The Bollywood movie Delhi-6 starring Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor beautifully captures the essence of New Delhi’s culture, which is essentially multi-cultural. Apart from its rich culture this city which is also the capital of India and is...
On the Shivalik range of the Himalayas, there is a beautiful village called “Morni” at an altitude of 1267 meters in the Panchkula district of Haryana. The name “Morni” is supposed to have belonged to a queen that ruled this village. It...
“A narrow gauge railway line” would be the best way to describe the “Kalka-Shimla Railway” line. This railway line runs through the beautiful Shivalik hills. Over the years this railway line acquired such...
‘3500 feet above sea level’ is the altitude at which Valparai, a picturesque hill station in Tamil Nadu is located. It is situated in the Coimbatore district. According to the 2011 census, it possesses a population of about 70,859....
Among the many picturesque hill stations in available India, Mussoorie located in Uttarakhand in the Dehradun district is extremely popular with tourists. Now, the major reason for this popularity being the beautiful landscape which surrounds...
Possessing a population of 143,007 (according to 2011 census) Shillong is a beautiful hill station located in Meghalaya at an altitude of 1,966 meters above sea level. This hill station is popular for its exquisite natural beauty. As for food,...
In 2015 Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma announced that “Rishikesh” a small city in the Dehradun district in Uttarakhand (along with Haridwar) will be the first to be given the title “twin national heritage cities”. Rishikesh which is...
“Queens’s Meadows” or Ranikhet is a scenic hill station located in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand. This cantonment town home to the Kumaon Regiment (KRC) and Naga Regiment of the Indian Army is located at an altitude of 1,869...
In a valley popularly known as “Soar” located in the state of Uttarakhand lies a picturesque hill station called “Pithoragarh”. This hill station lies in the center of four hills Chandak, Dhwaj, Kumdar, and ThalKedar and at an altitude of 1,514...
In the northern slopes of Kandoliya hills in the state of Uttarakhand lies a small hamlet called “Pauri” which is not only a popular tourist destination but also is a paradise for adventure fanatics. This village is mainly known for its lush...
“It is by far the best site I have witnessed in the course of 1500 miles trek in the Himalayas” commented P Barron (founder of Nainital), a sugar trader from Shahjahanpur about “Nainital” a scenic hill station in Uttarakhand. This hill station...
Mussoorie, a beautiful hill station located in Uttarakhand was first discovered during the British Raj by Lt. Frederick Young (belonging to the East India Company). This hill station is renowned for its exquisite natural beauty and is situated...
Originally known as “Kaludanda” meaning the “Black Hill”, Lansdowne is a small village in Garhwali in Uttarakhand known for its scenic beauty. This village was named after the Viceroy of India Lord Lansdowne in 1887. A combination of a pleasant...
Yet another tourist hotspot in the country that has earned the sobriquet “Switzerland of India” (given by the great Mahatma Gandhi) due to its incomparable beauty is a hill station in Uttarakhand called “Kausani”. This hill station whose...
Haridwar is considered to be among the seven holiest places of worship according to the Hindu religion. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand on the banks of the sacred river Ganga. Haridwar is popular for a mela( a Hindu festival) called...
One among the many popular hill stations in Uttarakhand is a hill station called “Dhanaulti”. This hill station is located on the Mussoorie-Chamba road about 24 km away from Mussoorie and 31 km from Chamba. Dhanaulti is known for its extremely...
The beauty of Chopta a small town in the state of Uttarakhand is so overpowering that it is often compared to Switzerland. A lethal combination of lofty mountains and lush green landscapes is what makes Chopta a perfect tourist destination.
Binsar is a charming hill station located in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Over the years Binsar has become a popular tourist destination. The major reason being the presence of “Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary”.
A group of four pilgrimage sites constitutes what is known in Hinduism as the “Char Dham pilgrimage”. And one among the four sites is a site called Badrinath in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. This is also one destination that Lord Shiva is...
Possessing a population of 35, 513, and located at an altitude of 5,387 feet above sea level is a scenic town in Uttarakhand called Almora. The name of this picturesque town is derived from a plant called “Kilmora” found in this region. Apart...