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Music Tourism: The Idea of Travelling to a Place Just for a Music Festival is Catching on in India

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

If there is one type of tourism that has caught the imagination of Indians–especially young Indians–over the past two years, it’s music tourism. Music tourism is hot. With the rise of globalization at an accelerated speed in recent decades, tourism … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus news update

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
https://youtu.be/rVPUBc_1Rxs This 2 March 2020 video from the USA says about itself: Coronavirus Outbreak Reaches New York City Coronavirus Update — the outbreak continues to spread & has reached NYC. Will the outbreak…

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Los Angeles the sustainable city

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Around the Window Blog:
The Sustainable City pLAn is a roadmap for a Los Angeles that is environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, and equitable in opportunity for all – now and over the next 20 years. The pLAn focuses…

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On Geographies of Violence: Michael Watts interviewed by Stuart Elden (Society and Space archive)

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
On Geographies of Violence: Michael Watts interviewed by Stuart Elden An interview I did with Michael Watts a few years ago has been reposted on the Society and Space magazine site. Many thanks to Natalie…

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