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Why I Love India #7 : the totally random meetings (or: how I spent 6 hours while waiting for my train out of Kolkata)

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July 15th 2010
In India as in life, its important to have a plan but not too much of a plan; to know where you are intending to go, but not with too much certitude; to set out on your own with confidence, but to be very open to company along the way; and to rely on yourself, but be open to trusting others. And so, one often finds oneself thrust into the path of a new friendship that is totally random and une ... 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