Al Massaeya, p.10, (4/7/2008)

A Journey to the land of wonders

By: Dr. Magdi Mosilhi

When you travel to the land of wonders and myths (India) for the first time, you feel that you have a desire to explore this world. The Indian subcontinent has fertile lands and its people is so kind and it belongs to an ancient civilization. You can make friends with Indians within a short period of time. They are friendly people and they respect one another's religion. They represent one fabric living on a large peace of land. 60 % of the Indian people speak Hindi, 20% speak Urdu, and 20% speak about 98 different languages.

The educational institution teaches the regional languages beside the Hindi language at schools beside other foreign languages.

Indians also produce all their industrial requirements starting from bikes, private cars to trucks and heavy machinery. They grow all crops they need whether vegetables, fruits or other stuffs.

When you walk in the streets of India you see luxurious villas together with small houses. There are no traffic jams there because of the good road network established in this country.

"Kalila and Demna" was one of the Indian famous books that included wise stories narrated by animals. They also have Tagore who got Nobel in literature. Taj Mahal is one of the old seven wonders of the world. It is a burial place for the wife of the emperor Shah Jahan.  It is a magnificent structure built of marble and is surrounded by gardens.

The Indian people adhere to wear their national traditional costume. They are also among the first peoples who set rules of human rights and animal rights. The Indian emperor Ashoka called for being kind to animals and respect of parents and established schools and hospitals. He also banned hunting animals for fun. You would also like the Indian TV shows and movies.

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