Victoria Terminus, Mumbai

Mumbai city

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October 11th 2005
As scheduled we left for Mumbai from Lonavala on Tuesday morning. The scenic drive was exhilarating and I was back at my favorite rant again, “I can’t believe that such a beautiful place exists so close to Mumbai!!” Mumbai city made its presence felt sooner than expected. The topography was flat, the roads dusty, the air pungent and the omnipresent shanties. We checked into the hotel, which ... 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