India Travel Information Guide

The history of India dates back to 5000 years back when India's first major civilisation flourished along the Indus River valley. The Indus civilization at one point of time extended nearly a million square kilometres across the Indus river valley and existed at the same period as the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Sumer but far outlasted them. Aryans came around 1500 BC and were mainly responsible for collapse of Indus Valley civilisation. The Four Vedas or the important books of Hinduism/India were compiled in this period.

Popular Cities:

Agra, Darjeeling, Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, Kolkata, jaipur.

Landmark Destinations:

Taj Mahal - Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Historical Ruins - Hampi, Karnataka

Mysore Palace - Mysore, Karnataka

The Mall - Victorian heritage - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Ajanta Caves - Near Aurangabad / Jalgaon

Crawford Market - Kalbadevi, Mumbai

Gateway of India - Colaba, Mumbai

Humayun's Tomb - Delhi

Jaisalmer Fort - Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Kerala Backwaters - Kerala

Khajuraho temples - Madhya Pradesh

Festivals & Events

Indian celebrate a huge number of festivals, most of them highly spectular and filled with colours.

When to Go

The best time to visit India is during October to first week of March. This is the period when climate is relatively cooler as compared to other part of the year.

Interesting Fact

Varanasi, also known as Benares, a sacred Hindu city located on the banks of the Ganges is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities of the world. Even in 500 B.C.E, when Lord Buddha visited the place it was called "the ancient city".