Articles in the India Category

Taj Mahal
By Tour Guide
Posted in India, Latest Posts on 12 September 2008
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Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world was built as as icon of love and eternal devotion  by the Emperor Shah Jahan of India. The construction on the  giant mausoleum was started when his favorite wife Mumthaz Mahal died while giving birth to their fourteenth child. Master crafts men from all over the [...]

Heavy Flooding near Nepal
By Tour Guide
Posted in India, Latest Posts, Nepal, News on 2 September 2008
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Nepal is faced with a new crisis just a week after a cabinet expansion and a government shake up. Kosi a water way that leads into the neighboring India’s  3rd largest (by population) state spilled over. The water way started to reach its peak capacity and according to locals the technical staff as the site [...]

People of India
By Guide
Posted in India on 6 July 2008
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Although India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area, it supports over 15% of the world’s population. Only China has a larger population. India’s median age is 25, one of the youngest among large economies. About 70% live in more than 550,000 villages, and the remainder in more than 200 towns and cities. Over [...]