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Mumbai

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August 4th 2009
So far, as I have travelled in India, I have noted the evoution of the tuk tuks or auto rickshaws which seem to bevome more evolved the further south you go. But in Mumbai they seem to have died out. I have seen no auto rickshaws here, nor even a cycle rickshaw. Instead they have taxis that use meters and what appears to be an efficient bus service and rail service. In fact, I have now disco ... 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