City Market 2

The old and the new

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April 2nd 2007
At weekend I experienced the extremes of India. The old world and the new side by side in the same city, and only a few miles apart. On Friday I wandered around Bangalore's old city market. The smells and sights were wonderful. India really is a very colourful, vibrant place. The brightly coloured piles of incense on the market stalls really complemented the flavours and colours of the many ... read more

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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 in... ... read more