Dhobi Wallahs at work

This is an upclose picture of them working. Remember, almost all the laundry in the city is done here. I give my dirty clothes to the hotel and this is where it ends up

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Bombay - a real surprise!

January 9th 2008
FIRST A WORD ABOUT CONFUSING CITY NAMES HERE IN INDIA. AS YOU ALL KNOW BOMBAY HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CHANGED TO MUMBAI; CALCUTTA IS KOLKATA AND MADRAS IS CHENAI. NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MADRAS/CHENAI THING. BUT, IN 3 1/2 MONTHS IN INDIA I HAVE MET ONLY ONE INDIAN WHO CALLED BOMBAY, MUMBAI AND NONE THAT USED THE NAME KOLKATA. THE ONLY ONES WHO USE IT ARE WE PC FOREIGNERS AND TRAVELERS. SO, F ... 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

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