Baby Taj

Agra Antics

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April 23rd 2013
Yesterday morning at about 06:00 I was awoken by the calls of the Chai wallah (man selling sweet tea) walking up and down the night train selling sweet smelling Chai. I peered out the window to see large red bastions which I presumed must be Agra Fort. The gentleman in the bed opposite told me that the train was not going to be stopping at Agra Cantonment despite it being on the schedule. This mea ... 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