Travelling in India

Feb 17th, 2003, 01:59

Maybe I want to visit India this year. But there are several other places which I want to see.

Maybe a strange question: why should I choose India as my holiday destination???

Thanx for your reactions,
JanM
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steven_ber · Feb 17th, 2003, 07:39

you could get a hundred different reasons from 100 different people, so i will quote from the introduction of a book (travelers tales, india)

India is everything human. it is all of our history: it is the past, it is the future. if it has been thought, experienced, or imagined, it has all happened before in india and you can be sure it is happening right now.

it is among the most difficult of places to travel, and the most rewarding. some say india stands for "i'll never do it again"; many more are drawn back time and again because india is the best show on earth, the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime. it has been said that there are 330 million gods in india, and there are at least that many varieties of experience available, religious or otherwise.

many go to india on the eternal pilgrimage, looking for enlightenment and answers, and india has plenty, from the genuine article to those devised by the cleverest touts and swindlers born. india will dissolve your ideas about what it is to be a human being, what it is to be compassionate, what it is to be spiritual or conscious. its people give new meaning to perseverance, courage, ingenuity, and friendship. india is a bewilderingly old culture, with myth and history so intertwined and layered that one knows immediately it cannot be known nor understood, only experienced.

similarly, it is an exercise in futility to compile a single volume on india, where ten would not suffice. in 'travelers tales india', we've admittedly only dipped our toes in, but one has to start somewhere.

india, of cource, is more than gods and swamis and ancient art, ashrams and temples and ruins too numerous to count, it is a vast expance of jungle, desert, oasis, and the utterly peerless himalayas, which tear open the hearts and minds of all pilgrims. india, an embarrassment of riches, is also home to elephants and tigers, leopards and rhinos, and maybe even the elusive yeti in the rhododendron forests of sikkim.

it is also a country strained beyond belief with people and pollution, an incomprehensible bureaucratic labyriinth, and the calcification of case structure, laws against it notwithstanding. it is home to the worlds largest movie industry and some of the worlds worst living conditions, a place where advanced technology and science coexist with crushing poverty and desease, where exquisite music and dance and the science of right action live side by side with political corruption and mob violence on a massive scale.

india's colonial relationship with great britain produced one of the most fascinating meldings of civilizations ever, and one of the bloodiest nation-birthings during the partition of 1947. india is the worlds largest democracy but one threatened by hindu-muslim religious conflict, an ever-tense border situation with pakistan in kashmir, trouble in tamil nadu state spilling over from civil conflicts in sri lanka, and numerous movements trying to break off autonomous pieces from the nation.

india--monsoon and marigold, dung and dust, colors and corpses, smoke and ash, snow and sand--is a cruel, unrelenting place of ineffable sweetness. much like life itself. and, like life itself (if reincarnation be true) worth visiting repeatedly, in this turn of the wheel and the next.

Feb 17th, 2003, 19:35

The main reason that I can give for visiting India is that under one roof you can find a lot in terms of culture, history, architecture, religion and lots more......for a detailsed study of India you can visit our webiste www.turismoindiano.com, wherein you will find complete details about Indian tourist destinations and the kind of services that we can provide for an international traveller.

Sadhu · Feb 17th, 2003, 21:26

You should go because you want to see a place unlike anywhere else on earth, and that will change your perspective on the world forever.

Feb 17th, 2003, 01:59	#1
JanM Posts: n/a	Travelling in India Maybe I want to visit India this year. But there are several other places which I want to see. Maybe a strange question: why should I choose India as my holiday destination??? Thanx for your reactions, JanM my photosite .

Feb 17th, 2003, 07:39	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,160	you could get a hundred different reasons from 100 different people, so i will quote from the introduction of a book (travelers tales, india) India is everything human. it is all of our history: it is the past, it is the future. if it has been thought, experienced, or imagined, it has all happened before in india and you can be sure it is happening right now. it is among the most difficult of places to travel, and the most rewarding. some say india stands for "i'll never do it again"; many more are drawn back time and again because india is the best show on earth, the best bazaar of human experiences that can be visited in a lifetime. it has been said that there are 330 million gods in india, and there are at least that many varieties of experience available, religious or otherwise. many go to india on the eternal pilgrimage, looking for enlightenment and answers, and india has plenty, from the genuine article to those devised by the cleverest touts and swindlers born. india will dissolve your ideas about what it is to be a human being, what it is to be compassionate, what it is to be spiritual or conscious. its people give new meaning to perseverance, courage, ingenuity, and friendship. india is a bewilderingly old culture, with myth and history so intertwined and layered that one knows immediately it cannot be known nor understood, only experienced. similarly, it is an exercise in futility to compile a single volume on india, where ten would not suffice. in 'travelers tales india', we've admittedly only dipped our toes in, but one has to start somewhere. india, of cource, is more than gods and swamis and ancient art, ashrams and temples and ruins too numerous to count, it is a vast expance of jungle, desert, oasis, and the utterly peerless himalayas, which tear open the hearts and minds of all pilgrims. india, an embarrassment of riches, is also home to elephants and tigers, leopards and rhinos, and maybe even the elusive yeti in the rhododendron forests of sikkim. it is also a country strained beyond belief with people and pollution, an incomprehensible bureaucratic labyriinth, and the calcification of case structure, laws against it notwithstanding. it is home to the worlds largest movie industry and some of the worlds worst living conditions, a place where advanced technology and science coexist with crushing poverty and desease, where exquisite music and dance and the science of right action live side by side with political corruption and mob violence on a massive scale. india's colonial relationship with great britain produced one of the most fascinating meldings of civilizations ever, and one of the bloodiest nation-birthings during the partition of 1947. india is the worlds largest democracy but one threatened by hindu-muslim religious conflict, an ever-tense border situation with pakistan in kashmir, trouble in tamil nadu state spilling over from civil conflicts in sri lanka, and numerous movements trying to break off autonomous pieces from the nation. india--monsoon and marigold, dung and dust, colors and corpses, smoke and ash, snow and sand--is a cruel, unrelenting place of ineffable sweetness. much like life itself. and, like life itself (if reincarnation be true) worth visiting repeatedly, in this turn of the wheel and the next. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Feb 17th, 2003, 21:26	#4
Sadhu The Baron Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: ABQ, NM Posts: 209	You should go because you want to see a place unlike anywhere else on earth, and that will change your perspective on the world forever. __________________ 'Walk the Earth, Have Adventures'

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Feb 17th, 2003, 19:35	#3
timesas Posts: n/a	The main reason that I can give for visiting India is that under one roof you can find a lot in terms of culture, history, architecture, religion and lots more......for a detailsed study of India you can visit our webiste www.turismoindiano.com, wherein you will find complete details about Indian tourist destinations and the kind of services that we can provide for an international traveller.

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