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Government of Rajasthan will be holding Jaipur Festival on the account of Rajasthan Day Celebrations, starting from March 24th. The week long festival will host music and dance programs, art exhibitions and heritage walks within the city and will last till March 30th.
Ajmer Fort, Jaipur
You can see the complete schedule here. Also see Rajasthan […]
March 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Festivals, cities, culture, events, heritage, india, travel | No Comments
Forbes makes a list of 25 dirtiest cities in the world. Not surprisingly, there are some names from India, but what is more surprising is that some likely names have been left out. I doubt if they have really managed to cover all the large cities in the country and at least a few tier […]
March 17th, 2008 | Posted in cities | No Comments
Wanted to know more about Varanasi or planning to visit the place? Read this photo-essay on rediff, a good compilation of everything you would want to know about Varanasi, with photographs. The essay talks on all the important things that one must know about the city - it’s history, it’s narrow galis, the famous ghats […]
June 27th, 2007 | Posted in cities, culture, heritage, holy, india, pilgrimage, rivers, travel | No Comments
A380 - world’s largest passenger aircraft yet has now arrived for the first time in India, and has landed in Delhi. The aircraft is here as part of celebration of Kingfishers Airline’s second anniversary. Kingfisher is also the first an only airline in India to have placed an order for A380s. Kingfisher has placed an […]
May 6th, 2007 | Posted in airlines, cities, india, journey, transportation, travel | No Comments
Roadjunky has put together a list of 10 worst cities to travel to, and guess what, it is Mumbai that is listed first. The list looks a little weird, which includes some completely different cities like Mumbai, Singapore and “Any American Suburb”. They say Delhi also nearly made it to the list and Agra is […]
May 3rd, 2007 | Posted in cities, travel | No Comments
The best thing I would suggest is to walk whenever possible. Other options available in most cities in India are to take a bus or hire an auto-rickshaw or cab.
Walking is a great way to understand the way of life in Indian Cities and small towns. Most roads with commercial establishments tend to have small […]
April 30th, 2007 | Posted in backpackers guide, cities, india, trains, travel | No Comments
Varanasi is a place that charms people from all over the world. An Indian goes there on pilgrimage, to see the Kashi Vishwanath temple and to take a holy dip in the Ganges. A traveller from the west comes to witness amazing Hindu rituals that are performed on the ghats of Ganga, or to photographs […]
May 14th, 2006 | Posted in cities, holy, photography | No Comments