by Debra Nicholson | Mar 28, 2019 | Presentations, Travel
“Down the Rabbit Hole: Research Adventures in Malawi and Goa,” was presented March 7, 2019, at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Alto Porvorim, Goa, India. From the program: When a talking rabbit runs by you, you have a few options: attribute the...
by Debra Nicholson | Sep 23, 2016 | Jaipur Literature Festival
I’ve got a new blog post up at Jaipur Literature Festival/Boulder blog: https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/boulder/messy-messy-democracy/ Thanks for reading!
by Debra Nicholson | Sep 15, 2016 | Jaipur Literature Festival, Uncategorized
I’ve got a new blog post, “Pleasing Pollinators,” up at the Jaipur Literature Festival/Boulder blog. Its title image is a beautiful photograph by photographer Kathy Heisinger, my sister. Pleasing Pollinators Enjoy! Thanks for reading! ...
by Debra Nicholson | Sep 8, 2016 | Travel
September 7, 2016 What are women doing in India? If you were to fully depend on Western media for information, you’d think they were all busy being sexually harassed or sex-trafficked or raped. Or at least being forced into arranged marriages. You might think they are...
by Debra Nicholson | Aug 31, 2016 | Writing
I have been invited to be a blogger for Teamwork Arts, an entertainment company that produces the Jaipur Literature Festival as well as many other arts events, bringing India to the world, and the world to India. Here’s my first post, “Surprised by...
A trip to India in November-December 2014 so completely stunned Debra Nicholson that she vowed to return as soon as possible. Following her nearly six months’ second trip to India, from December 2015-May 2016, which included a camel safari in the Thar Desert, volunteering at the Jaipur Literature Festival, a two-month train tour around the perimeter of the country, and Bollywood dance and Hindi classes in Delhi, she continues to post on her blog, The Laughing Camel, about her adventures.