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Background: The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish in the 12th were followed by those of European traders, beginning in the late 15th century. By the 19th century, Britain had assumed political control of virtually all Indian lands. Indian armed forces in the British army played a vital role in both World Wars. Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU brought independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided into the secular state of India and the smaller Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. Despite impressive gains in economic investment and output, India faces pressing problems such as the ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and ethnic and religious strife.




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Goa-The Upteenth travel to Paradise!!!
14 days ago: Napster published a blog
Goa-The Upteenth travel to Paradise!!!
June 8th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Palolem
Celebrating the New-Years or christmas in Goa has become a norm for our group. It wasnt a surprise then, that people had applied for leaves as early as a year in advance(ref.Arnie). Amidst fears of ... 16 photos [full story]

June 24th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Palolem
Follow the journey of books around the world and leave your own location and thoughts. For more information and to see the index of other books on this blog go to: Bookshop - Delhi Bookshop - De ... [full story]

Goa - India
17 days ago: Lila bean published a blog
Goa - India
May 23rd 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Anjuna Beach
Yesterday we arrived in Goa and it's beautiful... at least our hotel that is. For the first week in India, we're just trying to relax and take it easy... trying to prepare ourselves for the "Delhi bel ... 10 photos [full story]

India Episode 5: Goa
23 days ago: simonandamy published a blog
India Episode 5: Goa
May 26th 2009  Asia » India » Goa
Drawn like moths to a flame, package tourists and sun-worshiping hippies have been pouring onto Goa's golden sand for decades We chose it as a place to have a holiday from our holiday - where the ... 22 photos [full story]

June 11th 2009  Asia » India » Goa
You can be assured of a sparking start of your married life in Goa, the beach lover’s paradise. Check out Goa for your post marital bliss as it is acknowledged worldwide as the perfect honeymoo ... [full story]

Goa
45 days ago: chrissieandmatt published a blog
Goa
April 25th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Arambol
After Chrissie's few days of sickness and the accompanying requirement to stay in the hotel room, it felt fantastic to get to Goa, with its beaches and wide open spaces. We spent 8 days in Goa, but fo ... 20 photos [full story]

Palolem to Kochi
49 days ago: RoBeeJenZa published a blog
Palolem to Kochi
May 18th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Palolem
Hi everyone! Carrying on from Claire's last entry we next bounced our way to Palolem Beach on a very noisy sleeper bus. The driver's whiskey-drunk son (supposedly one of the conductors) took a bit ... 10 photos [full story]

Relaxing in Palolem, Goa
52 days ago: Dave and Coz published a blog
Relaxing in Palolem, Goa
May 18th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Palolem
We arrived in Margao in Goa, and headed for the nearest beach - a place called Colva. Big disappointment, as it was really tacky. We didn't even get out of the taxi, and instead headed south to a pl ... 4 photos [full story]

53 days ago: ChloeGrassOrkin published a blog
Goodbye Happy Days...Hello GOA!
May 17th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Arambol
Hello everyone! So rather a lot of time has passed once again since my last entry! I'm not very good at this keeping in touch thing especially as now i am on the move....or stuck to a sunbed in goa! ... [full story]

May 15th 2009  Asia » India » Goa » Anjuna Beach
Hello So we have had a busy busy few weeks traveling around India - mostly with a day or two here and there with 12 hour train journeys in between. I'll try to give you an idea what we did in each p ... [full story]


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