The Sunglasses Effect

HOLI IN CHANDERI

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March 14th 2009
Near the border between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is the city of Chanderi, population about 40,000. Fewer than 1000 tourists visit this city each year, all of them the responsibility of Intrepid Travel, which strictly manages the interface between tourists and residents. As a result, Chanderi has no begging children and no “touts” trying to entice you into their shops. ... 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