World Peace Stupa, Dehradun

The G-Man and I

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May 28th 2012
I grew up without any religion or religious education. My family never went to any church services, never read any sacred scriptures, never prayed. The closest any of us ever got to any outward display of religiosity was my grandma, exasperated at the asinine behavior of one of us grandkids, yelling, “Oh, for Pete’s sake!” Yet, somehow, I don’t think she was imploring to the patron saint o ... read more

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Mussoorie

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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