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.
July 5th 2008Asia » India » Orissa » Puri I have been bloggin a lot lately, but there's just a lot more to talk about over the past week or so. Yesterday I went to the opening day of the world famed Rath Yatra (in English called the Chariot ... 10 photos[full story]
July 3rd 2008Asia » India » Orissa » Puri The powers that be somehow have a way of making you eat your own words. In my last blog I asserted that I had become somewhat savvy on traveling via the Indian Railway system......uh huh. Not two ho ... 2 photos[full story]
May 16th 2008Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar So, I thought I’d try and give you a sense of what I get up to each day here, basically its pretty much the same as any working day in the UK unsurprisingly, but it gives me a chance to tell you ... 8 photos[full story]
March 16th 2008Asia » India » Orissa If you were to ask us to describe to you in exact detail the impact this experience has had on us, we would be at a loss for words. There are so many things we see in this world that shock or touch us ... 47 photos[full story]
January 23rd 2008Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar After the whole chaos of getting to the train station and finding the platform we arrived in bhubaneswar, it was 10pm and ofcourse we couldnt find anyware to stay, apparently everywhere was full as th ... [full story]
February 8th 2008Asia » India » Orissa Coconut Palm trees touching the blue sky, ancient temples, Puri, the friendly town with the views of the Bay of Bengal, Chilika Lake the fantastic Lagoon offering refugee to the migrating birds comin ... 73 photos[full story]
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