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.
June 24th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh On a fuit la mousson qui a pris toute l Inde d assaut un peu plus tot cette annee pour nous refugier au seul endroit protege par la chaine du Himalaya des pluies: le Ladakh. Enfin, avec tous les refug ... 158 photos[full story]
July 17th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh I have briefly left my desert home in Maharastra and head up North to the Himalayas. I am in a tibetian town called Leh and I feel like I am on a whole other planet not to mention no longer in India. ... [full story]
July 14th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh In far northern India, precariously rests the gem in the crown of India, the state of Jammu and Kashmir. And in that far northern state lies a remote and sparsely populated region called Ladakh. The ... 36 photos[full story]
July 11th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Srinagar Well where do we start, we landed in india fine and the flights were acceptable... unfortunalty there had been some kind of mix up and i didn't get my extra leg room.. we ended up with the seats behi ... [full story]
July 11th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh Julley, Julley, Julley!!! (Greeting in Ladakhi)
Out of the window rises the majestic ladaki range and prayer flags flutter on the street below vieling the old palace on the hill. What a journey to a ... [full story]
July 9th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh Let me start by saying I thought I had been through it all in India. However, nothing can prepare you for the madness that is the Manali-Leh Highway. I chose to do the drive all in one day, start ... [full story]
June 29th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Srinagar Oh yes i do actually, it is the spelling misake of the previous entry. 'Survived' not servied LOL
Seriously though the past 10 days have been the most intense of my life. I have felt like i have be ... [full story]
June 28th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh Back from the first trek...
10 days ago or so, a Ladakhi picked me up at my guest house with some kind of a Jeep, with what I would call an interesting suspension and squeaky brakes, and my guide P ... [full story]
June 24th 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh Hello everyone! Just a quick installment to let you know what we're up to and to write a bit on Leh.
After Srinigar we took a 17hr Jeep ride to Leh which was pretty hair-raising. The driver though ... 9 photos[full story]
June 22nd 2008Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh Saturday 21 June
We walked & climbed around Alchi & saw lots of vegetables & barley growing in the fields surrounding the village. There was a woman washing her turnips in one of the waterways alo ... [full story]
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