Golden Temple

Amritsar

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November 28th 2010
Having completed the mad dash across Delhi and caught my train with minutes to spare, I was on the train to Amritsar. After about ten minutes of screaming the potential brawl between the passengers over luggage space didn't materialise, and everyone settled down. Except for the family next to me's two year old son, who ran riot the whole train journey. His exasperated Granddad at one point sat ... 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