Gandhi's City

My Birthday, Orientation at Nagpur, and much more!

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August 12th 2006
I feel like I've finally settled in a bit more here in Amravati. Since my last update a lot has happened, so I'll do my best to fill you in. My host family threw me a surprise birthday party here, which was a lot of fun. There were so many girls over at the house! Many of my friends from school and some of my host sister Ketki's friends were there. It was a night filled with cake smearing, presen ... 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