An important part of Indian culture is the welcoming of guests, which was clearly demonstrated in our visit to the students of the Masters in Development Communication program at Gujerat University. Drums, flower petals, blessings, gifts, tea, more gifts ... we felt incredibly honoured.
Something that struck me was the formality of it—official introductions, presentations, photographers, video, a meeting with the university's vice-chancellor. We were even in the daily paper the following day—not a small honour considering the paper serves a population of 5 million people. And here we just thought we'd drop by the university for a quick hello . . .
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