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the 15 new films that
are released each week,
it’s no wonder that the
government captured
this revenue source.
The average tax on a
ticket is 60 percent of
the cost. There are only
a handful of popular
actors and they work on
some 20 productions at
the same time. The Indian children play with an
scripts are virtually old scooter in Jaisalmer Fort,
i ndist ingui sha bl e, Jaisalmer, India.
using the boy-meets-
girl theme, punctuated with song and dance routines.
Not until the late 1980s did the social documentary
themes become popular targeting political corruption
and the role of women. A crowd of locals carry out their morning routines along the
No discussion of India would be complete without Ganges River in Varanasi.
mentioning one of the most beautiful buildings in the
world. The marble Taj was constructed at Agra by A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Red Fort in Delhi is an
the Mongol emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and iconic symbol of India.
1653 as a mausoleum for his beloved favorite wife
Mumtaz Mahal. It is said to have taken 20,000 men to
complete the structure. Interior walls have been inlaid
with semiprecious stones to form the various patterns.
The corner towers were built purposely leaning out,
and the trim around the main doorway is wider at the
top than the bottom. The architect purposely utilized
these construction techniques to trick the eye and
compensate for the building’s scale. When one realizes
that the Taj Mahal is just the “small” burial building
for the emperor’s wife, it is staggering to explore
the magnificence of the Red Fort, the main building
structure, which is located about 2.5 kilometers
northwest of the Taj. The Fort can more accurately be
described as a walled city made from cut sandstone,
which gives it its color and name. Monkeys occupy all
corners of the fort, which adds to its unique qualities.
India awaits the traveler to reveal the complexities Boats and people on the ghats on the banks of Ganges River
of a teeming land. in the holy city of Varanasi
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