About North India
Delhi's
history goes much further back in time than the 13th century. In 1955, excavations
at the Purana Qila revealed that the site was inhabited 3000 years ago. Ware
pottery known as Painted Gray Ware and dated to 1000 BC confirmed this as being
yet another site associated with the epic Mahabharata.
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Culture of North India
India is probably the only country with the largest and most diverse mixture
of races. All the five major racial types - Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid,
Caucasian and Negroid - find representation among the people of India.
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History of North India
The history of India is shrouded in antiquity. The country has been thought
of as a nation of philosophers with a well-developed and even idyllic society.
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Cuisine of North India
For
gourmets, Delhi is synonymous with Mughlai and Frontier cuisines. The best of
Mughlai cuisine can be enjoyed at Karim, (both in Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin)
where recipes, dating from the times of the Mughals have been the closely -
guarded secret of generation of chefs.
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Festivals of North India
The Puri-Rath Yatra, Allahabad-Kumbha, Alleppey-Boat Race, Pushkar-Camel
Fair, Goa-Carnival so on and so forth all reflect the diversity of the land
and its people but common emotion of revived vigour, joy and sharing.
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