Author: Madhulita Mohanty
Several Contributors/
Publisher: Times Group Books
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 590
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788189906061
Description
One region of India is so different from the other that many visitors have difficulty knowing from where to begin. This book helps to narrow the options, with opinionated assessments of what to see and do. The itinerary includes towns, places and museums of every description, a guide to India’s countless colours and an introduction to exploring the country’s mountains, jungles and national parks. There are also dozens of hotels and restaurant recommendations.
A cast subcontinent of Complexity, of contradiction and of green natural beauty, India pulses with the past while simultaneously embracing the modern era. Home to one of the world’s great civilizations and birthplace of two major relgions, Buddhism and Hinduism, India history can be traced back thousand of years, long before that of Europe, although it was not until the last century that it developed and independent government.
Always elusive – an attempt has been made to capture the quintessential spirit of India within the pages of this book Discover the Subcontinent in these pages and find out for yourself.
Contents
Editor’s Note
1. Architectural Masterpieces
2. The Land of Plenty
3. Adventure in the Hills
4. Trakker’s Paradise
5. Land of Paradise
6. Land of Snowy Peaks
7. Paradise on Earth
8. Land of Kings, Saints and Tigers
9. Land Of Formidable Fortresses
10. Sentinels in the Sand
11. Sentinels in the Sand
12. Colours of the west
13. Land of Ganapati and Shivaji
14. India’s beach Capital
15. Treasure Trove for Travel Buffs
16. Gateway of Kerala
17. God’s Green Country
18. Emeralds in the SEA
19. Land of Temples
20. South India’s Exotic Locales
21. Nizam’s Legacy
22. A Pilgrim’s Journey
23. Landlocked Madhya Pradesh
24. On the Buddha’s Trail
25. Land of Temples and Beaches
26. Royal Bengal
27. The Abode of the Gods
28. Travel and Photographs
Index