Arriving at JFK in New York

Flying home on Air India Flight 111

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April 12th 2007
Our Air India Flight 111 back to the United States, a huge Boeing 747, was supposed to leave from Delhi at 6:45 a.m. To make the flight, we had to get up at 2 a.m. As we drove to the airport in the dark, the streets of Delhi were almost deserted. But at the airport itself, throngs of passengers were already jostling each other trying to check in. Apparently, 3 a.m. is like rush hour at the Delhi ... 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