India

Culture Shock - Traveling to India for the First Time
Experiencing Culture Shock in India
What is culture shock? It is the impact of traveling from a familiar culture and trying to adjust to an unfamiliar one. India especially is renowned for causing Westerners culture shock and this page is going to show you what is most likely to befuddle and confuse you when traveling to this beautiful but crazy country! I visited India alone this year, and as a solo woman traveler experiencing the sensory overload of India could be a little much at times. I hope that by writing this article a...

Everything India!
indiamarks: Your Wiki to Everything India!
indiamarks brings India to everyone with simple, crisp and relevent content and guides to everything India. Find quality information and great articles about everything India - from business, sports, bollywood to travel, food, shopping, videos and mu...

Allahabad Kumbh Mela
Allahabad Kumbh Mela is the World's Largest Gathering
Every 12 years, millions of people descend on the city of Allahabad, U.P., India to bathe in the sacred waters of the Ganges River. They come for the world's largest and longest-running gathering of humanity, the Allahabad Kumbh Mela. Pilgrims believe that if they bathe in the Ganges (or Ganga) River during the weeks of the Kumbh Mela festival, all their sins will be purified. I attended the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in 1989 and would love to go again. The next Maha Kumbh Mela festival in...

India Travel: The Best Indian Destinations Ever
10 Reasons Why India MUST be on your List of Holiday Destinations
Never thought of India as a Destination you just HAVE to see and experience before you die?? Well...think again! As the seventh largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia by it's earthy charm and geographical diversities. With so many variations and diversities, there is so much to explore in India. Traveling through this ancient land is an experience that is beyond description. If you love looking closely into the way of life of the people, enjoying ethnic culture...

I is for India
India: Elephants, Rice, & Chai
Would you like to have fun while learning about the countries of the world? Today we will travel to India! Are you a geography teacher, lover of travel, homeschooling or involved parent, student, or life-long learner? Join us on our adventure as we travel the globe! In an effort to make world geography more meaningful and memorable, we will visit one country per letter of the alphabet. Locate the country on a world map, color the flag, watch YouTube clips, cook an ethnic meal, create an ethn...

Himalaya Trek
My Trek in the Himalaya for Charity - March 2011
Standing at the top of a steep climb and looking out to the foothills of the Himalaya and beyond, I feel I want to yell at the top of my voice. I don't as my fellow trekkers may think I've pulled something in my ascent! However there is a kind of spiritual tingle that runs through me (I experienced it before in Nepal) a feeling of oneness with everything around and a stark reality of how small I am. I could cry really..... maybe its after days of absorbing the sights, smells and noises of Ind...