Kathakali Dancer, Fort Cochin

Kerela

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February 17th 2006
Apologies in advance for all the ridiculous typos that will follow - I think my keyboard has curry in it or something and a virus message keeps appearing... We are now in Kerela, having made our way down from Ooty to Fort Cochin by sleeper train. This was uneventful, apart from the fact we were both sound asleep when we arrived and had to be woken up by the train attendant. We made our way o ... 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