Side Street

All about Bikes

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February 7th 2010
"Will my bike be OK if I leave it outside the gate for the night" I asked. "Maybe" the shriveled old night watchman said with a calm confident smile. "Well ... do you think its safe enough outside at night for the bike"? "Maybe sir" said the watchman with the same calm smile. I had arrived back at the Guesthouse just after sunset two nights ago to find that no one had the key to lock up t ... 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