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A Day Around Madurai: Jasmine, Puppets, Sungudi

January 23rd 2017
I spent a lively hour sipping a cucumber drink and talking with Rukmini Thiagarajan, the daughter of the man who purchased, renovated, and developed the historic property now known as Heritage Madurai, several kilometers outside the center of town. Now directing the management of this five star resort, she offered her driver and car one day so that I could visit places and people around Madurai th ... read more
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Indian Flag 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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