View from the rickshaw

Oh sir, Hosur!

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September 15th 2012
Today was my first excursion day into India! Ally (my roommate), Stephanie (co-worker), and I traveled by auto-rickshaw to the small city of Hosur. Most of the drive was beautiful, with vast landscapes and a sunny day. People were walking by with their goats, cows, and donkeys, and people were sitting on their stoops doing chores. I spent most of the ride trying to catch images that would have bee ... 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