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...THE CURSE OF KALI is a historical fiction set in 19th century India by Audrey Blankenhagen. The exotic beauty of India, her British rulers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machination...

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...0 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book7 Our Visit to Indus ... ... - “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia — 1 BOOK 7 OUR VISIT TO INDUS by Lemuel Gulli... ...t work by Susie Kleiner © 2008 ISBN 978-0-9823076-6-3 Table of Contents Arriving in Indus ............................................... ...N EXPANDING ECONOMY .................................................. 20 POLITICS OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES ............................................ ......................................................................... 21 POLITICS OF POPULATION IN A DEMOCRACY ........................................ ..................................................................... 74 THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPING A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY ................................. ...he beginning of an economic evolution. This means that a recession in the West is a depression here in the East. ―I have heard it said that the... ...erican legal work. They generally charge less than 10% of the fees in the West. With the advanced medical knowledge of the Indian medical community ... ...rmaceuticals. Indian doctors efficiently read x-rays and CT scans from the West that are sent by email, Even surgical operations for Westerners are d...

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