Katrina!

An Excursion to Punjab

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March 14th 2011
A mystical walk through Main Bazaar at dawn saw us arrive at New Delhi station and jump onto our favourite Shatabdi Express. However, we didn't expect to be the only people in our carriage not taking part in the school trip to Amritsar! You can only imagine the level of noise! Several hours later, we arrived in Amritsar, ear drums perforated and all. A lovely old man offered to take us and our ver ... 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