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India is a vast continent that is
tailored for the independent holiday maker. We
invite you to discuss your travel plans with us and
allow us to create a tailored package to meet your
budget and needs. Below is a small selection of
tours that we have chosen for their special
qualities, whether it is the architectural
splendor of the world famous Taj Mahal, the palaces
of the Maharajahs or the opportunity to step back in
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magnificent Palace on Wheels The
Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the
world, goes back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes
from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their
merger with the earlier inhabitants created the
classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting
in the 8th century and Turkish in 12th were followed
by European traders, beginning in the late 15th
century. By the 19th century, Britain had assumed
political control of virtually all Indian lands.
Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism under
Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU led to
independence in 1947. The subcontinent was divided
into the secular state of India and the smaller
Muslim state of Pakistan. A third war between the
two countries in 1971 resulted in East Pakistan
becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh.
Fundamental concerns in India include the ongoing
dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, massive
overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive
poverty, and ethnic and religious strife, all this
despite impressive gains in economic investment and
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People Of India |
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Attraction :
India is a land of great diversity, more
heterogenous than any other country in the world.
Four major racial groups have met and merged in
India resulting in a complex demographic profile.
The pale-skinned Europoid entered from the western
mountain passes, encountering settled populations of
Dasyu, the dark skinned |
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Religion Of India |
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Attraction
: The word Hindu originally meant people
living on the banks of the river Sindhu. Now it has
religious-cum-philosophical connotations. The roots
of Hindu Philosophy are the ideas of the Vedas. The
Vedas are called Shruti or `that which is heard' and
are regarded as revelations to sages passed down
orally to disciples and students. Such ideas led to
the Samkhya system of |
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History Of India |
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: By the twentieth century, most such tribal
(see Glossary) groups, although constituting a
substantial minority within India, lived in
restricted areas under severe pressure from the
caste-based agricultural and trading societies
pressing from the plains. Because this evolution
took place over more than forty centuries and
encompassed a wide range of ecological niches and
peoples, the |
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Geography Of India |
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Attraction
: Size:
Total land area in India - 2,973,190 square
kilometers. Total area, including territorial seas,
claimed is 3,287,590 square kilometers. |
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Climate Of India |
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Attraction
: The Himalayas isolate South Asia from the
rest of Asia. South of these mountains, the climate,
like the terrain, is highly diverse, but some
geographers give it an overall, one word
characterization violent. What geographers have in
mind is the abruptness of change and the intensity
of effect when change occurs the onset of the
monsoon rains, sudden flooding, |
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Festivals In India |
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Attraction
: India is a country of sub continental
dimensions. It is an ancient civilization and an
inheritor to a rich and diverse cultural tradition.
The Fairs and Festivals celebrated across the length
and breadth of the land present a fascinating
pageant and showcase the resplendence of its arts
and crafts tradition. Some festivals are of
religious nature, others are linked with the lives |
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