The Gateway and Taj

'Heart of India' part II

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September 26th 2009
Continuing North with my friends from France, we headed up to Dharamshala, the home away from home for the Dalia Lama. The state of Himachal is a land of rolling green hills chasing up to the base of the Himalayas. The culture is much more relaxed and less hectic than the rest of India. In Dharamshala specifically, there is a large settlement of Tibetan refugees. Due to continual occupation of Tib ... read more

Asia » India

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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