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Initially Vadodara felt very closed
because it's not a tourist town. While
Banaras is easier to navigate, as it's all
about people going there on
pilgrimages from both inside and
outside India. |
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| But then it switched completely. At the
end of 6 weeks in Banaras I felt that
under the tourist welcome, it was a
very closed city, whereas Vadodara
really opened up to me. In just 4 weeks
I have had some really meaningful
interactions with so many beautiful
people. |
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| The art scene is so vibrant that it
attracts a lot of artists from different
states of India, I think there are more
artists here than any other city in India.
We did our project with 'Koshish Milap',
an organisation that brings education and medicines to the slum kids. We talked to local |
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business owners and
they were really eager to help. They
were just super generous and someday,
I would like to write some article about
the 'Vadodara you don't know'.
In Vadodara, people can make a good
living and be with their families and
they are very, very satisfied. I know a
fellow who moved his
tech business
here, after trying it in Chennai and
Mumbai without much success. Then
he shifted here, hired a new team and it
was great. |
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| At the beginning of my stay, diverse
people told me that Vadodara is a
city that grows on you. Initially you'd
say I can't connect but after a couple of
months, you would never ever want to
leave and today I can vouch that this is
true. |
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