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31 December 2001

10. - 31 December: drive to Trichy

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PLACEHOLDER Morning departed for Trichy (1/halfhr) enroute short of Trichy visit the Srirangam, where the town lies within the walls of the ...
30 December 2001

9. - 30 December: Tanjore

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PLACEHOLDER Morning depart for sightseeing of Tanjore visiting the famed Brihadeeshwara temple and later the museum which houses  a good col...
29 December 2001

Book Review/Recensione: "In light of India" (1998), by Octavio Paz, ****

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Testo in italiano di seguito Synopsis This collection of essays recalls the author's days in India, first as an attache in the M...

8. - 29 December: drive to Thanjavur (Tanjore)

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PLACEHOLDER Morning depart for Tanjore enroute visiting Gangaikondacholapuram (1/half hr and Darasuram and Kumbakonam and then on to Tanjore...
28 December 2001

7. - 28 December: drive to Chidambaram

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PLACEHOLDER  Morning continue by car for Chidambaram (1/half hr).  On arrival check in at the Shradharam Hotel. Later depart for sightseei...
27 December 2001

6. - 27 December: drive to Pondicherry

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PLACEHOLDER Morning depart by car on to Pondicherry (2 hrs). Pondicherry a former French colony. Police with French kepi hat! On arrival c...
26 December 2001

5. - 26 December: Mahabalipuram, rock-hewn temples

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PLACEHOLDER Morning departure for sightseeing visiting the magnificent rock-hewn temples and monolithic stone figures dating back to the 6 t...
25 December 2001

4. - 25 December: drive to Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram

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Early morning depart for Kanchipuram (2hrs), the city of a thousand temples and famous for its handwoven silk fabrics and saris. Sightseeing...
23 December 2001

3. - 24 December: Chennai

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The cool and foggy weather does not make for a great day to walk around so it's going to be mostly indoor time. Morning depart for ci...

2. - 23 December: shopping in Delhi and flight to Chennai

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Morning with Massimo, an Italian friend who is a diplomat at our embassy here. Has lived in Delhi for a couple of years with his family. It’...
22 December 2001

1. - 22 December 2001: Start of trip to Southern India

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Arrive Delhi at 2300hrs by Air France. This has been a troubled flight plan. We were supposed to fly with our miles via Sabena, which had a ...
21 December 2001

Itinerary of a trip to India 2001-2002

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Trip to Southern India, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, 2001-2002 itinerary Day Date...
08 November 2001

Book Review: The Idea of India (1999), by Sunil Khilnani, ****

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Synopsis A key book on India in the postnuclear era, with a new Introduction by the author. Sunil Khilnani's exciting, timely study ...
01 August 2001

Book Review: In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors (2001), by Doug Stanton, *****

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Synopsis The USS Indianapolis was the last ship sunk during the Second World War. Savaged by a salvo of torpedoes from a Japanese subma...
11 July 2001

Book review: The Slave Trade, 1440-1870 (1999), by Hugh Thomas, *****

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Synopsis After many years of research, Thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. The Atlantic sla...