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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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It looks like I've let 20 days pass without an update to the old blog! So much has happened throughout those days, as you might be able to infer from the title. So, here is the Reader's Digest re-cap of a very action-packed month: When Lauren and I arrived in Bangalore from Kolkata, it was like we were entering a different world. Bangalore is the land of the high tech industry, so there was clearly plenty of money and opulence in the area; a very "westernized" city. There weren't even any pot holes in the roads, we really weren't sure where [View Full Entry]

arendes - Anna Rendes | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 4th 2009 | 143 Views | [diary=455489]

Market
Rolling beedis
Lauren and Beedi Roller

Well, we've left sadhana forest which was weird, went to Bangalore where we spent two nights, and now we are in Mysore. Bangalore was crazy and very busy, but luckily we were on the out skirts which mean we had a nice guest house for not that much money, the only tricky thing was getting around the place. Rickshaws and everywhere but they all want to rip you off. At our hostel we actually had a balcony (albeit a tiny one, but a balcony none the less). To get to Bangalore from Pondicherry, we had to travel on a Sleeper bus, [View Full Entry]

Katerosemary - Kate Palmer | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 30th 2009 | 98 Views | [diary=449411]


By Debtravel
October 26th 2009
Silks, oils and uncles Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
Inspired by Mell (tried to do a link but can't seem to) who writes really enjoyable travel email blogs, I thought I'd put this one up which I sent to a friend of mine whilst travelling. I did also write it partly as a piece of writing I thought I could use one day. I've added in a few photos as well. 24 Jan 2007 Mysore Hi Tracey! How annoying - I was in the middle of a great piece of writing about Mysore, then the power failed (again) and I lost the lot. AAAARRGH! Ok let's try again..... So - [View Full Entry]

Debtravel - Debbie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 26th 2009 | 116 Views | [diary=448381]

hungry monkey, Mysore
sugar cane juice maker (with squashed flies included)
incense rolling, Mysore

The weekend after going to Nandi hills we took another trip around the south of india. part of it was USAC organized, but a group of 15 of us left a day early so we could see a couple other areas as well. We left Thursday night on an overnight bus that was supposed to bring us to Coorg at about 6 or 7am. instead what we found was that at 4:30 in the morning there were 15 of us standing in the middle of a foreign, sleeping town with no idea of where we were or what to do. we [View Full Entry]

KallyDevi - Where in the world is Kally? | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2009 | 148 Views | [diary=425519]


One of my summer camps with 'Foliage Outdoors'.... Covered Mudhumalai Wild Life Sanctuary in South India, Ranganthittu Bird Santuary near Mysore, Mysore, Ooty, tented camping amidst the tea estates of kottagiri, the highest peak in South India - Dodabetta and back to Pune , my home town. 9 days of travel, fun, new places, pictures and sightings... Mudumalai : The Mudumalai sanctuary lies on the northern and north-western side of the Nilgiri (Blue Mountains), about 80 km north-west of Coimbatore in the extreme north-western corner of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnat [View Full Entry]

Anu - aadivasi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 8th 2009 | 201 Views | [diary=413260]

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By EmmaT
June 15th 2009
Continued sores in Mysore Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
When I woke my feet were even more swollen than before and it was difficult to put them in the shoes, but I ploughed on and went to walk around the bird sanctuary. The walking actually helped them get better. We then walked to the Mahal Hotel Palace, a very impressive old hotel fit for kings&queens. We had the cheapest thing on the menu which was plain soda water, which came with free peanuts it was so posh. When we got back to the center of town it was about 2pm and we spent 2hours burning my cd’s onto a dvd [View Full Entry]

EmmaT - Emma Thomas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 23rd 2009 | 96 Views | [diary=410792]

Bird santuary again
Pretty flower
Butterfly

Sightseeing day. We took a bus up to the Chamundi Hills which overlooks the city. At the top there are a few monuments and temples including the monkey monument (see pic) . We had breakfast at the top in a small cafe - I had Bisibele Bath which was a curry creamed rice pudding and very yummy. We then walked down the 1000+ steps to the bottom of the hill. Almost on each step there was either some red paint or a little candle burning, showing that the steps had been blessed I suppose. Half way down our descent was a [View Full Entry]

EmmaT - Emma Thomas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 23rd 2009 | 190 Views | [diary=410514]

Cows relaxing outside temple
Charmudy Temple
Lovely natural coloured icecream cones

Left Ramki's early so I could get to the train station to meet Mahaddien at 8:30 am to get the train to Mysore. Unfortunately there wasn't a train until 10:30. So we went for breakfast at my favorite "Hare Krishna" cafe right outside the station ( on the right hand side if your looking for it) . We had a masala dosa ( pancake with masala potatoe curry inside) and a pineapple juice. The train took 4 hours instead of 3 :( I found out later that this was the stop/passenger train which stops at every station. We arrived at about [View Full Entry]

EmmaT - Emma Thomas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 23rd 2009 | 118 Views | [diary=410508]

Hotel rules
Sure to get a bargin here
Church with two spires

By freeksel
June 12th 2009
weekendje weg en verder Asia » India » Karnataka » Mysore
Zo, na veel mails over waar mijn update blijft: eindelijk is ie er dan! Ten eerste: het gaat goed met mij! Koken met Erix is een welkome afwisseling van mijn stage werk, wat nog 4 weken duurt. Na een dag in het lab gaan we samen kip klaarmaken met rijst, pasta of aardappels. Dit is veel beter dan het kantinevoedsel wat ik anders eet. We nemen er dan een lekker koud biertje bij: genieten!! Over mijn stage: ik ga deze week de laatste experimenten doen en ben al bezig met mijn verslag (goed hè, Thierry?). Om de boel even de boel [View Full Entry]

freeksel - Freek Bakker | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 12th 2009 | 107 Views | [diary=407812]

Bangalore
Bangalore
Mysore

Namaste, Thanks so much for the birthday wishes, I enjoyed all the messages and comments. It was fun waking up on the river on the boat in the Kerala backwaters with a group of people from the ashram. The water was calm and the scenery was lush and tropical. We did a short canoe ride through the narrow canals known as India's Venice and saw cows, goats, ducks and a few sea snakes. After the boat trip, we spent one night in Kollam then headed for Fort Kochin. This little town is on an island and has a quaint colonial feel [View Full Entry]

irishfaerie - Laura Erwin | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 23rd 2009 | 279 Views | [diary=393205]

Punt boat
Birthday Dinner
The heart of the Jungle


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