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Why
India?
How to get there?
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Why
India?
If India could be summed up in a word, it would be variety.
A country long known for its spices, India has proved to the
world that variety actually is the spice of life here. People
from all over have come to India, and the mere interplay of
motley colors, the sights, the sounds, the visage and the
landscape, has awed millions over centuries. India has blended,
imbibed cultures other than its own. The result - a culture
that is exotic, at the same time, has something to offer to
each. At first sight, what strikes a visitor to India is the
people - so many, everywhere. Each person an individual, yet
living in a commune of unaffected complacence.
It's a paradisial paradox. Shining glass multiplexes mushroom
in posh urban hubs. And then there are the meager huts in
the rather cut-off interiors of India. There are snazzy Mercedes
Benzes on the tarmac roads of metropolises. While bullock
carts still ply on the makeshift muddy pathways of villages.
Hep guys in Levi's hit the dance floor at the uptown discotheque,
as the humble dhoti still clads the rustic male. One place
reels under drought, at the same time another place is inundated
by the running monsoon waters.
The highest peak guards the north, while the deep blue ocean
waves abound on the shores of the south. In all this, what
strings together the entire bundle of contradictions is the
warmth with which the country welcomes one and all. So much
can be said about India, but the best way discover India is
to explore it yourself. You have to come here to drench in
this monumental potpourri of culture that is India.
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SO,
THE BIG QUESTION IS: HOW DOES ONE GET TO INDIA?
How
to get to India?
Coming to India was never simpler. India
as a tourist destination is well connected with the entire
world with all major airlines operating here. The country
also has the largest rail network in the world that connects
the entire country from east to west and from north to south.
International
Flights to India
Domestic Flights
Railways Information
Facts About India
International
Flights to India:
Flights to India are of two types –
direct and indirect. Direct flights do not require a change
of planes and are at times non-stop. Direct flights are connected
to Mumbai and Delhi. Such flights take less time, however,
are more expensive than indirect flghts. Indirect flights
require one to change planes. The major international airlines
operating in India are the Air India, British Airways, United
Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and other European carriers.
Cities with international airports are Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram
and Bangalore. Of these, Delhi and Mumbai have direct flights,
while the rest have indirect flights.
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Domestic
Flights
Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Sahara Airways
and Alliance Airways are the domestic flight carriers in India.
Each state in the country is well connected with domestic
airports in major cities. In all, there are 88 domestic airports
in the country. The airlines have regular, daily flights to
various destinations in India. Smoking or consumption of alcohol
during flights is not permitted in India.
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Railway
Information
India has the distinction of having the largest
rail network in the world. With the immense size of the land,
railways play a crucial role in connecting the entire nation
with this form of public transport. Railways is owned by the
State, and efforts are on to make it more efficient and widespread.
Today, virtually no part of the country is untouched by Indian
Railways. Millions of travel every day all over the country,
thanks to the affordability and the omnipresence of the rail
network.
There are all types of trains for all classes
of travelers, from luxury trains to utility trains and special
trains for tourists such as the Palace
on Wheels.
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Facts
About India
Basic Facts about India:
Full Name- Republic of India
Area - 3,287,590 sq. km
Population -1,027,015,247 (2001)
Capital City - New Delhi
Religion - Secular state. Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian
2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jain 0.5%, Zoroastrian and others
0.4%.
Language - 18 official languages, 1652 dialects. English is
widely spoken.
Form of Government - Federal Democratic Republic
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