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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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Areas in : Gangtok (42) | Kangchendzonga (6) | Pelling (5)

India - Kolkata, Darjeeling, Sikkim
November 15th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim » Kangchendzonga
After three months already spent here in this Incredible India we realise that 6 months is definitely not enough and that we are for sure coming back for a second round. First stop Kolkata, wit ... 18 photos [full story]

Glorious scenery in Sikkim
10 days ago: lmh published a blog
Glorious scenery in Sikkim
October 10th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim
We left Darjeeling and drove - on really rough roads - through many tea plantations to the Sikkim border. Heading north towards Legship on roads that were in much better condition we began our seven d ... 36 photos [full story]

127 days ago: samya indya published a blog
Sikkim2009
May 17th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim » Pelling
I went to Sikkim again this year. I seems that this place is calling me now and then. This is the 4rth time that I have came here.But this time my rout was different. My first halt is at a place calle ... [full story]

Sikkim
158 days ago: Panchi published a blog
Sikkim
June 14th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim
esta semana estuvo super rica. sikkim tiene un paisaje como el de darjeeling (montagnas y verde), muy lindo, pero a diferencia de darjeeling anduve en pueblitos muy chicos y pintorescos. he saca ... 19 photos [full story]

163 days ago: travellers2 published a blog
seven days in Sikkim
June 10th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim » Kangchendzonga
Having bid a sad farewell to Jess and Bert, we caught the overnight train to Siliguri in West Bengal. This was the end of the railway line, and from then on it was to be jeeps or buses. Our next stop ... [full story]

189 days ago: ADJ published a blog
Trekking in Sikkim: A Winter Wonderland
May 18th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim
Never forget that most generalities have exceptions. For instance, the fact that summers in India are really hot does not mean there cannot be snowstorms in May in the mountains. Sadly, I'm not spea ... [full story]

A school in the sky
192 days ago: KrisA published a blog
A school in the sky
May 15th 2009  Asia » India » Sikkim » Gangtok
Today is my last day at the Taktse International School, a community that in some ways feels so familiar to schools at home, it's hard to believe the distance that separates this place from home, unti ... 12 photos [full story]


Sikkim Blog Entries

The monastery at Kalimpong
The monastery at Kalimpong
The village at Khecheopalri Lake
View from my hotel window, Pelling
Pemayangtse monastery, Sikkim
Pemayangtse monastery, Sikkim
Sunrise at Tiger Hill
Lovely Orchids
Prayer Wheels
Yuksom
Pelling
RECOVERED
The view back up the Prek Chu / Goecha valley
Kachenjunga / Kangchendzonga
Climbing towards the glacier
Porters taking a break

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