Contrast the tragedy of the Yamuna (see photo) with the triumph of the Metro - a world class public mass transport system that is rolling out across Delhi - clean, efficient, comfortable, modern, full of 'customer care' that works.
In Country Orientation 1 March 15th 2010 So a less that taxing orientation so far - although there was a long train trip (return) across the country to contend with:
Week 1 after the couple of days pre-mentioned in the last blog was spent as follows:
Sunday evening to Monday evening traversing the country from Delhi to Puri (East Coast) in a train;
Tuesday/ Wednesday / Thursday being observer in a Program Area Review (an annual even ... read more
Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh 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