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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: 9th week in India - Desert Storm, Pushkar and the Taj
Date: March 13th 2006
In our last episode, the intrepid travellers were leaving Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan near the Pakistan border on a seven-hour drive east to the holy city of Pushkar. The wind was howling, whipping up the desert sand and blowing it across the road like snow. A few raindrops collected on the windshield and the pavement was wet in places - this in a place that has experienced severe drought the p ... read more
Date: March 13th 2006
In our last episode, the intrepid travellers were leaving Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan near the Pakistan border on a seven-hour drive east to the holy city of Pushkar. The wind was howling, whipping up the desert sand and blowing it across the road like snow. A few raindrops collected on the windshield and the pavement was wet in places - this in a place that has experienced severe drought the p ... read more
