The Lindenbeck's visit to India

Nora, Yung, Axel and Dirk Lindenbeck spent one week in India and travelling in the "Golden Triangle", New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It was a very exciting visit and gave much insight in the strongly Moslem-influenced history of India. India is a rich country but has suffered from dictators, who had their own interests and not the interest of the country at heart.

Although the traffic in India is absolutely crazy we had a good driver, who navigated us safely around. Do never send a German Policeman to India; he will die of a heart attack.

After the one week of cultural training Axel and Dirk went to the JK Mill, some 350 miles northwest of Vizag on the Eastcoast. That was quite an experience as well. Driven in a car with no front breaks at 130 Km/h was not to Dirk's liking and finally caused a little nuclear explosion with the clear demand not to drive faster than 100 Km/h, which was already crazy enough.

A second explosion a couple of days later resulted in us finishing our task within a very short time, having us working almost around the clock.

But, on the other hand, we met some very nice helpful people at the mill and also at a Rotary Meeting in New Delhi, which was especially arranged by Rotarian Peter Arackal. What an impressive group of people working with the "Gift of Life" Program, which organizes heart valve replacements for underprivileged children in Africa and India.