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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: Shivering in Shimla
Date: November 28th 2005
I'm back in the Himalayas - in Shimla. The weather here has changed dramatically since I was last in the mountains in Nepal. It's absolutely freezing! Daytime is no higher than 10 degrees and at night it's sub-zero, not too good when you've spent the last four months at no less than 30 degrees. Also, there is no heating in any of the buildings here at all so it's like being back in the dark ages ... read more
Date: November 28th 2005
I'm back in the Himalayas - in Shimla. The weather here has changed dramatically since I was last in the mountains in Nepal. It's absolutely freezing! Daytime is no higher than 10 degrees and at night it's sub-zero, not too good when you've spent the last four months at no less than 30 degrees. Also, there is no heating in any of the buildings here at all so it's like being back in the dark ages ... read more
