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Kochi, land of Kathakali and kingfishers

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March 11th 2007
In the land of travel guides and tour books, Kerala is always defined by its famed “backwater tours,” where boatloads of tourists hang off the railings of house boats, clutching cameras and staring excitedly and unabashedly at the people quietly living their lives in and along the water. We had avoided all varieties of organized tour so far, and the idea of joining the other staring tourists ... 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