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Field Tripppppp

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October 24th 2008
24 October 2008 I just got back from an epic trip. I feel like every entry after a field trip always warrants gushing about how amazing the place I just was …was. It’s never “Man it feels good to be back in the city”. We spent four days in Bishnipur and Purulia, seeing some folk culture, ancient temples and this crazy masked dance known as Chhou. The weather was glorious, the quietness 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