“I asked my soul – what is Delhi? She replied the world is the body and Delhi its life!” ~Ghalib An autumn evening is when I picked up Khushwant Singh’s novel: Delhi, and my understanding of my beloved city completely […]
Famous amongst birdwatchers from across the world, Bharatpur in Rajasthan is home to the Keoladeo National Park. It is also the eastern gateway of the state, making it ideal for road trips from Agra (56 kilometres) and New Delhi (205 […]
The state of Uttarakhand (meaning the Northern State) was carved out of Uttar Pradesh to become the 27th state of the Republic of India in the year 2000. It is also often referred to as the Land of the Gods, […]
The Rajasthan government has recently decided to convert the Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary into a national park in an attempt to conserve some highly endangered species in the area as well as to support tourism. Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary, in Rajsamand district, […]
Nearly a hundred kilometers from Ranakpur, you get the whiff of a city after much of a wait. This is the city of Pali. It is said that the city of Pali was originally called Pallipur – the land of […]
We recently discovered a video made by Rajasthan’s Department of Tourism which truly captured the real essence of what the state offers to visitors. In fact, it made us realize that a single visit to the state is not enough […]
The Department of Tourism, Rajasthan has recently begun organizing a grand “Ranakpur Festival”, which took place from 10th to 13th November in 2011. The festival comprises holy chanting, cultural programmes, conventional Kathak performances and classical Bharat Natyam performances. The cultural […]