the ruins of the grandest edifices of invaders and dynasties since the late 12th century. On Saturday we visited the Qutab Minar, pictured here, once the tallest free standing tower in the world, still impressive at almost 300 feet with beautifully sculpted inscriptions from the Koran. It is 800 years old, built by the first Mongol invader Qutaab al Din. Adjacent are the remains of Delhi's first mosque, built with the desecrated pillars of destroyed Hindu temples. My classmates are women from Israel, Canada, Korea, Belgium, and the U.S. I love spending time this way! Our teacher intersperses wars and empire building with beauty secrets of her grandmother: cover your face with cows milk, let it dry, and wipe away all the impurities from the skin. I'm taking notes.
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