"the Land of Wonders-India" India by Manyana

India Travel Guide: 27,724 reviews and 75,591 photos

I always have dreamed to visit India sometimes, so I did now.
It is a place of wonders, where you can find civilization and underdevelopment, highness and poverty, art and music.
It embraces nature, friendly people and multi-religious atmosphere.

Variety of Values...

Shiva,a

The Indian sub-continent embraces more than 200 languages, different religions and various traditions.
India is the country of 1000,000,000 population.
Usually an India speaks three languages at least. Popular languages are Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Rajasthani, English.

my trip...

natural embrace,a

covered four states;
-Karnataka; capital is Bangalore, and Mysore.
-Uttar Paradesh; visit Agra,
-Delhi; capital is New Delhi,
-Maharashtra; capital is Mumbai.

well, I'm a big fan of the Hindi music, the rhythm of such melodies just take me away, and let me go in a happy mood.

Favorite songs;
- Rab Kare,
- Dil Teri Deewangi Mein
- Punjabi wedding, from Bride and Prejudice
- Dola Dola--ibid.
- Laal Dupatta

Books:
- India Untouched: The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty by Abraham George
- Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate in literature.

Films:
- Bride and Prejudice--starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson
- Devdas--starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai
- City of Joy--starring: Shabana Azmi, Charu Bala Chokshi
- Ghandi--starring:Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud

Pros and Cons

Pros:friendly people, multi-culturalism, food
Cons:very spicy food
In a nutshell:a pillar stands for multi-culturalism

Last visit to India: Aug 2004
Intro Updated Aug 27, 2005
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goutammitra Apr 12, 2008 at 3:59 AM

Bombay Dabbawallah are world famous for their punctuality, honesty & trustworthyness. They were invited especially by Prince Charles and Camilla Parker wedding as celebrity guest. Read more about them in Google. Great page!
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mallyak Feb 19, 2008 at 1:48 PM

Every time I think of Amritsar, i visit your India pages and click PUNJABI WEDDING and other songs from Bride and Prejudice and revive the wonderful time Geetha and me had.
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gilabrand Jun 17, 2007 at 8:32 AM

Thanks for the B-day wishes. My son Hanan is in India now. I will tell him not to lean on any walls...LOL
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jadedmuse Apr 26, 2007 at 7:34 PM

We only stayed overnight in New Delhi on our way to Nepal/Tibet a couple years ago. We promised ourselves to return to India one day...there's a lot to see. Nice job.
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FruitLover Dec 27, 2006 at 3:03 PM

INcredible INdia INdeed!
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RawdgerDodger Sep 12, 2006 at 4:53 PM

Incredible photos o' fortunate one.
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BluBluBlu Jan 1, 2006 at 3:08 AM

Nice pages & photo's Amani! Happy 2006! Blu
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asimk Jul 10, 2005 at 1:16 AM

Warning tip is really amusing :) I just couldnt resist smiling after I read what you wrote :) lol
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DaDrifter Jun 27, 2005 at 10:25 AM

It's always a pleasure to visit your pages Amani :) Good to see India through your eyes ... Lovely pictures.
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Jim_Eliason Mar 20, 2005 at 4:30 AM

Great India page!