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...
‘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...
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...
“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...
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.
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...
In the district of Nashik in the state of Maharashtra at an altitude of 600 meters above sea level lies a beautiful hill station called “Igatpuri”. This hill station is located in the Western Ghats. The fact that Igatpuri is surrounded some of...
“A city of a thousand gardens” is what Hazaribagh a scenic hill station located in the state of Jharkhand literally means. This beautiful hill station located in the Hazaribagh district at an altitude of about 2,00 feet above sea level.
On the banks of the beautiful Jhelum River lies the city of “Srinagar” located in the state also referred to as “Paradise on earth” i.e. Kashmir. In Sanskrit Srinagar literally, means “the city of wealth and abundance”. This city is famous for...
Located on the road that connects RekongPeo to Kaza in Himachal Pradesh is an extremely picturesque hill station called Tabo. It is elevated at an altitude of 10,760 feet above sea level. Furthermore, this hill station also possesses the...
On top of the Sivalik Hills lies an extremely beautiful town called “Nahan” in the Sirmaur District in Himachal Pradesh. This town is located at an altitude of 3058 feet and was founded in 1621 by Raja KaramPrakash. It is known for its...
In the district of Solan in Himachal Pradesh lies a beautiful hill station known as “Kasauli”. This hill station is located at an altitude of 1900 meters above sea level and was cantonment that was established by the British Raj in 1842.
Popular for being “home” to the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is a picturesque city known as “Dharamsala” located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. This city earlier known as “Bhagsu” is extremely famous for its exquisite natural...
In a state popular for its “Apples” i.e. Himachal Pradesh there is a beautiful hill station called “Dharamkot”. This scenic hill station is located in the Kangra district. This hill station provides a panoramic view of the Kangra valley and the...