Sanctuary of Aphrodite near Paphos

July 9th 2014
I had an opportunity to visit Cyprus, the pearl of Mediterranean, in May 2002. That was for presenting a paper in an international conference, hosted jointly by the Commonwealth Science & Technology Secretariat and WAITRO. After a change of flights in Dubai I landed in Larnaca, the international port of entry for Cyprus. I headed for Paphos, a resort town in the western part of Cyprus and host cit ... read more

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A former British colony, Cyprus received independence in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capi... ... read more

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Soumitra Biswas

Soumitra

A Chemical Engineer by profession, Soumitra Biswas works as the Advisor - Technology & Innovation at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Gurugram, Haryana. Prior to his current role, Soumitra worked as an Advisor in the Union Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. He dabbles in photography and travel writing in his spare time. Soumitra lives in Gurugram, Haryana. The views expressed in the article are totally his own. Soumitra may be contacted at soumitra03@hotmail.com... full info

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