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Kerala Backwaters

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February 14th 2010
We had heard about Kerala before we left the United States in 2007. Our friends Bindu and Sunjay had raved about it, so we were excited to see it in person. Specifically, I had seen pictures of the houseboats that travel the backwaters and it looked like a very romantic experience. Since moving to India, we have met many others who have traveled all over India and have said that Kerala is ... 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