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India @ a glance ... |
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Information Zone -
Travel |
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Int'l Air Travel
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Just about all major international airlines fly into India. Major
international airports include Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata
(Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), (Trivandrum) Tiruvananthapuram ,
Bangalore and Cochin ...
Domestic Air Travel :
This is also well organised. Apart from the govt. owned Airlines
many private airlines and low cost carriers operate to various
destinations all over the country. All state capitals and major
towns are connected by air.
Train Travel : The
Indian Railways have the fourth largest rail network in the world.
Just about every Indian city, town and village is connected by
train and it is one of the best ways to get into the interiors of
the country.
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AYURVEDA :
Harmony of body, mind
and soul. Ayurveda
evolved around 600 BC
in India. Today, it's a
unique, indispensable
branch of medicine. [more] |
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SHOPPING |
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India, for
centuries a source of magnetic attraction for shoppers from all over the
globe ... a country often referred to as the Oriental Eden for shoppers, and
a paradise for bargain hunters ! It is not surprising that most first time
visitors are overwhelmed by the extraordinary shopping opportunities that
greet them in arrival, making India appear almost like a country-wide
shopping mall.
Distinctively Indian, and exclusively exotic, India has something for
everyone. And although the prices are unbelievably low, bargaining is the
order of the day ! In spite of the vastness of the country, most major
cities have representative handicraft showrooms of all stages of India,
making it easy to get everything India has to offer at the same place !
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In Delhi, known as the nucleus of Indian merchandise, both local and
regional , you can find copperware, brass, Arabesque woodwork, metal inlays,
colorful mirror and bead work, attractive garments, jewellery, sandalwood
objects and glazed pottery to name but a few.
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::: Mumbai |
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It offers a range of hi-fashion goods almost as soon as they are introduced
in the west ! This leader of Indian fashions brings you ready to wear
ladies, mens and children fashion wear, and leather goods including footwear
and accessories. A big centre for jewellery , Mumbai represents India's
largest diamond market and boats of some of India's largest superstores.
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::: Kolkata |
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Look for hand embroidered katha material, bamboo and cane furniture,
Kalighat pottery, musical instruments, and embroidered leather pith art
objects.
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::: Chennai |
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Brings you the famous Kancheepuram silks, terracotta models, unmatchable
lamps, papier mache dolls, sandalwood and lacquerware.
Great Shopping opportunities are also abound in Himachel Pradesh, Punjab,
Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam and North East States, Jammu & Kashmir,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra
Pradesh. |
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