Happy Valley

6 billion people in Darjeeling

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October 8th 2011
Ok, so perhaps the title is slightly hyperbolic, but even so, it is not too far from the truth. Readers will recollect my previous experience in Darjeeling, and how much I loved it. This time, my feelings are quite a bit more lukewarm. There are so many damn Indian tourists here invading MY city. And yes, ... 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