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culture vultures in cochin

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June 6th 2010
So we’re in cochin/kochi now. Another one of those enchanting treasure troves Kerala seems to be littered with. Cochin has been a riveting experience, where we suspend both time and disbelief. It’s the languorous waters/backwaters, I reckon, that makes for a very “lepak” milieu. Throw in a good session or 2 of ayuvedic massage, and I think it all makes for a more-potent-than-horse tranquil ... 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