India

Mountains and beautiful beaches. Magnificent palaces. Temples. Architectural wonders. Colors oh so bright!!

Life!

Brilliant always on the move fast metropolitan cities and slow mellow villages. People,People,People or secluded undiscovered untouched places.

The land of Osho,Buddhist Monasteries,Spiritual Ashrams,Ayurveda.

Not to forget,Bollywood movies,Exotic dances, Spicy Indian food. Curry! The original way. Before it became hip and upmarket.Spicy Indian Junk food!

Hippies anyone?

Ski in Auli, Run among golden corn fields in Punjab, Take a Camel Ride through the desert and live in a Palace in Rajasthan, Watch a Classical dance in Tamil Nadu, Take An Ayurvedic massage and cruise on the backwaters in Kerela, Trek in the mountains of Maharashtra. See the numerous forts and relive history. Party in Bombay and Delhi, Relax on the turquoise beaches of Goa

Namaste.

Come,Explore and Live India.

Intoxicating,Exhilarating,Overwhelming.

You will not leave unaffected.

Some information on Indian Visas

Indian Visas

Indian Visa extensions

Information for Indian Travellers abroad

Backpacking through Europe for Indians

Visa information for travelling out of India for Indian Passport holders

Some guide to navigating the Indian Railways

Important web addresses:

http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/

For Booking tickets online

Thread on CS on the Railways

How do you Book a ticket on Indian Railways website

Description of the 8 classes of accommodation on Indian trains.

Some discussion on trains in India

Train - Agra to Mumbai

City travel guides

A very good site to get transportation options for cities wikitravel. Check out these examples: Agra, Delhi

Couchsurfing in India

There is a fast growing community of CouchSurfers in India.

Cities which have Wiki updated information - Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin, Kolkata, Jamnagar, Bhubaneshwar, Varanasi States which have Wiki updated information Goa, Ladakh

Chandigarh, Puri, Rajasthan - Work in progress

Suggested Destinations in India

North India - Main Cities:Delhi (Capital of India) Delhi has many places to see specially Old Delhi which was built centuries ago, Amritsar (Golden temple fame), Agra (Taj Mahal fame), Varnasi (For a Ganges experience), Gangtok in Sikkim (North East Himalayas] States must be visited: Rajasthan (Deserts and Palaces and a cultural treat), Himachal Pradesh (winter and adventure tourism), Uttranchal (Himalayas and Hindu Pilgrimmage), Jammu & Kashmir , Sikkim [Valley of Flowers, Rhododendrons, Orchids and home of the 3rd highest mountain in the world - Kanchenjunga, Loads of trekking routes],

Interesting threads on CS regarding India

Delhi

West Bengal

Kerala

Kutch

MANALI - LEH - LADAKH - KARGIL - DRASS - TIGER HILLS - SRINAGAR

Agra and surrounds

Uttaranchal or Uttarakhand

Andamans

Books on India

More Books on India

Totally off the tourist tracks

Sangrol

Food in India

Okay, now we are talking. This is such an amazing maze, that you can do a whole trip of India just on the several several culinary delights that the various corners of this country has to offer. Here are some for you.

Street Food of India