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Just you guys behave yourselves!

An early introduction to India

March 10th 1974
I had a remarkably good final night’s sleep at the Rangoon YMCA, given that I was assigned the rock-hard Ping-Pong table for the night. We spent the morning sending the last of our Burma postcards and visiting the markets. I missed out on sending a birthday telegram to Dad – they wanted 25 Kyat for that pleasure, which was over budget. Sorry, Dad! We had some minor hassles getting to the airpo ... read more
Asia » India » West Bengal

Indian Flag 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
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