Chittorgargh

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December 1st 2008
Finally leaving Udaipur, we caught a morning train to Chittorgargh. Cool fort with strange history. 3 times this fort had been under siege and its people chose death over defeat. Meaning, the men marched out of their still intact fort to charge to army against them and ride to their death. The women died by Jauhar (self imolation), which is basically they lit themselves on fire to commit suici ... 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

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