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A journey from Delhi to the ancient cities of Jaipur, Johdpur, Udaipur and Jalesmere in Rajasthan. Wide selection of images available. If you would like to purchase this story or similar, submit via the form. |
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Not that long ago there was no such thing as a ‘holiday’ in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A visit to this remote, 700 km long archipelago in the Bay of Bengal was nearly always a one-way affair. |
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For nearly 300 years, France had a presence in southern India. Four Former French enclaves still have an aura of colonial charm. |
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Visitors to Chennai, the former Madras, can unwind on a choice of two veteran golf courses and both of them have interesting tales to tell! |
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Gujarat is the land of the Mahatma - the birthplace of Ghandi - and the only place on Earth where you can still see the Asiatic Lion, says Karen Halabi. |
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The sleepy tropical island of Diu clings like a flea to the underbelly of the Gujarati elephant, teasing its giant neighbour’s itch (or rather, its thirst). |
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While it was the British who introduced golf to India in the 1820s it’s only been in the past few years that resort courses of international standard and style have started to green the vast Indian countryside. Many of these are to be found in and around New Delhi. |
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When they changed Calcutta's name to Kolkata, the city persona changed just a little. But what remained unchanged is the staggering Durga Puja festival in mid-October, when millions of Calcuttans take to the streets |
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From rivers to rhinos in India's northeast |
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India's oldest and largest tiger reserve is the legacy of the last of the Great White Hunters |
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Back to the future in India's IT hub |
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Rajasthan's World Heritage Keoladeo National Park is no longer bird-friendly, as its wetlands dry up |
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Kolkata, the better known Calcutta, is the not only the home of golf in India, the mega city has the oldest golf club in all of Asia. |
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Yesterday we stalked one of India's last lions and her cubs; later that evening we joined in a garba, a neighbourhood carnival, joining in a Gujarati folk dance. |
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Founded in 1589, the state capital of Hyderabad is better known for its distinct cuisine and the rich heritage left by the Nizams. Sample these aspects of the largest city in Andhra Pradesh and then take to the tees of two interesting golf courses. |
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The human fabric of the remote Kutch region of Gujarat provides a dazzling spectacle. |
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Oman, Zanzibar and eastern India are the last places on earth where traditional wooden dhows (sailing ships) are still built |
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A search in Assam, India, for the world's hottest chilli. |
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First time travel to India can be a daunting experience. Debutant Roderick Eime shares his experience and tries to alleviate your concerns about travel to the mysterious subcontinent. |
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What do three widely separated islands have in common? |
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Live like a modern day Maharajah when you visit Rajasthan. |
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India dances to a different beat throughout the Malabar, a culturally rich and scenically diverse region of northern Kerala. |
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Maharao Sri Pragmal Sinhji III is the 19th in a lineage of maharajas who have governed the remote Rann of Kutch for the last four hundred years. He makes some pithy remarks on current world problems, including terrorism. |
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Living in one of the world's most mountainous territories, the people of Sikkim have had to learn how to adapt to nature’s whims. But the whims of nature are as nothing when compared with the escapades of Sikkim's politicians |
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Exploring India's remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh |
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Experience the exotic flavours of India's northeast |
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Each year a dusty throng of Rajasthanis, pious Hindu pilgrims, holy men and spectators from far and wide descends on this normally somnolent desert outpost. |
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Karen Halabi explores the palace and fort hotels of Rajasthan, royal retreats which have become upmarket historic hotels, where you can breathe the rarefied gentile air of a bygone era. |
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1968: 'Fab Four' seek eastern wisdom at Rishikesh, joined by a young Canadian photographer |
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Though Haji Latif Abdulla has never had his business devastated by fire much of his life’s work has gone up in smoke! As I slowly sauntered down Rabindra Sarani exploring an alluring sector of Calcutta where the city’s rich Muslim heritage is readily visible he beckoned me into his shop to explain such a seemingly contradictory statement. |
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Enormous, square white sails billow against an impossibly blue sky. Her elegant bow plunges upwards into the gentle ocean swell.
Join Fiona Harper for an Indian Ocean crossing onboard luxury tall ship Star Clipper. |
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India's Sasan Gir National Park |
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Nine nights of non-stop dance, Navaratri in Gujarat (India) is the planet’s oldest, biggest and most spectacular dance celebration. |
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A day's drive northwest of Hyderabad is a wilderness that few foreigner visitors to India have ever seen. |
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The world's wettest town runs out of water during the dry season |
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The ancient water temples of Gujarat are architectural marvels that have something in common with the pyramids |
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Hunting regally striped felines has long been banned in India but that doesn’t stop enthusiastic camera clutching tourists from actively ‘shooting’ tigers on wildlife safaris. |
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