The 'Hawa Mahal'

Ramoji Film City - Day 2

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February 26th 2007
Ramoji Film City - Day 2 By our second day in Ramoji Film City, we had learnt to thump every structure, statue and pillar to find out whether they were real or ‘fake’. If they sounded hollow, then they were ‘fake’. Otherwise, just by sight or touch, you could not tell them apart. (By ‘fake’ I mean made of fiberglass, plywood or Plaster of Paris.) Some structures in the Ramoji Film ... 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