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New Delhi - Around Town

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October 17th 2013
We were last in Delhi in 2005. Then we saw India Gate, Parliament, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum and the Qutab Minar. So this time we were determined to see a couple more sites. One site which we really wanted to see was Lal Qila, the Red Fort. (Pic 1). Made of red sandstone, this fort was erected in 1683 by Emperor Shah Jahan. The style shows Islamic influence. A wee bit neglected-looking but ... 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