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EASTERN INDIA HOLIDAYS > INDIA
Tourist information Eastern India.
States in Eastern India : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, West Bengal, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar.
Important cities Eastern India : Agartala, Aizawl, Gangtok, Imphal, Kolkata [ Calcutta ], Patna, Port Blair, Ranchi, Shillong
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Hotels in Eastern India
Booking - Hotels in India
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.
Akshaya India Tours & Travels - Travel Agents in Chennai
Hill Stations in India
A unique way of spending your holidays in India. View the lush green mountains of India while relaxing at the luxurious hill resorts.
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Travel Guides India / Related books
Walking Calcutta - Keith Humphrey (Author)
This wandering odyssey through the City's pullulating backstreets and serpentine byways reveals a Calcutta rarely glimpsed by western travellers.
Arranged as a series of journeys on foot through the older quarters of the City seldom trod by outsiders, the narrative chronicles the topography, social and
historical background and the vibrant street life and characters which give Calcutta its uniqueness. Complete with detailed directions and street maps for
the areas explored, the book provides a storehouse of indispensable information for the intrepid traveller.
Paperback: 262 pages; Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd (29 July
2009); ISBN-10: 1907211047; ISBN-13: 978-1907211041.
India East (Nelles Map) Map India East (Nelles Map)
Map: 2 pages; Publisher: Nelles Verlag GmbH (1 Feb 2011); ISBN-10: 3865742297; ISBN-13: 978-3865742292.
Transportation / How do I travel to East India
Patna Airport - There are daily flights from Delhi, Calcutta and Luchnow [ 2007 ]
Port Blair - connected with Chennai and Calcutta
More airports in East India? See Airports Authority of india
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British Airways - Flight tickets India
Airline Tickets Eastern India / Bargain Flights
Price comparison possible
Indian Railways Online Passenger Reservation Site
Train Schedule, Internet Reservation, Time Schedules, Fares, Trains and more
Palace on Wheels - luxury train
Palace-on-Wheels has been rated amongst the top ten luxury trains of the world. India boasts of other luxury
trains too like the Royal Orient and the Fairy Queen. It happens to be one of the finest ways to travel through
the intoxicating, incomparable, incredible, impressive, inimitable, inspirational land of India.
Indiatransit.com - extensive information public transport India
Regular passenger ship services are available to Port Blair from Chennai, Calcutta and Vishakapatnam. There
are three to four sailings in a month from Calcutta and Chennai to Port Blair. There is a single sailing from Vishakapatnam once a month.
Mapsofindia.com
Political maps, Travel to India Maps, Sates / Districts & Cities, Reference Maps, Transport Network Maps, India Information in Text.
Maps of India [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]
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Incredible India - official website tourist board India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andaman Nicobar Tourism [ Capital City Port Blair ]
Since pre-historic times, these islands have been the home of aboriginal tribes. But the first settlement by the
British took place in 1789, which was later abandoned in 1796. The second settlement was basically a penal
settlement, taken up in 1858, the year after the First War of Indian Independence, followed by the settlement
of convicts, some criminal tribes from Central and United Provinces, refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as ex-servicemen.
Ships transport passengers and cargo between Port Blair and the mainland cities of Kolkata, Chennai and
Vishakhapatnam. Ferries link Port Blair to outlying islands. Vir Savarkar Airport is served by domestic Indian air carriers.
Arunachal Pradesh - Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, a mysterious, magical and mystical land tucked away in the north eastern tip of India is one of the most compelling holiday destinations in India.
This remotest outpost of the North Eastern states entices the adventurer with its picturesque moutain peaks, swift rivers and verdant valleys. see for more Tourist Board Arunachal.
Important destinations : Tawang, Parashuram Kund, Bhismaknagar, Malinithan, Akashiganga, Namdapha, Itanagar and Bomdila.
Assam - Government of Assam
Bihar - Government of Bihar - with Capital City Patna
Jharkhand - Government of Jharkhand - eastern India
The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital. Some of the other major cities and industrial centres are Jamshedpur
, Bokaro, Sindri, Giridih, Gumla, Deoghar,daltonganj, Hazaribagh and Dhanbad once a part of West Bengal.
Jharkhand is also popularly known as Vananchal (vana plus anchal, meaning land of woods). Jharkhand is famed for its mineral wealth and forestry products.
Manipur - Government of Manipur - in northeastern India
Capital is the city of Imphal. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland in the north, Mizoram in the south and Assam in the west; it also borders the country of Myanmar to the east.
Meghalaya - Government of Meghalaya - eastern part
The capital is Shillong. About one third of the state is forested. See Meghalaya Tourism.
Mizoram - Government of Mizoram
One of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. Capital City is Aizawl.
Mizoram is a mountainous region sandwiched between Myanmar in the east and south and Bangladesh in the
west, Mizoram occupies an area of great strategic importance in the northeastern corner of India.
Nagaland - Government Nagaland - a hill state located in the far northeastern part of India
The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur.
Orissa - Government of Orissa - Tourism Orissa
Orissa has several popular tourist destinations. Puri, with the Jagannatha's temple near the sea, and Konark,
with the Sun Temple, are visited by thousands of tourists every year. Along with the Lingaraja Temple of
Bhubaneswar, the Jagannatha Temple and the Sun Temple of Konark are important in the archaeological history of India.
Sikkim - Government Sikkim
Landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state. Gangtok is the capital and largest town.
West Bengal - Government West Bengal
With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its
northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa. To the west it borders the state of Jharkhand and Bihar, and to the northwest, Nepal.
Tripura - Government Tripura - Tourism Tripura
Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram
lie to the east. The capital is Agartala.
Places of Interest Tripura : Agartala, Ujjayanta Palace, Unakoti, Pilak, Udaipur, Tripurasundari Temple,
Neermahal, Jampui Hill, Bhavaneswari Temple, Sepahijala, Kamalasagar, Deotamura, Dumboor Lake, Tripura Govt. Museum.
Agartala - Capital City of Tripura
Located on the Haora River and is located 2 km from Bangladesh. See Tripura Tourism.
Aizawl - Capital City of Mizoram - see Gov. Mizoram
Aizawl, the scenic capital of Mizoram, with its surrounding area and the rest of the state have been
developed to meet the influx of domestic and foreign tourists. The largest city in the states, but still very
remote. Aizawl is located at 3715 feet from the sea level, and is a religious and cultural centers of the Mizos. Aizawl lies just north of Tropic of cancer.
Gangtok - Capital City of Sikkim and largest town in Sikkim
Located in the lower Himalayas at 27.2° N 88.4° E. Known for its clean surroundings and temperate climate, this hill station is the centre of Sikkim's tourist industry. See Sikkiminfo.net.
Imphal - Capital City of Manipur
Imphal lyes in the valley of Manipur river and is surrounded by the northeastern hills and vast plains of India's.
Imphal is also the state's cultural capital with lot's of traditional festivals and shows for Manipuri dances
arranged here at regular intervals. Manipur, also known as the "land of jewels" is naturally divided into two
parts namely the hills and the plains. The inhabitants of these two divisions have their own dialects, customs and costumes. See Imphal West and Imphal East.
Kolkata / Calcutta - Capital City of West Bengal - Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. By many considered as the Cultural capital of India.
Tourism : Fort William, Victoria Memorial, Raj Bhavan, Palladian villas and the Botanical Gardens, the busy
streets of Shyambazar, College Street and Kalighat, bookshops, art galleries, coffee houses all are part of
Calcutta's varied and vibrant shades, the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore and cradle of the Indian Renaissance
Patna - Capital City Bihar - one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world
The modern city of Patna lies on the southern bank of the Ganges, as it flows past with the combined waters
of the rivers Ghagra, Son and Gandak. The Buddhist and Jain pilgrim centres of Vaishali, Rajgir or Rajgriha, Nalanda, Bodhgaya, and Pawapuri are all nearby. Patna is a sacred city for Sikhs also. See Patna District.
Port Blair - Capital City Andaman Islands
Located on the east coast of South Andaman Island and is the main entry point to the islands. A major base for the Indian Coast Guard.
Ranchi - Capital City of Jharkhand - see Ranchi District Jharkhand
Ranchi, Capital of Jharkhand is also called as city of Water falls and lakes. Ranchi is a city of Falls and Forest.
Dassam falls is 34 kms from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata Road near a village called Taimara. Here, the Kachni river falls from an altitude of 144 feet. It is also known as Dassam Gagh.
Shillong - Capital City Meghalaya
Romantic and picturesque and blessed with an abundance of nature's gifts, Shillong is described as the
'Scotland of the East' because of its striking similarity with that of the Scottish Highlands. This is one of the
few hill stations with motorable roads all around. Nearest major airport and railway station is at Guwahati,
approximately 120 km from Shillong. The tourist towns of Cherrapunjee [ ca. 56 km ] and Umiam Lake [ around 16 km ] are close to the city. See Meghalaya Tourism.
Education - Agartala Government Medical College
Education - Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS)
Education - National Institute of Technology Agartala
Education - National Institute of Technology Patna
Magazine - India Today
News from East India / News from Patna - Patna Daily
News, facts, and figures relating to Patna and its neighbors.
News from India - Times of India - largest English daily newspaper in India
University East India - Patna University
Cuisine - East India Recipes
Recipes from the State of Bihar
Sikkimese Cuisine
In the Sikkim Himalayas traditional foods are an integral part of the dietary culture of the various ethnic groups
of people consisting of the Nepalese, Bhutias and Lepchas. Rice is the staple food. Meat and dairy products are also consumed depending on availability.
History of Eatern India
Music, Arts & Culture, Events in Eastern India
Calcutta: A Cultural and Literary History - 1904955460
Krishna Dutta
In the popular imagination, Calcutta is a packed and pestilential sprawl, made notorious by the Black Hole and
the works of Mother Teresa. Kipling called it a City of Dreadful Night, and a century later V.S. Naipaul, Günter
Grass and Louis Malle revived its hellish image. This is the place where the West first truly encountered the
East. Founded in the 1690s by East India Company merchants beside the Hugli River, Calcutta grew into both
India s capital during the Raj and the second city of the British Empire. Named the City of Palaces for its grand
neo-classical mansions, Calcutta was the city of Clive, Hastings, Macaulay and Curzon. It was also home to
extraordinary Bengalis such as Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel laureate, and Satyajit Ray, among
the geniuses of world cinema. Above all, Calcutta (renamed Kolkata in 2001) is a city of extremes, where
exquisite refinement rubs shoulders with coarse commercialism and savage political violence. Krishna Dutta
explores these multiple paradoxes, giving personal insight into Calcutta s unique history and modern identity
as reflected in its architecture, literature, cinema and music. CITY OF ARTISTS: Modern India s cultural capital;
home city of Tagore, Ray and Jamini Roy; College Street and the annual book fair; a city of learning and books.
CITY OF DURGA AND KALI: Kumortuli s holy images and the flamboyant annual Durga Puja; Kalighat Temple
and Kali, Calcutta s divine and terrible protectress. CITY OF PALACES: Grand colonial monuments and
crumbling mansions of the Bengali babus; a mix of Palladian, Baroque, Rococo, Gothic, Hindu and Islamic architecture.
Paperback: 256 pages; Publisher: Signal Books Ltd; 2 edition (29 Aug 2008); ISBN-10: 1904955460; ISBN-13: 978-1904955467.
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