Thar she blows.

"Go-wa."

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November 18th 2007
“It was interesting getting out into the clean night air, at last, to see the name of the place spelt out in Hindi Devanagari characters: Go-wa.” - V.S. Naipaul, A Million Mutinies Now We arrive at Dabolim Airport not to the cool air of a Goan evening, but rather the tandoori-hot afternoon sun. The moment I heard the screech of liberally applied brakes and saw our driver’s feathered hai ... 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