Brian and I

The Holy City of Pushkar

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June 19th 2006
Hi guys. First off, Mom, I am getting your messages, and they're so nice to see when I log on in the mornings. Thanks. Second, for this weekend's adventure, Brian and I and our friend Sarah went to Pushkar for a quick trip. Sarah was in our Hindi class at Penn last year, and, though she graduated in May, she's in Jaipur taking Hindi through the American Institute of Indian Studies. It was rea ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar

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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