Hill Resorts Uttarakhand is the abode of some of the best hill stations in north India. While the winter season can offer you the best views of snow packed mountain ranges, the same ranges can be the comfort zones in the scorching summer. Mussoorie Mussoorie is a hill station and a[…]
Mountain Railways of India
Chugging up to the Clouds While the British Raj in India left behind an institution that is maintained and cherished to this very day—a sprawling railway system – no part of it is more impressive and breathtaking than the three mountain railways; grouped together as a single World Heritage Site:[…]
Places to Visit in Karnataka
Vidhan Soudha The Vidhana Soudha located in Bengaluru (Bangalore), is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka. It is an imposing building, constructed in a style sometimes described as Mysore Neo-Dravidian, and incorporates elements of Indo-Saracenic and Dravidian styles. Lalbagh Gardens Lalbagh or Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, meaning The Red Garden in[…]
Best Beaches in Tamilnadu
Marina Beach Marina Beach is a natural urban beach in the city of Chennai, India, along the Bay of Bengal. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Besant Nagar in the south, a distance of 13 km (8.1 mi), making it the longest natural urban beach in the country[…]
Gandhi Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, four miles from the town hall. This was one of the residences of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, generally called[…]
Arts & Crafts in Uttar Pradesh
Art and Craft The major art forms popular and practiced in Uttar Pradesh since time immemorial are painting, sculpture, hand-crafted designs on metal, wood, ivory, stone and clay. Painting & Rock Painting The tradition of painting in Uttar Pradesh goes back to pre-historic times. The cave paintings of Sonbhadra and[…]
Cellular Jail
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī (derived from Sanskrit words ‘Kal’ which means Time or Death and ‘Pani’ which means Water), was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British especially to exilepolitical prisoners to the remote archipelago.[…]
11 Thrilling Water Sports Adventures In Andaman: No Swimming Required!
The facilities for these water sport activities are available in Port Blair and other islands. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, which is surrounded by rich coral reef eco system, offers unique life time diving experience. The Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex at Port Blair, offers Safe water sports activities and also[…]
Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Namdapha National Park is the largest protected area in India and is the perfect Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Recognized as one of the richest areas in biodiversity in India, the park harbors the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude. The area is also known[…]
Museum in Goa
The Indian Customs and Central Excise Museum The Indian Customs and Central Excise Museum is first of its kind in the country. This museum has been established to promote appreciation of the evolution of the Indian Customs and Central Excise from ancient times, its modernization and relevance today for revenue[…]