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Udaipur - Octopussy was Here

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October 20th 2013
From Delhi we took the overnight train to Udaipur, in the land of kings - Rajasthan. We had booked a two-tier A/C sleeper berth. New to us was the option to purchase a hot packaged meal on the train for a fee. The brand of these meals is called Comesum, which sounds a bit funny when said quickly and repeatedly as the vendors do. Curious, we ate one. It was okay, edible at least. Udaipur arrived ... 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