In 1551, Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar began constructing an island palace in the midst of the beautiful Lake Pichola in Udaipur. It took two of his successors, Maharana Karan Singh and Maharana Jagat Singh to complete this project and […]
In 2008 – 2009, the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of India along with premier news channel NDTV did a nationwide survey of the 7 wonders of India. Amongst the Top 200 nominees was the gorgeous Ranakpur Jain Temple. […]
Once upon a time, there was a Rajput prince called Rao Bika. He was the second son of Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur and he would never inherit his father’s throne. Thus he left Jodhpur to form his own […]
The Kumbalgarh Fort in Rajasthan is as gorgeous as it is massive. It is one of the most impressive sights in the state and used to be one of the most significant forts of Mewar. The wall of this fort […]
Mana Hotels recently launched an exciting competition on social networking forum, Facebook. Keeping in step with the company’s aim of shaping the informed traveller, the fairly simple competition requires participants to merely log on to Mana Hotel’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ManaHotels) […]
Rajasthan has a rich repertoire of folk dances that are lively and colourful to say the least. These dances often tend to be the highlights of any celebration and festivity in the state. In technique and style, the dances are […]