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[I promise. A brief history of India ends here!]
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive as usual. They set up permanent shop in Goa in southwestern India. And as I learned watching “Life of Pi”, the French were also able to wrangle some coastal territory. The Dutch came and went as they do. But you no doubt [Read more…]
After my experience the previous morning, I skipped the breakfast buffet at the hotel. So by late in the morning, I was pretty hungry. I walked past an open-air storefront where these small patties were being pan-fried. Looked pretty good!
In 1648, Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, moved the imperial capital from Agra to Delhi. In preparation for the move, he had a walled city called Shahjahanabad built in Delhi over the course of the [Read more…]
[Don’t be alarmed! I’m not going to present an entire series on Indian history like I did for China. Just this one post will be the extent of if.]
As with most other places, understanding India’s history allows for a better appreciation of its historical sights. To me, this is particularly true for India. North India was much more Islamic than I [Read more…]
My Indian culinary adventure begins. Eating was one of the things I was most nervous about ahead of my trip because I’ve never been a fan of Indian food. But I was willing to give it the old college try. And anyway, I had enjoyed some Indian food in Singapore. 
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