Selling sugar, and wasps!

Kuchaman and the Fort Hotel

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August 14th 2008
After an early start we sat at the train station for nearly two hours waiting for a late train to Kuchaman. I had a slightly alarming incident on the platform when a wild-eyed young man in a a dhoti tried to snatch my suitcase. I am pleased to say he gave up after I gave him a karate chop. It is surprising what you can do when you are angry! Christine and I arrived in Kuchaman and realised that ... 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