Stories about 20th Century History in North India
Seeing A Tiger in India Isn't EasyMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] My husband had his heart set on seeing a wild tiger on our visit to India, so we carefully planned our itinerary to include a safari in Ranthambore National Park.
Destinations:
India |
Ranthambhore |
North India
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The Street Children of DelhiMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] Looking for a unique eye opening tour in Delhi? A guide from the Salaam Baalak Trust will take you into the world of homeless street children on a tour you won't ever forget.
Destinations:
India |
North India |
New Delhi
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Beggars EverywhereMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] The faces of the beggars in India continue to haunt me.
Destinations:
Jaipur |
New Delhi |
India |
Agra
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The Intrepid Mr. SinghMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] We placed our lives in the hands of an expert as we traveled through northern India.
Destinations:
Jaipur |
New Delhi |
India |
Agra
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A Sensory AssaultMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] Delhi assaults the senses. Take an early morning stroll through down town Delhi and be prepared to have your eyes widen at the sights, your nose twitch at the smells, your taste buds tickled by the...
Destinations:
India |
New Delhi
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Theater of War Every Evening at the Pakistan-India BorderAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188] WAGAH, Pakistan, May 28, 2003 - The clunk of heavy boots, glowering looks, aggressive snorts and a final martial handshake -- the goose-stepping of Pakistani and Indian soldiers creates a daily...
Destinations:
India |
Pakistan |
Amritsar |
Islamabad
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Kashmir - the Forgotten OccupationSumaya Teli - sumteli [83] A young girl is sitting in front of me, ironing the white shalwar kameez that is her uniform, ready for school the next day. We have been chatting about the usual stuff - clothes, movies, school... I...
Destinations:
India |
Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Kashmir Region
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A Primer of Modern IndiaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] In the days preceding Indian Independence Day, hordes of street children sell small paper tricolors, the saffron and green flags of their native land. And they do so with smiles full of teeth and...
Destinations:
India |
New Delhi
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India Upward and ApartKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] Review of Stanley Wolpert's "A New History of India", Oxford University Press, 2000.
Destinations:
India |
New Delhi
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Making for the HillsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632] I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...
Destinations:
Burma |
Indonesia |
Pakistan |
Colombo |
Manila |
India |
Sri Lanka |
Shimla |
Yangon |
Islamabad |
Philippines |
Jakarta
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