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Attacks on Mumbai on Thanksgiving Day

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November 30th 2008
Though I’m here in India, I first learned about the horrendous attacks on Mumbai from Mike back home. The attacks came late on Wednesday night, while we slept. Thursday was Thanksgiving, which happened to be a moon day, which means no yoga practice, which means the day didn’t start in the usual way, with my steaming mug of milky tea and catching up on the world news on the internet. Instead, ... 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