Thali

the lunch of choice in the South. Basicaly a banana leaf, with many bits of curry/chutneys/rice/dhal/pappadums/etc, all eaten with the (right) hand (or if you're me, you acquire a spoon and take it out with you...I just cant quite be bothered to learn to eat rice with my hand....)

Photo entry!

January 1st 2007
Firstly, I've uploaded a selection of photos from the last few weeks, as I have finally found a decent computer! (Hurrah!) We visited Auroville from Pondicherry - it was founded in the memory of Sri Aurobindo Gose (an Indian philosopher who was also part of the Independance movement - I'll dig out a uni essay for anyone who wants to know more...) and strives to be a universal city - "Au ... 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

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