This travel guide is truly special. We’ve simply put in all kinds of things about India that interest us! You’ll come across features of our country that you didn’t know about and would love to explore. Like taking the kids to learn how to bathe elephants. Setting off on a toy train. Going to Kerala and watching the monsoon as it comes across the Arabian Sea and Bursts on the land. Equally we hope this book will be enjoyable read for the armchair traveller as he/she saviors descriptions of the valley of flowers or how it feels on the virgin island of fantasy.
Natural Phenomena: The stunning beauty of India as it rains and blossoms across the country with a special features on the monsoon.
Offbeat Holidays: Go mo’biking to spiti, try a houseboat in Srinagar, discover the Lakshadweep sea… with a special features on toy trains.
Festivals: Carnivals in Goa? Boat race in alleppey? Woman beating men during Holi in Braj? And a special feature on Navratri/Dussehra and the varied ways in which India celebrates them.
Unique Indian Landscape: the thar the sunderbans mangroves the cold desert of Ladakh and a special features on India’s borders at Wagh Nathu La and Pangong Tso.
• 52 weekend Breaks from Delhi
• 52 weekend Breaks from Mumbai
• 52 weekend Breaks from Bangalore
• 52 weekend Breaks from Chennai
• 52 weekend Breaks from Hyderabad
• 52 weekend Breaks from Kolkata
• 100 Holidays Vol. I
• Heritage Holidays Vol. II
• Goa State Guide
• Trekking holidays in India
• Kerala (with Lakshadweep) State Guide
• Wildlife Holidays in India
• 101 Pilgrimages
• Rajasthan State Guide
• Uttarakhand State Guide
• Himachal State Guide
• Beach holidays in India
• Romantic Holidays in India
• Driving Holidays Across India
• 100 best Resorts and Retreats in India
| Natural Phenomena | 14-15 |
| The Valley of Flowers Forget- You – Not! By Amit Mahajan | 16 |
| Apple Blossoms in Thanedar The Fruit of Salvation by Lipika Sen | 28 |
| Tea Plantation in East India Love at first Flush by Abhijit Gupta | 36 |
| Chitra Pournami in Kanyakumari her eyes: the sun and the moon by jaya Madhavan | 44 |
| Corals in the Andamans What color do you Want? By Amit Mahajan | 52 |
| Special Features Monsoon | 64 |
| Kovalam Soaking by the Sea by Sonia Nazareth | 65 |
| Mandu Rain on the ruins by Juhi Saklani | 78 |
| Cherrapunjee Where Clouds come Home by Ahtushi deshpande | 88 |
| Offbeat Holidays | 100-101 |
| Srinagar Houseboat New Soul Kiss! By Amit Mahajan | 102 |
| Motorbiking to Spiti High altitude healthiness by Taiyaba Khaton | 115 |
| Guwahati to Tawang The Long and Winding Road by Amit Mahajan | 129 |
| Dubare Elephant Camp Big is Beautiful by Amit Mahajan | 141 |
| Bangaram Island resort Back to nature by Juhi Saklani | 150 |
| Special Features: Toy Train Journeys | 164 |
| Kalka Shimla Railway Chhuk Chhuk Hota Hai by Amit Mahajan | 165 |
| Kangra Valley Railway No Frills just Paradise by Lipika Sen | 176 |
| Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Sapnon ki Rani by Sudha Mahalingam and Abhijit Gupta | 189 |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway The Darling Buffalo by Anjum Hasan | 201 |
| Festivals | 216-217 |
| Holi in Braj Ladleeji, the Beloved Darling by Amit Mahajan and Juhi Saklani | 218 |
| Sonepur Mela Scent of an Elephant by Juhi Saklani | 232 |
| Jaganath Rath Yatra in Puri Deities and Devotees by Sarjoini Nayak | 240 |
| Ajmer URS The spirit of Love by Amit Mahajan | 248 |
| Cultural Festivals of Mumbai Celebrate Bandra Mount Mary Kala Ghoda by Sonia Nazareth | 256 |
| Goa Carnival Viva carnival by Sonia Nazareth | 266 |
| Snake Boat Race in Alappuzha Grounded in water by Lipika Sen | 278 |
| Special features Many Faces of Dussehra | 216-217 |
| Kullu Dussehra Divine Assembly by Abhilash Gaur | 289 |
| Ramnagar Ki Ramlila Being Present with Ram by Nandita Raman | 300 |
| Durga Puja in Kolkata days and Nights with a Goddess by Dola Mitra | 300 |
| Mysore Dasara Celebrating Chamunda by Amit Mahajan | 300 |
| Unique Landscapes | 334-335 |
| Ladakh Painted Mountains Lush Deserts By Juhi Saklani | 336 |
| Sunderbans A Distance Rumour of Land by Abhijit Gupta | 350 |
| The Jaisalmer Desert Just Desert by Amit Mahajan and Juhi Saklani | 363 |
| Little Rann of Kutch On the Rann by Rahul Bhatia | 372 |
| Special Feature: Indian Borders | 382 |
| Wagah Border Making a Song and Dance of it by Urvashi Butalia | 383 |
| Pangong Tso In the Exquisite Company of Water by Anokhi Parikh | 393 |
| Nathu La Outposts and Civilizations by Juhi Saklani | 404 |
| Route/ Tourist/ City/ Train Route Guides | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 413 |
| Punjab and Western Himachal | 414 |
| Eastern Himachal | 416 |
| Uttarakhand | 417 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 418 |
| North Bengal and Sikkim | 419 |
| North East | 420 |
| South Bengal | 421 |
| Rajasthan | 422 |
| Gujarat | 423 |
| Bihar | 424 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 424 |
| Maharashtra- Goa | 425 |
| Mumbai | 426 |
| Goa | 427 |
| South India | 428 |
| Lakshadweep | 430 |
| Andaman Islands | 431 |
| Orissa | 432 |
| Kangra Valley Railway | 432 |
| Kalka- Shimla Railway | 433 |
| Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | 434 |
| Nilgri Mountain Railway | 435 |
| Information | |
| Tourist Officers Listings | 436 |
| Travel Agents Listings | 443 |
| Accommodation Listings | 446 |
| Index | 484 |
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This travel guide is truly special. We’ve simply put in all kinds of things about India that interest us! You’ll come across features of our country that you didn’t know about and would love to explore. Like taking the kids to learn how to bathe elephants. Setting off on a toy train. Going to Kerala and watching the monsoon as it comes across the Arabian Sea and Bursts on the land. Equally we hope this book will be enjoyable read for the armchair traveller as he/she saviors descriptions of the valley of flowers or how it feels on the virgin island of fantasy.
Natural Phenomena: The stunning beauty of India as it rains and blossoms across the country with a special features on the monsoon.
Offbeat Holidays: Go mo’biking to spiti, try a houseboat in Srinagar, discover the Lakshadweep sea… with a special features on toy trains.
Festivals: Carnivals in Goa? Boat race in alleppey? Woman beating men during Holi in Braj? And a special feature on Navratri/Dussehra and the varied ways in which India celebrates them.
Unique Indian Landscape: the thar the sunderbans mangroves the cold desert of Ladakh and a special features on India’s borders at Wagh Nathu La and Pangong Tso.
• 52 weekend Breaks from Delhi
• 52 weekend Breaks from Mumbai
• 52 weekend Breaks from Bangalore
• 52 weekend Breaks from Chennai
• 52 weekend Breaks from Hyderabad
• 52 weekend Breaks from Kolkata
• 100 Holidays Vol. I
• Heritage Holidays Vol. II
• Goa State Guide
• Trekking holidays in India
• Kerala (with Lakshadweep) State Guide
• Wildlife Holidays in India
• 101 Pilgrimages
• Rajasthan State Guide
• Uttarakhand State Guide
• Himachal State Guide
• Beach holidays in India
• Romantic Holidays in India
• Driving Holidays Across India
• 100 best Resorts and Retreats in India
| Natural Phenomena | 14-15 |
| The Valley of Flowers Forget- You – Not! By Amit Mahajan | 16 |
| Apple Blossoms in Thanedar The Fruit of Salvation by Lipika Sen | 28 |
| Tea Plantation in East India Love at first Flush by Abhijit Gupta | 36 |
| Chitra Pournami in Kanyakumari her eyes: the sun and the moon by jaya Madhavan | 44 |
| Corals in the Andamans What color do you Want? By Amit Mahajan | 52 |
| Special Features Monsoon | 64 |
| Kovalam Soaking by the Sea by Sonia Nazareth | 65 |
| Mandu Rain on the ruins by Juhi Saklani | 78 |
| Cherrapunjee Where Clouds come Home by Ahtushi deshpande | 88 |
| Offbeat Holidays | 100-101 |
| Srinagar Houseboat New Soul Kiss! By Amit Mahajan | 102 |
| Motorbiking to Spiti High altitude healthiness by Taiyaba Khaton | 115 |
| Guwahati to Tawang The Long and Winding Road by Amit Mahajan | 129 |
| Dubare Elephant Camp Big is Beautiful by Amit Mahajan | 141 |
| Bangaram Island resort Back to nature by Juhi Saklani | 150 |
| Special Features: Toy Train Journeys | 164 |
| Kalka Shimla Railway Chhuk Chhuk Hota Hai by Amit Mahajan | 165 |
| Kangra Valley Railway No Frills just Paradise by Lipika Sen | 176 |
| Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Sapnon ki Rani by Sudha Mahalingam and Abhijit Gupta | 189 |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway The Darling Buffalo by Anjum Hasan | 201 |
| Festivals | 216-217 |
| Holi in Braj Ladleeji, the Beloved Darling by Amit Mahajan and Juhi Saklani | 218 |
| Sonepur Mela Scent of an Elephant by Juhi Saklani | 232 |
| Jaganath Rath Yatra in Puri Deities and Devotees by Sarjoini Nayak | 240 |
| Ajmer URS The spirit of Love by Amit Mahajan | 248 |
| Cultural Festivals of Mumbai Celebrate Bandra Mount Mary Kala Ghoda by Sonia Nazareth | 256 |
| Goa Carnival Viva carnival by Sonia Nazareth | 266 |
| Snake Boat Race in Alappuzha Grounded in water by Lipika Sen | 278 |
| Special features Many Faces of Dussehra | 216-217 |
| Kullu Dussehra Divine Assembly by Abhilash Gaur | 289 |
| Ramnagar Ki Ramlila Being Present with Ram by Nandita Raman | 300 |
| Durga Puja in Kolkata days and Nights with a Goddess by Dola Mitra | 300 |
| Mysore Dasara Celebrating Chamunda by Amit Mahajan | 300 |
| Unique Landscapes | 334-335 |
| Ladakh Painted Mountains Lush Deserts By Juhi Saklani | 336 |
| Sunderbans A Distance Rumour of Land by Abhijit Gupta | 350 |
| The Jaisalmer Desert Just Desert by Amit Mahajan and Juhi Saklani | 363 |
| Little Rann of Kutch On the Rann by Rahul Bhatia | 372 |
| Special Feature: Indian Borders | 382 |
| Wagah Border Making a Song and Dance of it by Urvashi Butalia | 383 |
| Pangong Tso In the Exquisite Company of Water by Anokhi Parikh | 393 |
| Nathu La Outposts and Civilizations by Juhi Saklani | 404 |
| Route/ Tourist/ City/ Train Route Guides | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 413 |
| Punjab and Western Himachal | 414 |
| Eastern Himachal | 416 |
| Uttarakhand | 417 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 418 |
| North Bengal and Sikkim | 419 |
| North East | 420 |
| South Bengal | 421 |
| Rajasthan | 422 |
| Gujarat | 423 |
| Bihar | 424 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 424 |
| Maharashtra- Goa | 425 |
| Mumbai | 426 |
| Goa | 427 |
| South India | 428 |
| Lakshadweep | 430 |
| Andaman Islands | 431 |
| Orissa | 432 |
| Kangra Valley Railway | 432 |
| Kalka- Shimla Railway | 433 |
| Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | 434 |
| Nilgri Mountain Railway | 435 |
| Information | |
| Tourist Officers Listings | 436 |
| Travel Agents Listings | 443 |
| Accommodation Listings | 446 |
| Index | 484 |
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