2315 IST, Monday, September 23, 2013 
Culture/Tourism
'Zero Dark Thirty' fame town to be promoted for tourists
Mani Majra is being promoted as a movie tourism destination after "Zero Dark Thirty" shot in the small town near Chandigarh put it on the international cinema map, said the union tourism ministry. |
Surajkund goes truly global / The Times of India
The incense of sandalwood washes over you; weavers spin out vibrant brocade saris; craftsmen put finishing touches to large rosewood carvings. This and many more flavours of Karnataka waft through the Surajkund International Crafts Mela this year. In addition, nine African countries, the SAARC nations and several Eurasian countries will display their craft at the mela, which was inaugurated on Saturday by President Pranab Mukherjee. |
This will be a century of dialogue: Dalai Lama
Jaipur, J Jan 24 (IANS) The 21st century will be a century of dialogue, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said here Thursday while stressing the importance of good relations between India and China. |
Go for long walks in northern India's Solan hill stattionBy Saadia S Dhailey/Times News Network
Solan nestles amidst the beautiful mountains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. We take you on a trek through the snow-capped peaks. |
Hotels in western Indian state of Goa to start 'animal farms' to gobble up garbageBy Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Star hotels and resorts in the western Indian state of Goa could soon have pigs, cows and poultry to gobble up their garbage generated in-house. |
Contemporary Indian art at Delhi international airport
Indian contemporary art has spread its wings to a new display terrain by connecting to thousands of international travellers at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) with “Hamanta-Shishir”, a collection of 34 paintings and sculptures by 22 artists.
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Northern India's Kurukshetra area a land of many talesBy Chander Suta Dogra
Once in a while, something comes along to lift the veil of moffusil mediocrity from our once great pious cities to redeem their timeless allure in the minds of their devotees. In the case of Kurukshetra, the site of the epic war of Mahabharata, which today is little more than a district headquarter, a new book peels the layers off its grimy urbanity to show that it has been a confluence of divergent faiths like Buddhism, Sufism and Hinduism. |
Angst is new mantra of Indian progressive artsBy Madhusree Chatterjee
The new performing arts of contemporary India are chanting the mantra of social angst and the slow transformation the country is going through on the road to a new order.
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Once voodooland, this Indian village now more of a tourist hotspotBy Azera Parveen Rahman
An eerie silence envelopes the eastern Indian state of Assam's Mayong village, well known for its magic and sorcery, as one drives towards it from the nearby city of Guwahati. With a history that is bound to scare the daylights out of believers and make others gape in wonder, the peaceful ambience somehow looks like a cloak of mystery.
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Up above the world so high - in the Indian Himalayas!By Anusha Parthasrathy/The Hindu
It’s almost December when, on an impulse, we decide to make a trip to the Himalayas. The imposing stature of the Garhwal Hills held much promise, and we choose a few locations we had never heard of before — Syalsaur, Jakoli, Chopta and the better-known Ukhimath. Bhagat Singh, our rather quiet guide and driver waits for us at Rishikesh at dawn. |
India is often described as a tourist paradise. From the mighty snow-capped Himalayas of Kashmir in the north to the shimmering seas of Kanyakumari in the south, the verdant deltas of Sunderbans in the east, the world's largest protected eco-and-game reserve to the historic forts and shrines of Rajasthan to the west – India has everything that the footloose traveller would like to sample. 
