Where to Celebrate Diwali in India
Wednesday October 31, 2012
Diwali family.
Getty Images/Amit Somvanshi
If you're visiting India during Diwali, you may be wondering how to celebrate it. Sure, there are a lot of fireworks and crackers, but there's actually ... Read More
Kaziranga National Park to Reopen
Monday October 29, 2012
www.flickr.com user Lip Kee
After being closed for the monsoon, and experiencing severe flooding and a ban on tourism, Kaziranga National Park is all set to open again for the ... Read More
Taj Mahal E-Ticketing Trial Next After Qutab Minar
Monday October 29, 2012
Taj Mahal, Agra.
Sharell Cook
The one month e-ticketing trial at Qutab Minar in Delhi concludes at the end of October. According to this news report, the Archeological Survey of ... Read More
Is Election Tourism in Gujarat a Good Idea?
Thursday October 25, 2012
Gujarat Congress Party supporters.
AFP/Getty Images.
Well, here's a novel new idea! According to this news report, the Gujarat Association of Tour Operators (GATO) wants to turn the state's election ... Read More
2012 Durga Puja in Kolkata: Top Themes
Monday October 22, 2012
Goddess Durga.
Getty Images/Visage.
As usual, Kolkata's top Durga Puja pandals have come up with a wide variety of themes this year to draw in the crowds. They range from ... Read More
Has Fame Gone to the Heads of Mumbai's Dabbawalas?
Monday October 22, 2012
Mumbai Dabbawalas.
Sharell Cook
Mumbai's dabbawalas, the men who transport and deliver hundreds of thousands of lunch boxes to the city's office workers every day, are certainly well known. Their ... Read More
Kingfisher Airlines Suspended from Operating
Saturday October 20, 2012
Kingfisher Airlines.
www.flickr.com user teemus
Given Kingfisher Airline's financial problems this year, it doesn't come as a surprise that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended its license today. ... Read More
Special Celebrations for Mumbai's Jehangir Art Gallery 60th Anniversary
Thursday October 18, 2012
Jehangir Art Gallery.
Sharell Cook.
Mumbai's most famous art gallery, the Jehangir Art Gallery, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this month with a string of special events over the next couple ... Read More
Tourism Ban in India Tiger Reserves Lifted
Wednesday October 17, 2012
India's Bengal Tiger.
www.flickr.com user RobRyb
In what's good news for the tourism industry, the Supreme Court lifted the temporary ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves in ... Read More
2012 Navratri in Delhi: Ravan and Ramlila
Tuesday October 16, 2012
Making Ravan
www.flickr.com user durga_akv
The Navaratri festival gets underway today, with the main feature of celebrations in Delhi being the Ramlila plays that are enacted in the evenings all over the ... Read More
Where Best to Experience Garba 2012 in Gujarat
Monday October 15, 2012
Traditional Navaratri costumes.
India Today Group/Getty Images
Garba, an Indian folk dance traditionally performed during the nine night Navaratri festival, originated in Gujarat. The start of the festival tomorrow means ... Read More
Mysore Dasara 2012: What are the Highlights?
Monday October 15, 2012
Mysore Dussehra parade.
The 10 day Mysore Dasara festival gets underway tomorrow, October 16, 2012. In contrast to the usual one day Dussehra celebration in India, it runs for the ... Read More
Where to Celebrate 2012 Navaratri Dandiya in Mumbai
Saturday October 13, 2012
Traditional Navaratri costumes.
www.flickr.com user Restless Mind.
Dust off the dandiya sticks and ghagra choli costumes, Navaratri is almost here and it's time to dance! Mumbai has a large Gujarati ... Read More
The Rescue and Rehabilitation of Dancing Bears in India
Friday October 12, 2012
Kartick Hugs Odum bear.
Courtesy Wildlife SOS India.
My first trip to India, way back in 2000, was an exhilarating experience. Yet, it was also tinged with sadness and dismay, ... Read More
New Higher Taxi and Auto Rickshaw Fares in Mumbai
Friday October 12, 2012
Mumbai auto rickshaws.
Sharell Cook.
Mumbai's highest ever increase in taxi and auto rickshaw fares came into effect yesterday. The new rates are:
Autos: 15 rupees minimum fare (1.5 kilometers), ... Read More
E-Ticketing Trialed at Qutub Minar but is it Efficent?
Tuesday October 9, 2012
Qutab Minar, Delhi.
Getty Images.
Qutub Minar, the most popular monument in Delhi and second most popular monument in India (of course the Taj Mahal takes first place) has a ... Read More
2012 Durga Puja Tours in Kolkata
Monday October 8, 2012
www.flickr.com user G0SUB<
If you're unfamiliar with Durga Puja in Kolkata, the best and most hassle free way of experiencing it is by taking a tour.
West Bengal Tourism offers a ... Read More
Kingfisher Airlines: the Problems Continue
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Kingfisher Airlines.
www.flickr.com user teemus
Right now, it's hard to believe that two years ago, Kingfisher Airlines was India's second biggest domestic airline in terms of market share. Today, ... Read More
New Luxury Hotel in Chennai: ITC Grand Chola
Tuesday October 2, 2012
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.
Chennai's newest luxury hotel, the ITC Grand Chola, was formally opened last month. With a total of 600 rooms, including 78 luxury serviced apartments, it's India's ... Read More
Only Eight Nights of Navaratri 2012
Monday October 1, 2012
Traditional dandiya raas.
www.flickr.com user euthman
It happened last year and it's going to happen again this year -- although Navaratri is usually a nine night festival, it will only ... Read More
Mumbai Ganesh Visarjan Photos
Monday October 1, 2012
Wow, what an experience! I finally made it Girgaum Chowpatty to see the Ganesh visarjan in Mumbai, which brought the Ganesh Chaturthi festival to a close for another year. It ... Read More