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September 14th 2007
I would like to start this entry with a story from a very important piece of ancient Hindu mythological literature called the Ramayana. The heroine of this story is the Prince of Ayodhya, a man by the name of Rama. Now Rama was not just a high prince (circa 1000 BCE), but he was also believed by devout Hindus to be the reincarnation of Vishnu, the creator god. When Rama was young he was the ideal ... 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