Jantar Masad Observatory

Jaipur and beyond

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December 16th 2008
Leith's update: It seems Ben did not get his facts straight about Sheila Dikshit. She is not the chief minister of Rajasthan. In fact Sheila Dikshit is chief minister of Delhi and associate of Congress (I) party. Thanks and apologies to Ashish who emailed us to let us know. I hope we haven't offended you too much..... I guess that is why Ben isn't in politics otherwise we'd have Gaffes gal ... 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