Party Time!

Independence Day

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August 15th 2007
Today is Independence Day and India is celebrating 60 years of freedom from British rule! It's a national holiday and many celebrations are underway, including the "Freedom Blast" at my hotel. There's food, music (even louder than usual), and dancing. Very brief Indian history lesson: * The Indus Valley of India was well settled with a highly developed culture by 2500 BCE ... 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