The Diminutive Mama

Night Trains and Hospitals

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May 15th 2008
The last couple of days have been quintessential of our "Indian experiences"; Tuesday offered up an array of experiences I wouldn't have missed for the world, Wednesday offered up an array of experiences I would have missed for anything, and today, amongst the worry of bombs exploding not too far from here, we've seen some amazing things that have made the danger of stepping out the front door wor ... read more

Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar

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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