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The Planned City

October 27th, 2009
Posted in Locations

After partition in 1947, the former capital of Punjab, Lahore, became a part of Pakistan. This meant that Punjab in India needed a new capital. The government decided that none of the existing cities were suitable. So, the first prime minister of India, Jawarhal Nehru decided to have a new city built to represent the [ READ MORE ]

Amritsar

October 3rd, 2009
Posted in Activities . Events . Locations . Sights

hen the bus pulled into Amritsar, I could see that I was finally back in India. I had left the mist-capped mountain retreats, the hummus-peddling tourist restaurants and I was back in the land of cycle rickshaws and dhabas. Also, I had been traveling with people since Leh, so I was on my own again, [ READ MORE ]

The Dalai Lama’s Home in Exile

October 3rd, 2009
Posted in Activities . Locations

spent one week in the city of McLeod Ganj near Dharamsala in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The primary draw of this place is that it is the home of the Tibetan government in exile and contains the monastery of the Dalai Lama. In 1950, China invaded Tibet with 30,000 troops, overwhelming its meagre defenses. [ READ MORE ]

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