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Welcome to Mumbai

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January 23rd 2008
We left Pune in the early morning and were driven to Mumbai, a few hours drive northwest. Leaving Pune as well as entering Mumbai we noticed the immense amount of development on the outskirts of the cities. Giant new buildings were being constructed all over and by the looks of many billboards, more are to come. It was interesting to have a strong visual of all this 9% economic growth we are alwa ... 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