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The Ganga
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The Ganges is more than just a river. It is a symbol. The second longest river of India flowing over 2510km has been important in religion and life. Being a perennial water source providing fertile soil all around it, the Ganges has also been the source of major kingdoms and an agricultural hub. Cities like Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Allahabad, Murshidabad, Behrampur, Kara and Kolkata had sprung up along its banks and the banks of its distributaries. A journey along this river provides for a fascinating glimpse into how important the river still is.(read
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Fairs & Festivals Of India
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India is indeed a land of Festivals. Indian festivals boast of India's rich cultural and traditional background. There are end number of festivals which are celebrated in this amazing land. The festivals in India may differ in their celebration and rituals but the commonality in all the celebrations is that it celebrates humanity. They represent the diversity of culture on one hand and unity of India on another hand.
Some of the common rituals, which are followed in most of the festivals, are processions in the streets, decoration of homes and sacred places and traditional and folk song and dance performances. Most religious festivals have elaborate prayers, traditions, customs and rituals attached to them.(read
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Cuisines Of India
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India cannot be defined by one particular cuisine. Influenced by the geographical diversity, the cuisine is quite diverse as well. Most of the Indian cuisine has been influenced by the availability of water. As a result, in the coastal areas, you would find the presence of quite a few light soups and rice recipes. On the other hand, in the deserts, due to the unavailability of water and thus the shortage of fresh vegetables, the cuisine is predominantly dry and dotted by a variety of pickles and preserves. A journey on these lines provides for an incredible experience.(read
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Following Kipling Though India
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The youngest Nobel laureate in Literature found inspiration for his creativity in the wildlife and the aesthetics of the colonial geography of British Asia. Torn between his sense of belonging to both the “civilised” empire of upper class English values and the “natural” aura of the colonised jungles of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, his fiction represents this dual presence. His characters, such as Mowgli and Kim, travel from the one location to the other and face journeys of discovery and loss much like he personally did. The idea of family and the sense of the ‘familiar' that is lost as both Mowgli and Kim move away from the jungle or the streets of Lahore is perhaps his own life's story enacted through his oeuvre in verse.(read
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Pietra Dura
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Although the Taj Mahal's beauty has its admirers from the world over, it is in the by-lanes away from the Taj that one finds a close-knit set of workshops specifically for creating artworks modelled around the composite pietra dura style that makes the Taj such an artistic wonder.(read
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