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The
brand new Delhi Metro
Delhi's
expensive new pet project is the Delhi Metro, an underground
and overground mass transit system. First talked and thought
about in the 1950s, it became a viable proposition in the 1990s... |
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About
India: India in brief
A
brief description of the country, its languages, religion, population,
government. India is (after China) the second most populous
country in the world, and the biggest democracy on earth... |
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Festivals:
Winter Carnival in Manali
With
nothing to do in the fields, 20 odd years ago the director of
the Mountaineering Institute thought up the Manali Winter Carnival
to keep people entertained for a week. The first few years ... |
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Places:
Around Manali
The
area around Manali offers great opportunities to flee from hectic
and busy tourist crowds, either in the orchards or surrounding
villages. Solang, Rohtang Pass and Naggar are also nice places
to go to... |
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Places: Manali
Manali is situated about
550 km north of Delhi (even if taxi drivers always claim it
to be 650 km), in the State of Himachal Pradesh, nestled in
the Himalayas at the northern end of the Kulu Valley... |
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Festivals:
Kullu Dussehra 2002
Famous
all over India, this festival in Kullu is a good demonstration
why this neck of the woods is called the "Valley of the
Gods". Hundreds of god idols with their accompanying village
bands come to Kullu for a week... |
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