Carvings

First post from South India

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December 22nd 2009
It’s proving harder than usual to find an Internet connection so reports from India could be few and far between this time! I think it’s Monday evening now (I’m sure about the evening part, so I haven’t completely lost it). Still, since this is the first report, I’d better start at the beginning. The flight was early on Friday morning. And I do mean early - 5 to 8 take off from Heathr ... 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