Slums as we drove along the road

Land slide waiting to happen. They've built here illegally and then "blame the government" when the houses slide off the hillside.

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Caves and Islands

February 12th 2008
Tuesday Began by taking a short drive to the Aarey Colony where all the milk for Mumbai is produced. There are 30 "units" each housing about 1000 (yes, one thousand) cows (buffalo, actually) that produce milk which is transported to the processing plant, processed, and distributed throughout Mumbai. It's a large park area with playgrounds, jogging area, guest houses, living quarters for the w ... 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

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