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		<title>Shravanabelgola and the Jain Statue of Gomatheswara</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We I was young my family used to travel a lot.  One of the trips that I remember clearly was the one we took to Shravanabelgola.  Shravanabelgola is a relatively small town in the South Indian state of Karnataka.  It is known all over India as one of the most important pilgrimage centers for members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Railways Profits are Falling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Railways is a living example of the failure of the Indian state to manage and operate anything efficiently.  As one of the few major countries in the world that still does not have a national limited access highway system, Indians are completely dependent on the Indian Railways to travel.  Air travel which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Thoughts on Indians, Toyotas &amp; Hondas</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2010/01/31/some-thoughts-on-indians-toyotas-hondas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look at the parking lot of any apartment that is popular with the Indian community in the United States and you will notice many Honda Accords and Civics and Toyota Camry’s and Corollas.  I do not want to generalize but there is a level of loyalty towards these brands more so than towards any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VHP Wants to Ban Cow Slaughter</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/11/13/vhp-wants-to-ban-cow-slaughter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has once again raised the issue of enacting laws to ban cow slaughter.  According to the VHP the ban is needed because the farmers are forced to sell the cows to slaughter houses since they cannot afford to maintain these cows.  The VHP also demanded that the government should create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Will India do With Garmin GPS?</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/10/13/what-will-india-do-with-garmin-gps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garmin (one of the leaders in GPS technology) has announced that it has released the Asus Nuvifone G60 and M20 models in India.  GPS technology is fairly new to India although it has become almost as essential as a mobile phone in the United States and Europe.  I have used many portable GPS devices for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guinness is 250 Years Old … Brilliant!!</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/25/guinness-is-250-years-old-%e2%80%a6-brilliant/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/25/guinness-is-250-years-old-%e2%80%a6-brilliant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guinness, the Irish beer is celebrating its 250th anniversary this week.  The great Arthur Guinness stared brewing the Guinness ale in Leixlip in the year 1759.  Guinness is a “Stout” beer (Stout and Porter are dark beers and are made using roasted malt or barley, hops, water and yeast).  Although the beer looks heavy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India’s Contribution to the Liberation of Italy in WWII</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/09/22/india%e2%80%99s-contribution-to-the-liberation-of-italy-in-wwii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mention the word Italy to an average Indian and they are very likely to think about Sonia Gandhi.  For an average Italian on the other hand, India is an exotic vacation spot.  Obviously there is more to it than that.  I have traveled to Italy on numerous occasions.  On one of my visits I traveled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Airline Industry Is Ignoring South India</title>
		<link>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/08/23/is-the-airline-industry-ignoring-south-india/</link>
		<comments>http://indiafirsthand.com/2009/08/23/is-the-airline-industry-ignoring-south-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 22 of this year Press Trust of India reported that India remained the largest market and primary driver of air traffic growth for Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).  It is a fact that millions of Indians live and work in the Middle East.  Most of these Indians are from the South India particularly [...]]]></description>
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