Cricket in the Maidens

Diwali Strangelove: Or how I learned to stop worrying and Love Bombay

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November 11th 2007
After arriving in Mumbai and waiting forever for our luggage (an Indian specialty) we hooked up with a auto-rickshaw (tuktuk) and set out towards Colaba for some much needed sleep. Fortunately, we had a hotel to stay at and weren't forced to sleep on the street or on the trunk of our rickshaw (as the rest of the population seemed to be doing). Fortunately, we had quite the entertaining ride f ... 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