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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. To be updated

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• Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• The Great Himalaya Mountain Range
• Palaces and Forts of Rajasthan
• Sunny beaches of Goa
• Backwaters at Kerala
• Asiatic Lions Sanctuary at Gir National Park, Gujarat
• Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
• Ajanta & Ellora caves, Maharashtra
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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By gypsygirl762
December 4th 2008

Alright!

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Dehradun

The flights have been booked, and the hotels are reserved. I am going on my long awaited safari. I am so very excited! I have been wanting to go on this trip since I first found out I was going to India. For over a month I have been working with a travel agent from a very nice agency who deals with a lot of American clients, HRG Sita India. Apparently they have been very busy because the lady, Priti, that I have been trying to work with has blown me off multiple times. So I talked to the people at [View Full Entry]

By Brooke Loughrin
December 4th 2008

More Pictures

Asia » India » Andhra Pradesh

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2006114&l=3672c&id=1586010256 [View Full Entry]

By capren1028
December 4th 2008

The India Tour Begins

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Chennai

We are now at the Childrens Home in Kaliyampoondi, a small village about 2 hours from Chennai. We flew from Dehli to Chennai yesterday morning and spent the better part of the day trying to connect with a doctor who is going to perform plastic surgery for one of the girls at the home who was burned very bad as a child. He was callled into emergency surgery though so we did not get to meet with him and instead got caught in the worst traffic I have ever seen. It took us two hours just to get out of Chennai, [View Full Entry]

By Maarit
December 4th 2008

Varkalasta viela kerran

Asia » India » Kerala » Varkala

Varkalan paivat alkaa olla luetut. Ostin junalipun huomiselle. Suuntana seuraavaksi Goa. Rannalta toiselle siis. Aika huvittavaa. Meikalainen ei ole mitenkaan suuri rantailun ystava. Taallakin olen saanut rantauduttua vain kahdesti. Uimassa kavin kerran. Vaan ei se haittaa, kun muutoin on mukavaa. Ravintolassa tai majapaikan terassilla istuskelu ja kirjan lukeminen on oikein kivaa. Kolme kirjaa on luettuna ja neljas meneillaan. Mitapa muuta tassa nyt sitten kirjottaisi? Kun ei oikein mitaan tee niin ei ole mista kirjoittaakkaan. Tai no voisihan sita kait kertoa, kuinka vaikeata aurinkorasv [View Full Entry]

By JillM
December 3rd 2008

Mumbai 26th November 2008

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

26th November 2008 I had a 4 a.m. shuttle to Christchurch airport for my flight to Sydney where going through the handbaggage security check in transit I was taken into a side room and searched for explosives, including having a probe with sensor attached linked to a computer used to search my bags for traces of any explosives I might have been in contact with. Must be looking a well-seasoned traveller by now..... My flight to Mumbai was delayed an hour which seemed a right pain at the time as I was meeting up with Barby and had an airport pick [View Full Entry]

By gypsygirl762
December 3rd 2008

7 out of 7

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Dehradun

Just call me Ms MCSE! I passed ALL 7 exams. Drinks are on me, but you have to find me. :) [View Full Entry]

By anssku
December 3rd 2008

Naisenasemasta

Asia » India » Andhra Pradesh

Eipa sitten lahdettykaan rannalle vaan elellaan hiljaiseloa Vizagissa. Maha on taas pitkasta aikaa sekaisin, joten en jaksanut lahtea mihinkaan. Kallellakin kierteli eilen vahan mahassa, mutta on nyt rauhoittunut. Itsellakin helpotti, kun Kalle haki apteekista muutamia pillereita. Intiassa ei voi nahtavasti nahda tervetta paivaa! No, eipa oikeastaan pitkiin aikoihin ollutkaan ollut mahan kanssa mitaan ongelmaa. Voisin nyt manailla, miten Intiassa on niin likaista ja ihmetella, miksi he eivat ravintoloissa osaa panostaa enempaa hygieniaan. Oikeasti olen kuitenkin sita mielta, etta meilla lansim [View Full Entry]

By Line
December 3rd 2008

Dehradun

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Dehradun

Dehradun: Rohbau Vorderansicht

Vier Wochen und ihr habt nichts von mir gehört, ich lebe noch - trotz der schlimmen Terroranschläge in Bombay vergangene Woche. Doch hier oben im Norden geht das Leben weiter wie gewohnt… wenn man sich erstmal daran gewöhnt! Seit nunmehr einer Woche bin ich in Dehradun, einer 500.000 Einwohner Stadt ca. 200km nördlich von Delhi (also 6-8 Stunden Autofahrt) im indischen Staat Uttaranchal. Meine Praktikumsfirma baut dort einen neuen Standort auf und ich gehöre zu den ersten Mitarbeitern vor Ort. Die Stadt ist für indische Verhältnisse ziemlich klein, fast schon ein Dorf, definitiv pr [View Full Entry]

See auf dem Dach und Blick auf die Berge

Der Bauleiter: "No problem, madam, no problem."

By laloutre
December 3rd 2008

La connerie humaine a encore frappe'

Asia » India » Karnataka » Badami

Badami

Salut, Ben voila, la connerie humaine a encore frappe'. A BOMB-ay. Mourir pour des idées d'accord mais de mort lente. Pour rassurer tous les inquiets: Badami est au fin fond de l'Inde et le seul terroriste qu'on ait rencontre' c'est le muezzin qui nous réveille a 5 heures du Mat'. Il est de mèche avec le groupe electrogene... On passera pas longtemps a BOMB-ay et puis on prendra une chambre au Taj-mal : les prix ont vachement baisse' a' ce qu'il parait...en plus c'est comme la foudre : jamais deux fois au même endroit. Malgré les sarcasmes, tout cela est d'une [View Full Entry]

By gypsygirl762
December 3rd 2008

So little time....

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Dehradun

It is hard to believe that I only have a few days left. I will not say that time has flown by, because it hasn't. There have been times that it felt like time stood still or even gone backwards, but the rest of the time has moved so quickly. I've met so many interesting and fun people. The memories that I have made here and the stories that I can tell are worth all of the inconveniences. Hey, I got to see the Taj Mahal, and the Himalayas. How cool is that? So far I've visited 8 sites, 4 cities/towns, [View Full Entry]

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