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Tronos y curry
Cuando piensas en la India te vienen tópicos a la cabeza como: yoguis, curry, miseria, La ciudad de la alegría, Bollywood, trenes atestados hasta la bandera, la madre Teresa de Calcuta y un río Ganges de dudosa salubridad. Por supuesto, también te viene la imagen del Taj Mahal, el palacio-mausoleo encargado por el emperador Sha Jaján para enterrar a su esposa favorita, Mumtaz Mahal (la buena mujer murió dando a luz a su decimocuarto (¡!) hijo, no se puede decir que no se mereciera el monumento). Este palacio, además, es representativo de una importante época en lo que ahora es la India: el Imperio mogol (siglos XVI y…
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“A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time”*
When the Mughal Empire is spoken of, I am willing to bet that the majority of people will not be overly familiar with this particular dynasty. It is true, that I am (or was) guilty of being ignorant of what this Empire was, in fact, even where it was. However, I am not so remiss as to be unacquainted with the Taj Mahal! This inspiring and beautiful World Wonder is perhaps the best-known monument to arise out of the golden age of the Mughal Empire. There have been many architectural triumphs throughout the ages which have been acknowledged as truly great, but perhaps only a handful with a personal and…
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