Rickshaws are everywhere

Kolkata - photos

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May 31st 2008
Reflections of heat aside, we are finding Kolkatas more intimate side. We've walked where our books have suggested, we've strayed when we thought alleys looked interesting. We've eaten the food that is sure to make us sick and sweated through nights with no A/C. And we're loving it. Of all the places I've been, Al can speak for herself, this seems to be the most in your face 'real' I've ever e ... 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