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Ye Olde Simla  
   

Ye Olde Simla

Here I am standing on The Mall in Simla, with a few of the old English houses behind me.
Simla ... and heat and dust ...

April 29th 2006
I am back in Delhi, and the summer has started! Each day this week has been 40-43 C. I have never before experienced such temperatures, but I have to say it is not as bad as I had anticipated. Delhi is dry and dusty, and the humidity is low, which makes it more tolerable. And also I am happy to have this experience as Delhi is this hot for about half the year -- and how could I say I've lived in D ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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16th August 2010

Simla Post Office
Nice picture. The "houses" in the background are the mainSimla Post Office.

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