Rahala: Agra, Jaipur, Delhi

The last four days of our trip were the most hectic. We travelled to 3 different cities and a village in Rajasthan. We got to Delhi on the 14th evening and from the airport took a bus drive to Mathura for an overnight stay then off to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. After that we went to Dausa. This is when we visited a village were we saw how Jaipur Rugs a family owned business, had been helping women who are uneducated, under privileged, making them empowered. It was amazing to see these women working on their own, making a steady income and again balancing family life as well. After this we were off to Jaipur were we met with CEO and executives of the rug company and other family members. They talked to us about the culture with in company, which is very family oriented and how it helped them be a successful business. We also visited couple other colleges, did tons of shopping, and some sight seeing. On the 18th we drove back to Delhi and spend the night on EMPI campus. Next day we had another conference, then some shopping, and then back on the flight to America.

Over all this trip was amazing, it opened up my eyes to a whole new India. I realized that yes there is poverty, corruption, bad people, but at the same time there is so much more being done to make it all right. Yes India has been a male dominated country for the past 60 years but now things are changing. Women are taking a stand for themselves and other women and girls. I visited many NGO’s that were working with government to educate young children both girls and boys, also working on educating women. As they said educate a man that just helps him, but educate a woman which is like educating the whole family.