India Travel Information

 

India is the world's largest democracy, and is home to the descendants of the world's oldest civilization, the Indus Valley civilization and with "arguably" world's oldest language - Sanskrit. It is a country showing many contrasting shades in every aspect of life. Right from snake charmers to farmers to high-tech engineers there is opulence of variations. If in one part rice is staple diet than a few thousand miles away, it might be wheat bread. If there is desert in the west then the world's rainiest place lies in the east. The country has rich natural resources, a civilized history, and now acclimatizing to the growing technology. To know about this country for traveller, let us divide it into 5 regions and throw some insight about each region. If on one side we have snow clad mountains, to the other there is a hot desert and if on one side we have the mountain ranges then we have coastal plains too.

If one can look beyond the dirt, pollution and the poverty, one can find that it is a country of profound vibrations with centuries of austerities practiced a thirst quencher for the spiritual seeker, the nature lover, and for those, who come here for a beautiful, yet, a unique experience.

First to the North, we have Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand which are at the foot of Himalayas. Known for scenic beauty, flowers, gardens, lakes, snow covered hill stations like Shimla (Simla), Kullu, Manali and Missouri. There are plenty of opportunities for snow games like skiing. Also river rafting, mountaineering, trekking are some other sports of interest. Apples, saffron (flower) and apricots are grown in this region.

Other Northern states are Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Rajasthan is mostly a desert and temperature running to 50 degrees Celsius during summer. Even to this day, camels are used for transportation. Jaipur, called the Pink city, Udaipur, Ajmer are places of interest. Jaipur is called the Pink City because a variety of Pink Stone is used for the Palaces constructed by the olden days Kings. Udaipur is called the City of Lakes. People are called Rajputs here.

Goa is a small state which was ruled by portugese until 1961 and so one can find their influence on every street of this state. Known for its beaches and churches, Goa , the name itself is a boost for tourism.

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