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Tamil Nadu

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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21 hours ago: RimplesTravels published a blog
Hogenakkal/hokenhal
November 4th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Hokenkal
This one day trip started with us waking up around 6. We used the public transport to get here from Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Tamil Nadu is a neighboring state and it takes about 5 hours to get ... [full story]

10 days ago: Katerosemary published a blog
just a quick note
October 25th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Auroville
after a conversation with my mum i just want to make a few things clear. i know laura and i said at first that we would be gone for 9 months, but i really dont think you can plan that far ahaed. i ... [full story]

10 days ago: Katerosemary published a blog
the last day at sadhana...
October 25th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Auroville
hello!! well this week has been full of mixed emotions, mostly good but some not so good. i will start with the bad. yesterday after laura and I got back from Pondicherry we realised that her rucksac ... [full story]

God and country - the deep south, part 3
October 24th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu
This blog is late because I had a problem with my camera and couldn’t get the photos off it until now. There should be another one or two soon. It relates to the days 29/09/2009 - 4/10/2009. ... 19 photos [full story]

Pondicherry. Could I live here? Maybe....
October 24th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry
I LOVE PONDI! Yes, I probably could live here for quite a while. The French quarter has the most beautiful coloured buildings with wide tree lined streets and many choices of food too. It gets ... 10 photos [full story]

Temples of Mahabalipuram
12 days ago: Anu published a blog
Temples of Mahabalipuram
October 2nd 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mahabalipuram
An extension of my holiday was this much awaited trip to the temples/ruins/stone carvings/buddhist caves and beaches of Mahabalipuram. Exploring them by myself was an exciting journey ! Mahabalipur ... 27 photos [full story]

17 days ago: Katerosemary published a blog
hwuirnivun
October 18th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Kodai
hello people of england, how are you all? good i hope. well well well, weve just got back from kodaikanal, which was a 12 hour bus journey from pondicherry in a semi-sleeper. surprisingly very very ... [full story]

its so damn hot, soya milk was a bad choice...
October 11th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Auroville
well, i think we will be staying here for a month now. the tiger reserve got back to us last night, so we definatley have a place there at the beginning of next year. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! im hoping it'll ... 3 photos [full story]

25 days ago: Miral published a blog
First week blues
October 10th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai
My first week here has been somewhat tough. My initial reservation against accepting a placement in India came back to haunt me as I have been having a tough time adjusting. The biggest obstacle for m ... [full story]

God and country - the deep south, part 2
October 7th 2009  Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Madurai
So we arrived at Maduraim, a city of about 1.2 million people, with much more of a “big city” feel than Trichy, and more popular on the tourist trail (inasmuch as anything in Tamil Nadu is ... 54 photos [full story]


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