Review of visit to India covering Jaipur/Mumbai/Agra/Delhi

CanadaMaria

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skdas_niladri

Great review canadamaria.Very frank views on the bad habits of indians.

mojogirl

Loved the way you described Mumbai and Mumbaikars

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Meaning:

One who knows the correct knowledge, and also criticizes false knowledge, for him, by criticism of false knowledge (which causes suffering), he overcomes suffering, and by practice of correct knowledge (which causes enjoyment), he obtains mukti.

AwayFromHome

I really enjoyed your report, CanadaMaria.
Thanks for sharing!

beautyanddabeast

nice description! thanks

solanky

Hi,
Your article is good but I am surprised that you could not get a English newspaper in Jaipur. Two leading newspapers (Times of India, DNA) have their Jaipur editions and apart from that you can take other newspapers also which are published from Delhi. Besides that all road signboards have English along with Hindi, I don't know why you are not able to find this.

seasahil

I fully second Solanky's view!!!Must say candamaria is a Master storyteller but i am sorry to say Jaipur isn't at all like that.Your views probably are based on some bad experiences.You seem to have visited only touristy places(which are worlwide frequented by touts,crooks etc)of Jaipur & not seen real Jaipur.

santos_g15

Good article.but cant beleive some things you have said about india.

sampajanna

Dear CanadaMaria,
Enjoyed very much reading your article. About Taj Mahal, where exactly did you take your posted picture? Recently I read few travellers' stories about Taj Mahal and they all mentioned the best place to shoot photos is from the other side of the Yamuna river.

How did you get to the river banks in the morning? Did you walk through the Taj Mahal complex or walk around it? If I visit the Taj Mahal in the afternoon and again in the morning, I have to pay twice for the entrance fees which is quite a lot for foreigners $20 X 2. If I can do a morning walk along the river banks without going through the Taj Mahal complex which from all accounts is chaotic having to line up before 6:00am and fight your way through the gates with >100 other tourists, it will be much more enjoyable.

delhiwala

Hi !

It's a good travelogue...

But I do not agree with your view that Rajasthanis are arrogant & Aggressive Hindus and that they do not like Christians.....

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