Wandering through the plantation

Guests of honour

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March 12th 2006
Again, apologies for the huge volume of text I'm churning out, but I'm having such a fantastic time that I want to make sure that I can remember everything. The 12th was the best day yet, by a country mile. Woken by Venu with a cup of tea at about 6.30, and then straight off for a morning safari. I was cold for the first time in India - not an unpleasant feeling, especially given that we were maki ... 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