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Extract from the India Travel Guides:
"Unity in Diversity" was the slogan chosen when India celebrated fifty years of Independence in 1997, a declaration replete with as much optimism as pride. Stretching from the frozen barrier of the Himalayas to the tropical greenery of Kerala, and from the sacred Ganges to the sands of the Thar desert, the country's boundaries encompass incomparable variety. Walk the streets of any Indian city and you'll rub shoulders with representatives of several of the world's great faiths, a multitude of castes and outcastes, fair-skinned, turbanned Punjabis and dark-skinned Tamils. You'll also encounter temple rituals that have been performed since the ti...
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| Culture : Sambhar |
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| The presence of staple food like Sambhar is felt in some form or the other in every meal in Indian cosmopolitan homes. A kind of dhal or lentil stew cooked with seasonal vegetables. It is usually accompanied by spongy rice called idli. |
 Posted by muktesh on 02/02/2004 16:41:06 |
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Travelslang India Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| Culture : one of the... |
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| One of the most irritating things for a western traveller is that people pay too much attention and swarm around and it can go to a very annoying degree ,unbearable some times.Indians have a fair amount of admiration for white skin!. |
| Posted by User Not Logged In on 02/01/2004 17:41:11 |
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| Dangers : Bhang |
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| Bhang is normally served as a legal yoghurt drink made from the leaves and shoots of hemp. The normal effect is getting quite stoned, but sometimes you will feel no effect, other times you will be dangerously off your head and quite unwell. |
| Posted by User Not Logged In. on 17/04/2003 18:54:30 |
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Travelslang India Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| General : The most amazing place on earth! |
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| Wow, here it is - the epitome of Asia and all travel. That love it and hate it thing that everyone talks about. Yes it is damn trying and hard work, but India has so much to offer on and off the tourist trail, English spoken, good transport, cheap and just plain brilliant. But take it easy and do a little bit at a time. This really is one of the few places on the globe you can still get serious culture shock and sensual overload. |
| Posted by User Not Logged In. on 17/04/2003 18:44:41 |
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Travelslang India Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| Culture : Languages |
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| Most people speak a degree of English but a few words of Hindi will help while on the streets. There is no word for 'please'. |
| Posted by Jerry Bryant on 30/03/2003 14:25:38 |
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| Other sources : Quote by Mark Twain |
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| "So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked."
'Following the Equator' |
| Posted by Michael Robinson on 28/03/2003 22:34:06 |
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Travelslang India Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| Culture : Diversity |
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| It is impossible not to be astonished by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity present itself in such a dizzying, creative burst of cultures and religions, races and tongues. Every aspect of the country presents itself on a massive, exaggerated scale, worthy in comparison only to the superlative mountains that overshadow it. Perhaps the only thing more difficult than to be indifferent to India would be to describe or understand India completely. |
| Posted by User Not Logged In. on 28/03/2003 22:31:48 |
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