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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: Indias high Himalaya, Little Tibet or contestested ground?
Date: February 20th 2009
We boarded our old airbus A320 at Delhi’s Palam Airport. (They like to call it Indira Ghandi International, but I prefer the old name). Indian Airlines has been operating this type since 1990. I suspected that our aircraft was one of the first batch. My seat was worn, but soft, and the leg room sufficient for a man of 6’2”. The main benefit of these airbuses is that the Indians ordered ... read more
Date: February 20th 2009
We boarded our old airbus A320 at Delhi’s Palam Airport. (They like to call it Indira Ghandi International, but I prefer the old name). Indian Airlines has been operating this type since 1990. I suspected that our aircraft was one of the first batch. My seat was worn, but soft, and the leg room sufficient for a man of 6’2”. The main benefit of these airbuses is that the Indians ordered ... read more
