Characterized by dazzling high ridges, glaciers, deep gorges, alpine meadows and valleys with closed virgin forests, the Great Himalayan National Park with an altitudinal variation from 1,300m to 6,100m in Kullu district is one of the best destinations for Himalayan flora and fauna lovers.
Supporting a diverse wildlife of over three hundred species of birds [...]
Chennai, also known as Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu, is the country’s fourth largest city.
Compared to the other major metros of India, it is far less congested and polluted.
Chennai was the site of the first settlement of the East India Company.
It was founded in 1639, on a piece of land given [...]
The ancient town of Pushkar is transformed into a spectacular fair ground in the month of Kartik.
The fair attracts a great number of tourists from far and wide.
It has become one of the country’s largest fairs.
The fairgrounds reverberate with festivity, as rows of make shift stalls display a bewildering array of items [...]
A short drive from Agra you come upon the city of Fatehpur Sikri, which served as the capital of the Mughal empire between 1570 and 1586.
But as quickly as it had been built, it was abandoned.
A popular tale is attached to the city’s origin, as is often the case in notable cities throughout [...]
Knowing how a culture views death helps us understand many things about the country and its people.
Any time you plan on visiting a country outside your own, it is good to learn about the basic thought patterns regarding such things as birth, marriage and death.
We will discuss death practices in this [...]
Music and dance abound in India.
Travelers to the country enjoy it for the sake its beauty, never realizing that the music and dance is steeped in history, each movement conveying a message.
Often worship rituals involve dances created hundreds of years ago.
Each step, gesture and musical note brings with it a [...]
A visit to India would not be complete without a stop at Bangalore.
This city is located one thousand meters above sea level.
Being the capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore, is an exciting cosmopolitan city.
It is also a major industrial and commercial center of the country.
Kempe Gowda founded the city [...]
Delhi, the capital of India, is an mixture of the old and the new.
The ancient and the modern times are in combination here, not only in the remains of a succession of empires, but equally in present social structure and lifestyles.
This is the place most people think of when they consider visiting [...]
India is rich in artistic works.
It is often confusing for visitors to this country to decide just which crafts they will carry home with them.
The choices are many, widely varied and often inexpensive.
The finest quality merchandise can often be found in the bazaars that populate larger cities such as Delhi, Munbai [...]
Located thirty-eight kms from Mannarkkad, is a place consisting of generally hilly highland terrain, fed by the tributaries of the River Cauvery.
An extensive mountain valley above the crest of the Ghat ranges with numerous rivulets of the Bhavani River.
Mainly tribes and some settlers from Tamil Nadu inhabit Attapady.
A beautiful blend of mountains, [...]
