Tomb of Begum Khurshidzadi

Back in Delhi

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July 5th 2009
I am now back in Delhi again. My train journey from Benares to Lucknow was quite similar to the one from Agra to Benares, although there were no power outages. I couldn't see much out of the windows, but it was interesting to see that the cows wander onto and across the train lines, just as they do the roads. Lucknow is a much more pleasant city to visit than are either Agra or Benares. It ... 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