Information:

• Information about the Places to be visited can be obtained from the Indian Embassy in your country as well as it can be looked at by surfing India Travel related sites.
• Staying in India is no problem. There are plenty of Hotels with categories ranging from Five Star Hotels to One Star Hotel, No Star Hotels, Budget Hotels, India Tourism Hotels, Resorts. In each big town there is Tourism Office, which gives information and Assistance.
• Foreigners staying in hotels are required to make the payment of their bills in Foreign Currency.
• English is the most commonly spoken language. For other languages you can seek the help of an Approved Guide knowing the Language you speak.
• People of India have a friendly nature and show their hospitality in welcoming you. Do not get disturbed if some one looks at you with some curiosity. You shall find them helping in nature and where ever necessary they shall go out of the way to guide you.
• Need not to mention, if you are using some of medicines, carry them with you, because the medicine or the brand you are using ay not be readily available. How ever the equivalent substitutes are available.
• The Religious places require that you remove your shoes and deposit them at the Shoes Counter. The Shoes are safely kept here and you are given a token in lieu if shoes. By surrendering the Token you can collect your shoes after you have finished with your visit to the temple. You are also required to cover your head with a cloth.
• The electric current supply in India is AC 220/ 250 volts and 50 cycles. If your equipment uses different current supply, obtain a converter.

Do’s :

• Always carry with you a Bottle of water. Col Mineral water is available at the Railway Stations, Bus Stands and in the Shops every where.
• Buy Railway Tickets from the Railway Station Booking Counter or authorized Travel Agent
• Keep your Pass Port, Travel Documents and Tickets safely.
• Keep your money safely.
• Hiring a Taxi or an Auto Rickshaw should be from a Pre Paid Booth present at Railway Stations, Air Ports, Bus Stands. If no such service is available from the place you are hiring Pay only by Fare Meter or settle the amount to be paid before starting the journey.
• Make your Travel Reservations well in advance especially during peak season from the month of October to month of March.
• Use Phone Call booths for making Inland and International Calls. There are plenty of them at the Public Places and in the markets with a Public Call Office Board Displayed or STD/ISD Board Displayed.

Do-Not’s:

• Do not hire a transport service from an unauthorized agency.
• Do not eat on the road. Always dine at a good restaurant.
• Do not give money to beggars they shall surround you and shall face a problem in dealing with them. More over it is illegal to give money to beggars.
• Considering the safety aspects it is advisable not to go to isolated places late hours.

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The evidences of Stone Age Rock shelters and the paintings found in the area of Madhya Pradesh reflect about permanent human settlements in India dating back to about 9000 years ago. This formed the creation of Indus valley in western India. Subsequently in Vedic Period there was establishment of Hinduism affecting the culture of the early Indians. Later on many small kingdoms got established in different parts of the country.

Being a home land of Indus Valley Civilization and a region which encouraged historic trade routes and formation of vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.

The Religions of Indian People:

Four major religions followed by the Indian people i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism were the religions which originated here in different periods to fill the gaps existed in the previous religions. Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in India during the first millennium and are responsible for diversity of culture exhibited by the people of India.

India offers lot of fascination to view and feel by mixing up with the people of India, who are very hard working, sincere and display great harmony in living together and working for a common cause. There is a lot of diversity to be seen

The Racial Origin of Indian People:

People of India have origin from a number of racial groups having different Religions, customs and traditions. People of India display diverse traits of varying in heights, complexion and features. There is lot of contrasts in responses and behaviors as you to west to east or north to south. There is diversity in regional languages. There are 13 regional languages, which are prevalent in India.

There have been aggressions by foreign Invaders during the ancient period, who ruled and settled in India bringing with them their cultures and traditions which influenced the local people and is result of heterogeneous population of India descended from European Aryans in North India, Dravidians in south India, Mongloids in East India and Negrito in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Indian Languages:

The Languages of India range from Hindi in Northern India and the Dravidian Languages spoken are Telgu, Kannada, Tamil and Malyalam. Kashmiri is spoken in Kashmir and Bengali in Bengal. A number of states speak their own dialect version of Hindi.

The number of languages spoken by the people of India reflects their ethnic diversity. Languages that belong to the Indo-Aryan family of languages are spoken in Northern India. Hindi is the official language of India. The tribals speak their respective dialects ranging from Austro-Asiatic to Tibeto-Burman.

To commemorate the 50 years of Indian Independence One India One People (OIOP) Foundation, a non-profit organization was set up in August 1997. The foundation was set up by Mr. Sadanand A. Shetty, an industrialist, with the object of unifying the people of India.

One India One People magazine was a vehicle, which touched hearts millions of people of India settled abroad or living in India. He had a broad vision for building great and strong united India. He wished to see every citizen to be proud Indian.

One India One People magazine was created to fill a very vital gap of Recognition existing in the Indian society for building internal awareness about our great cultural legacy and geographical wonders, and highlighting social, economic and political issues unique to India.

The Foundation proved to act as a catalyst and influence the ignorant population to realize full capabilities they possessed and use them in to place India as an exalted country. The 20-point Charter was conceived with Indians in mind.

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The Epic wars like Mahabharta were fought on this land to uphold the principles. The places associated with the epic war are also places of pilgrimage.

Indian sub continent has witnessed many ancient civilizations moving from one part of the world and settling here affecting the local population with their practices. India suffered at the hand of foreign invaders settling here to rule the country for over 400 years and constructing monuments and memorials, which contribute to the heritage of India.

India has its own seven wonders, which are a must for a traveler to visit and enjoy life and hospitality of Indian traditions. The tourism in India is growing very fast because of increasing popularity of Indian wonders.

In the ancient past India had many princely states living peacefully without any threat and encouraged Art depiction in Temples and palaces constructed by them. The art and architecture of India progressed with the patronization of kings and princes of the past. Such activity was witnessed in full swing from 2nd Century BC to 10th Century AD. The best architecture, sculpture, painting work is still maintained in the ancient temples. Caves at Ajanta and Ellora, temples at Khajuraho, Mahabalipuram, Buddhist Stupas, and plenty of temples, shrines, and palaces pertaining to this period are the places of tourist attraction. Gandhara and Mathura schools of art contributed significantly towards the growth of the arts of ancient India.

Medieval period witnessed crumbling of the political structure against the strength of foreign invaders resulting into immigration by the Muslims from central Asia. This gave different turn to the ancient art and architecture of India. Almost different culture background is responsible for different shapes of monuments and memorials constructed during the period.

Turkish and Afghan rulers blended their traditions with Indian culture and created Indo-Islamic style seen in Qutab Minar, Quwwat ul Islam Mosque,

The Mughuls during 16th to 19th century influenced great advances in respect of the grand buildings. Many Forts, Palaces, and Mausoleums like Himayuns’ tomb, Agra Fort, Old Fort in Delhi, Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Red Fort in Delhi and the Highly decorative palaces at Mandu and Jaunpur. The temples of Dilwara, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Vijayanagar also belong to this period.

The seven wonders of India having World Heritage Status are worth visiting the details are given below:

1. Taj Mahal :

Located at Agra was built by Mughal King Shahjahan in memory of Queen Mumtaz Mahal. It is all white marble huge structure on the banks of River Jamuna, which now has changed its course. It has the tombs of Queen & King side by depicting true love for each other.

2. Khajuraho Temples:

These Temples  remained hidden from the modern society for a very long time. Khuraho Temples have been by Chandela Dynasty depicting ancient form of fine sculpture representing erotic and sensuous scenes of real life of those times.

3. Ajanta Ellora Caves:

These caves are situated near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. These are cave shrines made by hand cutting of the rocky region. They were unknown for almost 1000 years and were accidentally discovered by a hunter. They represent finest example of ancient art in India.

4. Golden Temple also known as Darbar Sahib:

It  situated at Amritsar, it is one of the Oldest Sikh Shrine established by Shri Guru Ram Das ji and the town is called Guru Ki Nagri. Pilgrims from India and abroad regularly come here to pay their homage.

5. Mahabodhi Temple:

It is located at Gaya in Bihar and is famous because Mahatma Budh, while sitting under the Bodhi tree for a long time attained enlightenment based on which is Bodhi Religion. It has finest architecture of the ancient times.

6. Hampi Ruins:

They are of both Architectural and Religious Importance. It was capital of Vijayanagara empire having Hindu Influence and was built in 14th to 16th century. It is a collection of Majestic Temples, palaces and Market place.

7. Konark Sun Temple:

It is a 13th Century monument built by King Narsimahadeva and has Oriya Culture

at its best form. The whole temple is shaped like a Chariot on which Sun God is shown going to heavens. Sun is a very favored diety of Hindu religion and many rituals are done to please the sun diety for bountiful blessings.

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The present article deals with the wild life of India, because there is tremendous diversity of wild life in India and the Government has developed various sanctuaries to protect the wild life treasure India holds. At these sanctuaries accommodation, for the visitors is provided and a guided tour is arranged within the sanctuary to closely see the wild life. There are more than 400 Sanctuaries, around 100 national parks and tiger reserves in the country. Following are famous wild life locations having tourists interest:

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary:

The Siberian Cranes, Barons, Ibis, Pelicans and Painted Storks are some of the rare birds, which are migratory in nature, during severe winter climatic conditions in their home country, they migrate to water spots in India by traversing a distance of half of the earth circumference and make their summer abode at Bharatpur Bird Sanctaury, here they mate and create their nesting on the trees all over and when the summers start here they migrate back to their home country with their progeny, which during these favorable conditions grow up and are able to fly back with their parents. There is a Saying “Birds of Feather Flock Together”

Corbett National Park:

It is spread over in an area of more than 1000 kms., located in Utranchal Pradesh, having hill tract with combination marshy area, plains, and small rivulets flowing through out and has a very large population of Tigers, leopards and crocodiles.

Gir National Park & Sanctuary:

It is located at Sasan Gir in Junagarh District, the Park has famous Asiatic lions and has attempted to preserve other wild animals like Chinkara, Nilgai, Sambhar and Black bucks besides many other wild animals.
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary:
It is situated on the river banks of Mandovi. It is a small sanctuary within an area of about 2 kms. and has many local birds and migratory birds visiting from Siberia to escape the hazards of winter there and come here during winters and fly back on the anvil of summer.

Kanha National Park:

It is situated in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh and it has tigers, leopards and bears. There is Saran River and Grasslands traversing the steep rocky edges and offer great scenic beauty to enjoy nature at its best.

Kaziranga National Park:

It is located covering land in 2 districts Golaghat and Nagaon in Assam State which has gigantic river Brahama Putra flowing side by side and has great population of one horned Rhinoceros.

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary:

It is situated around very majestic Vembanand Lake and is a favorite location for Siberian Stork, heron, egret, darter and teal.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary:

It is situated in the Cardamom Hills region of Western Ghats in the state of Kerala and has large population of Elephants and other animals like Dhole, Nilgiri Tahr, Leopards and Sambar.

Ranthambore National Park:

It is rated very high considering the tourists preferences to visit wild life parks in India. The national park has very thick forest tract as well as open bush locations and has Tigers, Sambar, Cheetal, Nilgai, Gazelle, boars etc.

Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary:

It is situated in Kathiwad peninsula of Gujrat and has a good population of Asiatic Lions and is a fine wild life destination of India.

Sunderbans National Park:

It offers mangroves, swamps, marshy land and there are streams of water flowing across the tract and is famous for Royal Bengal Tiger.

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The business hotels in Kolkata offer an abundance of services which ultimately lead to complete recreation. These amenities include jacuzzi, sauna relaxation, spa treatment for repose, swimming pool for exercising and health clubs for sweating out your tensions These leisure facilities have been kept to allow the visitors complete calm. The business guests get thorough rest and relaxation after attending their meetings. Their body and mind gets rejuvenated. The working staffs of such hotels are so well mannered and trained that they take care of everything which one may need. They also ensure that the visitors have a contented stay. From providing things required by the customers to giving personal attention, the staff does it all for the guests. They know the value of customers. Customer satisfaction is their prime priority.

If one is planning a trip to Kolkata and want to experience the ayurvedic massage; then, the spa hotels in Kolkata are the best bet. After all, one wants to get away from all the monotonous routine life once in a while. So, it is quite obvious that one will be expecting complete relaxation. The interiors of every hotel in Kolkata are very beautifully carved. They are designed in such a way so as to mesmerize every visitor. Each detail is paid utmost attention at such kind of hotels. Whether it is food, or decorations or anything else, Kolkata hotels are famous all over the world for world class experience.

The spa therapy is a kind of treatment that unwinds the body and mind. It also helps in regaining the energy depleted due to hectic work schedules. Moreover, it is essential to go for such kind of trips because it provides an amazing experience to the people, who are always on a look out for something extra-ordinary in life. But one must be careful so as to select the right hotel with right facilities.

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