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Holidays North India  -  Travel information North India.

States in North India : Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.


Major cities in North India : Chandigarh, Jaipur, Jammu, Kanpur, Lucknow, Shimla, Srinagar.


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Car Rental in North India

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   

Hotels in North India

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Hostels North India

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 British Airways  -  Holidays in India

The Adventure Company
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed! Adventurecompany.co.uk.

Cosmos  -  Central Goa, North Goa and South Goa
Cosmos is UK's largest independent tour operator.

  Kuoni Holidays   -  Resorts : Agra, Delhi, Goa, Kerala, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Shimla
Type of holidays : All inclusive, Beach holidays, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Train holidays, Spa
India highlights :
** The splendours of Rajasthan, including the colonial grandeur of Delhi, the legendary 'pink city' of Jaipur, the enchantingly beautiful Jodhpur and Jaiselmer, rising sheer from the desert sands.
** The Taj Mahal, the most sublime monument to love ever created and possibly the world's most beautiful building.
** Goa, India's smallest state of Portuguese colonial culture, World Heritage listed architecture and natural wonders, from aromatic spice gardens to breathtaking Indian Ocean beaches.

 Hayes & Jarvis 
Hayes & Jarvis has been making holiday arrangements for discerning travellers since its formation in 1952 [ [ ATOL 1275 ]

My Travel  -  Sun Holidays in India [ Goa ]

Thomas Cook  -  Delhi, Goa and Kerala



Travel Guides India / Related books

India Travel Guides [ Amazon.co.uk ] 

Lonely Planet India (Travel Guide) -  by Hugh Finlay, Sarina Singh (Editor)

Transportation / How do I travel to North India

 Airports Authority of india

 Ebookers -   
Book cheap flights at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Singapore Airlines  - flights from London and Manchester to Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai

 British Airways  -  Flight tickets India
 
  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

 Air India

 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.

 Himachal Road Transport Corporation  -  bus transport in norrhwest Himalya

 Indiatransit.com  -  extensive information public transport in India

 Mapsofindia.com
Political maps, Travel to India Maps, States / 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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 Travel Insurance

 Incredible India  -  official website Tourism India

 Jammu en Kashmir  -  Gov. Jammu en Kashmir  -  Tourism Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir consists of three divisions: Jammu, the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the state's summer capital, and Jammu its winter capital. The Kashmir Valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape; Jammu attracts tens of thousands of Hindu and Muslim pilgrims every year; and Ladakh, also known as "Little Tibet", is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture.
 Himachel Pradesh  -  Gov. Himachal Pradesh  -  Himachaltourist.com  -  wintersport India
Blessed with some of the most spectacular and beautiful landscapes anywhere, it is a travellers paradise -lofty snow peaks, deep gorges, lush green valleys, fast flowing rivers, enchanting mountain lakes, flower bedecked meadows, beautiful temples and monasteries steeped in time. May it be for relaxing, sightseeing, trekking, mountaineering, fishing, para-gliding, skiing, ice skating and golf, Himachal has it all...Come Explore Himachal with himachaltourist.
Important rivers : Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and Yamuna. Important cities: Shimla and Palampur.
 Haryana  -  Government of Haryana  -  Haryana Tourism
Haryana surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region. The capital of Haryana is Chandigarh which is administered as a union territory and is also the capital of Punjab. The city of Gurgaon is emerging as a major hub for the information technology industry.
 Punjab  -  Government Punjab  -  northwest India
Punjab's capital is Chandigarh. Other major cities of Punjab include Ludhiana,Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala.
 Rajasthan  -  Government Rajasthan  -  Tourism Rajasthan
Largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan. The region borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. The state capital is Jaipur.
 Uttar Pradesh  -  Government Uttar Pradesh
Known for ages for its rich ancient traditions, Uttar Pradesh abounds in places of religious importance. There are also a large number of places which cannot be only called places of pilgrimage but which have great importance from historical and tourist point of view also. The State is specially known for its cultural centers.
Zie de plaats Kushinagar.
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. Located in North India, it shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow, and the financial and industrial capital is Kanpur.
 Uttarakhand  -  Government Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand borders Tibet to the north, Nepal to the east, and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (of which it formed a part before 2000) in the west and south respectively.

 Chandigarh  -  Capital City Punjab / Capital City Haryana
 Jaipur  -  Capital City Rajasthan
 Jammu  -  winter capital Jammu en Kashmir
 Kanpur  -  financial and industrial capital Uttar Pradesh
 Lucknow  -  administrative and legislative capital Uttar Pradesh
 Shimla  -  Capital City Himachel Pradesh
 Srinagar  -  summer capital Jammu and Kashmir

 Wintersport in India
** Gulmarg in India's Kashmir  -  see Tourist Information Jammu en Kashmir
** Kyfri, Narkanda en Manali [ Kullu Vallei  -  Himalayan Ski Village ] in Himalach Pradesh. See also Himachaltourist.com

Cuisine - Indian Recipes

A Historical Dictionary of Indian Food -  K.T. Achaya
Paperback 364 pages (January 9, 2003); Publisher: OUP India; Language: English; ISBN: 019565868X
The Classic 1000 Indian Recipes -  C. Humphries
The grand tour of Indian cuisine - all in one top-value cookbook. With enough range to prepare any variety of Indian meal, this comprehensive cookery collection now boasts high-quality, full-colour photographs. From classic favourites to exotic regional specialities, this is handy for everything from salads and snacks to special dinner parties, and includes all the most popular favourites. Offering this kind of quality, style and value, it's a must-have for your cookery shelves.
Paperback 464 pages (March 14, 2002); Publisher: Foulsham; Language: English; ISBN: 0572028075
 Indian Food Guide  -  recipes
 Cuisine of India [ Wikipedia ]
Regional Indian cuisines; Staple ingredients and spices, Regional specialties [ Other famous Indian dishes & Some sweets and desserts ], Indian food abroad
Savoring the Spice Coast of India: Fresh Flavors from Kerala -  Maya Kaimal
Hardcover 240 pages (August 2000); Publisher: Morrow Cookbooks; Language: English; ISBN: 0060192577

History of North India

India is home to some of the most ancient civilizations and has given birth to four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

Stone Age rock shelters with paintings at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known traces of human life in India. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the Indus Valley Civilization, which peaked between 2600 BC and 1900 BC.

The country was a part of the British Empire before gaining independence in 1947.

 Indias History  -  Wikipedia
Prehistory, Indus Valley Civilisation and the coming of Aryans, Shishunaga Dynasty, Rise of Jainism and Buddhism, Mauryan Period, Shunga Period, Classical Age, Pallavas, Chalukya Empire, Chola Empire, Vijayanagar Empire, Islamic rule, Mughal Dynasty, Colonial India [ British, Portuguese, French, The Dutch, The Danes ], British India, 1947 Onwards
The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity - Amartya Sen
India is a large and very diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs, and a veritable feast of viewpoints. The Argumentative Indian brings together an illuminating selection of writings from Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen that outline the need to understand contemporary India in the light of its long argumentative tradition. The understanding and use of this rich argumentative tradition are critically important, Sen argues, for the success of India's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace.
Hardcover 256 pages (June 2, 2005); Publisher: Allen Lane; Language: English; ISBN: 0713996870
 Timeline India - Wikipedia
 Pepper Trail - The trail of history, tradition and cuisine of Kerala.
Please come through this Peppertrail to the corner of the pepper country, the old kingdom of Kochi, in central Kerala. Black pepper, the most widely used spice in the world, is native to my home state of Kerala, located at the southwestern tip of India. Centuries ago black pepper attracted many foreign traders to our shores. This long history of foreign trade had considerable impact on our agriculture, cuisine and to a certain extent even on our language. Both the Nayars (hereditary warriors) and the Royalty of Kerala still continue to observe the ceremonial aspects of the ancient matrilineal system. Let me introduce you through this web site to our ancient cultural traditions, fascinating food history and our delicious and simple cuisine.

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

India - Culture Smart!: a quick guide to customs and etiquette -  Nicki Grihault
Culture Smart! India offers illuminating insights into Indian culture and society. It will help you turn your visit - whether on business or for pleasure - into a memorable and enriching experience.
Paperback 168 pages (March 27, 2003); Publisher: Kuperard; Language: English; ISBN: 1857333055
Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema -  Tejaswini Ganti
'Bollywood' - once a tongue-in-cheek word used by the English-language media in India - has become the dominant global term to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay (renamed Mumbai in 1995). Characterised by music, dance routines, melodrama, lavish production values and an emphasis on stars and spectacle, Bollywood films have met with box-office success and enthusiastic audiences from Bombay to West Africa to Russia, and throughout the English-speaking world. In Bollywood , filmmaker and film scholar Tejaswini Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social and political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history and structure of the Bombay film industry, and its impact on global popular culture. Providing information and commentry on the key players in Bollywood, from composers and lyracists to directors and stars, as well as material from current filmmakers themselves, areas covered in Bollywood include: Chronology Main Themes in Hindi Cinema Key Characteristics of Popular Hindi Cinema Significant Filmmakers Significant Films Scholarship about Hindi Cinema Filmmakers Point of View.
Paperback 264 pages (June 24, 2004)
Publisher: Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0415288541
A Tale of Four Dervishes 
Mir Amman
The Panchatantra is one of the earliest books of fables and its influence can be seen in The Arabian Nights, the Decameron, the Canterbury Tales and most notably in The Fables of La Fontaine...Tradition ascribes this fabulous work to Visnu Sarma whose existence has not been conclusively established. Faced with the challenge of educating three unlettered princes, to awaken their intelligence, Visnu Sarma evolved a unique pedagogy--for his aim was to teach the princes how to think, not what to think--and it was thus that these entertaining and edifying stories came to be composed. The Panchatantra started travelling from the land of its origin before AD 570, as a version in Pehelvi. Since then more than 200 versions have been executed in more than fifty languages. Chandra Rajan, a noted Sanskrit scholar, has based her translation on the Purnabhadra recension (AD 1199). While remaining faithful to the original, she breathes new life into the stories, skilfully combining prose and verse to give us an eminently readable translation.
Paperback 158 pages (April 15, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 0140245731
India - the Raga Guide 
These four CDs tucked into a meaty, comprehensive book portray and explain the different histories, tonalities , and rhythms of 74 of Hindu's most common ragas. The raga, a musical form of ancient Hindustani prayer and poetry, has been the cornerstone of Indian music for centuries, evolving into a complex set of expressions inviting improvisation and varying according to purpose, mood, story, and ritual. Stately in their sounds, ragas are most often created with sitar, sarod, tabla, tamboura (or drone), and voice with each note functioning as an evocation of the world's sanctity. The Raga Guide offers five hours and 15 minutes of stunningly beautiful music, played by masters of the instrument and accompanied by informative description, music transcriptions, and (where applicable) texts with English translations. Lovingly recorded, carefully authored, simply laid out, this wonderful package is the essence of perfection, topped off by exquisite color plates of ragamalas, or paintings depicting the stories of the ragas. A sublime tribute to Indian classical music [ Karen Karleski from Amazon.com ]

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