Kannady (metal mirrors)

Please, no more heat

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May 21st 2007
On my next to last day in Kerala, I visited a small town that's famous for its production of all-metal mirrors. I didn't have much information, and when I got to the town there wasn't much sign of life other than a massive temple filled with people. After wandering the streets for quite a while I asked a man on the street if he knew anything about the mirrors, and he walked me over to a tiny stor ... 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