A doorway in the Amber Fort

Namaste from India

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November 4th 2007
Our flight from Bangkok to Kolkata was filled with apprehension at what awaited us upon landing. Our fears were slightly allayed on the plane as we read a copy of the Hindustan Times which had photographs of India featuring familiar items like buses and houses. However, on arrival we soon discovered that our initial fears were correct - we had arrived in a third world country. Kol-Kacka ... 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