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Archive for August, 2011

Aug 24

The Jungle Book Incarnate

Our original plan after departing Mysore was to head straight to Mumbai, but (as you are probably well aware due to the last post) we decided to heed our friend Jo's advice and head towards Hampi.

Jo sold me on the idea as soon as she told me that Rudyard Kipling based his classic novel, The Jungle Book, on accounts of the ruins at Hampi. Soon after, Shawn squashed my Jungle Book dreams by telling me that Kipling based his novel on a different set of ruins, however, in my mind, Hampi is The Jungle Book incarnate (the Disney version that is).

Here's the proof...

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Aug 21

Historical Hampi

The austere and enduring remains of the once magnificent city of Hampi are scattered throughout the makeshift town that has sprung up around the site. Ancient temples and statues can be found far beyond the village limits. The vast expanse of the city alone is attestation to the grandeur of the once capital of Vijayanagar: the last of the great Hindu kingdoms of South India.

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