riots

Riots in Bangalore

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April 14th 2006
Happy Easter everyone... Big news here was the passing of Rajkumar, a very famous actor, on Wednesday. I was advised to leave the office a little early and go straight to the hotel and if I was to encounter any trouble on the way to call the manager here, Subbu. There had been reports of cars being set on fire and violence.... All the shops were closed and street sellers gone! Fortunately ... 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