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Vinku seems pleased
The white in the left foreground is one of the silver-handled fly-whisks constantly waved by servants flanking the bridegroom (presumably to keep him cool as there weren't any flies!).
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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]
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] Blog: It's a long way to go for a wedding!
Date: April 30th 2007
I used to be a jet-setter. Well, it was difficult to avoid setting a jet or two during thirty years in the travel industry wasn't it?! Now, in the autumn of my years and working in higher education, I’ve done it again - two foreign countries speaking incomprehensible languages in just a fortnight - Wales and India! My week in Wales was at Aberglasney with Pat. We returned home on Saturday ... read more
Date: April 30th 2007
I used to be a jet-setter. Well, it was difficult to avoid setting a jet or two during thirty years in the travel industry wasn't it?! Now, in the autumn of my years and working in higher education, I’ve done it again - two foreign countries speaking incomprehensible languages in just a fortnight - Wales and India! My week in Wales was at Aberglasney with Pat. We returned home on Saturday ... read more
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