A Rich heritage that's ancient. A vibrant democracy that's still young.A young 950-million strong nation on the move. Call her what you may, India defies description. An irresistible magnet for visitors through the ages, India continues to lay the red carpet for the tourists from all over the world.
Perhaps more than any other country in the world, India is a place of natural, social and cultural variety that produces for visitors an endless series of surprises and pleasures. India has recorded history of more than 4,000 years. During this time empires have risen and fallen, many religions have taken root and flourished and the succession of foreigners has settled after conquest of trade. The result is a luxuriant range of cultural forms of language, dress, architecture, social organisations and so forth.
Here lies the fascination for the traveller. They see the great temples, mosques and palaces which symbolise the highest aspirations of religions and kingdoms and form the milestones of this immense history: they see the texture of life as it flows past the window of the bus or car, in a city or village, a life-style which contains both thetraditional and the modern: an in travelling through the vast country they meet the people of India, the world's largest democracy, lively people who respond to the interested and sympathetic traveller and who, however poor they are, have a strong sense of their cultural identity. But it is time to speak separately of some of the strands which go to make up the total experience of the traveller in India.
Come, witness the heritage and the culture of a glorious past, amidst the pace and vitality of a modern and exciting present. Shop for fine handicrafts, honed over centuries and of dedicated craftsmanship. Exult in a panorama of delights - picturesque locales, pristine beaches, varied flora and fauna. So make your plans now, for not just a vacation, but an education.