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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: Scam-Bam Thank You Mam!
Date: March 10th 2009
Varanasi, the holy Hindu city lying on the banks of the mighty Ganges, is said to be an auspicious place to die. A curious claim to fame, it has to be said, and in any case not the reason we were going there. At least we sure as hell hoped not. To die here means cremation at the sacred burning ghats, said to free one from moksha, the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. I’d always pre ... read more
Date: March 10th 2009
Varanasi, the holy Hindu city lying on the banks of the mighty Ganges, is said to be an auspicious place to die. A curious claim to fame, it has to be said, and in any case not the reason we were going there. At least we sure as hell hoped not. To die here means cremation at the sacred burning ghats, said to free one from moksha, the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. I’d always pre ... read more
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