New ghats
These ghats didn't exist when I lived in Banaras--they were just muddy banks of the Ganga, populated by water buffalo and dotted with impropmptu land fills. Now it looks like a circus.
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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 i... [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 i... [read more] Blog: Homecoming in Banaras
Date: November 16th 2008
Although I will continue to insist that I want to travel and experience the whole world, I would be lying if I said I didn't have some special attachment to South Asia. When I was considering this job in Bangladesh, a small part of me hesitated to return to the sub-continent, afraid that I would start to accumulate a resume that suggested regional specialization. But of course there was that other ... read more
Date: November 16th 2008
Although I will continue to insist that I want to travel and experience the whole world, I would be lying if I said I didn't have some special attachment to South Asia. When I was considering this job in Bangladesh, a small part of me hesitated to return to the sub-continent, afraid that I would start to accumulate a resume that suggested regional specialization. But of course there was that other ... read more
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A little bit of \"continental ADD\" and a desire to share it with everyone I know. ... full info
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