A Typical Saturday in Kadod

When Saturday finally rolled around, Lakshmi and I decided to immerse ourselves in the Kadod experience. This involved playing kho kho, a game we always see the hostel boys playing, and doing a little bit of sightseeing.

After hearing about how much all of our students like kho kho, I decided to join in the fun.

The boys in action. I think at this point, I was still trying to figure out the rules of the game.


Pritesh pauses to pose for a picture.

I think this is about the point where Lakshmi yelled out, "Tag Charishma!" Naturally, they all proceeded to run after me.

All of that running made me pretty tired. I just couldn't keep up!

Kuldip, one of our tour guides from before, sitting on his bed in the hostel. Seven boys share a room.

The 8th standard boys who live in the hostel diagonal to our bungalow. They just finished their game of kho kho and are eager to have their pictures taken.

Some more hostel boys posing for the camera. It looks like Bhargav (front and center) has been practicing his model face.

The boys got pretty excited when they saw the camera!

Here they are again, posing for a picture before dashing off to the mess hall for dinner.

After the game of kho kho, the principal's son, Yashpal, daughter-in-law, Sejal, and niece, Pooja, took us to see the low-level bridge that many students cross every morning to get to school. Many times during the monsoon season, this bridge becomes submerged under water. It seems to be a very popular hangout, as we saw many of our students there.

Yashpal, Sejal, Pooja, and I pose for a picture on the rocks, with the Tapi River in the background.

Sejal striking a characteristic pose. If you look closely, you can see the beautiful mehndi on her hands and arms.

A view of the sunset from the bridge. The end to a great day.