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Circuit of India: Day 1 in Mumbai

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October 9th 2007
I arrived in Mumbai at 1:00pm and after an hour’s ride to the hotel, I checked in, dropped my stuff, and headed straight to the Gateway of India, Mumbai’s most famous landmark. The Gateway was the first sight to greet travelers to the Indian shores during the days of the British Raj and was also, ironically, the exit point for British troops after India gained independence in 1947. Built to ... 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