Incredible India

India Travel Blog with travel tips, stories, food and pictures of travel around India. There is so much to experience in Incredible India that one life time is just not enough. No wonder we Indians believe in reincarnation so that we can visit India again and again to cherish the billion things India has to offer from  Ghats of Varanasi to beaches of Goa and the Colors of Rajasthan to the fragrance of spices in Gods own country Kerala.  Even after visiting more than 22 states in India, I have not seen even the tip of iceberg. I continue to explore my country and share my experiences of Incredible India on my family travel blog from India as we explore one place at a time by road, by trains and by flying to the various corners of India. Come join me on this incredible Journey in Incredible India from the the snow clad Ladakh in Himalayas to the french enclave of Pondicherry in south as we go covering India from festivals to food and everything in between.

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Next Olympic Champion from India-On a street corner near you

Nov 022012
 
Next Olympic Champion from India-On a street corner near you

Banjara Kids: Can they become gymnastic champions given a chance ? Can you spot the next Olympic champion from India? Well she could be closer than you like to believe.The next Olympic champion  actually could be in the shanty next to your home or doing acrobatics on a rope on the next street corner. The only challenge is you will look at her with pity throw some coins her way and move on without thinking ever again about her. That is the tragedy of our sports and traditional sports and skills.  Till Sachin Tendulkar started making big bucks thanks to cricket, [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Birds Around Us in Hyderabad

Oct 312012
 
Birds Around Us in Hyderabad

 How to get Birds around us in Hyderabad back Some time back I wrote about the project I was working to photograph birds around us in Hyderabad in our apartment complex and the lake near it called Peerancheru lake. This year monsoon has been good and the lake is overflowing with water, to the extent that I spotted some fishermen trying to catch fish in a makeshift raft in waters where they earlier use to just walk in the shallow waters. Monsoons bring an extra supply for insects which form a major diet source for birds especially when they have [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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10 Things to do in Shilparamam-Hyderabad

Oct 192012
 
10 Things to do in Shilparamam-Hyderabad

   What to do & what to shop in Shilparamam: Indian Crafts Bazaar in Hyderabad Take An Elephant Home I have written earlier about Shilparamam in Madhapur, Hyderabad very close to the IT hub of the city. So you will find a lot of westerners coming there to do shopping. But some of my friends wanted to know what else they can do besides shopping so here we are. Some of the good things about Shilparamam are that it is a gated complex so once you are in there are no beggars to trouble you, no honking of cars and [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Road Trip From Hyderabad to Srisailam Temple

Oct 172012
 
Road Trip From Hyderabad to Srisailam Temple

Drive to Srisailam Temple and nearby tourist attractions Located just about 250 Km from Hyderabad is the small hill town of Srisailam, famous for the Srisailam or Mallikaarjun swami (Siva) temple. It is one of the 12 Jyortilingams and one of the few where shaktipeeth (mother goddess) is also present at same place. We decided to take a road trip in car to Srisailam. Once you reach close to the new Airport of Hyderabad you will start seeing board to Srisailam and just continue to follow them.  Lord Shiva as Dakshinamurthy We left very early in the morning hoping to avoid [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Bhandara for Breakfast-On way to Kanha National Park

Oct 142012
 
Bhandara for Breakfast-On way to Kanha National Park

Great Breakfast on the Way to Kanha National Park One of the little joys of traveling is discovering little joints that serve excellent food in hygienic conditions. Frequent road travelers in India will agree that it is not an easy task. You get a lot of places with food that will make your salivary glands work overtime but normally the hygiene is something you just have to ignore. Let me talk about one such little place we discovered on our trip to Kanha National park in Madhya Pradesh. This was a trip with GHAC and my friend Sunanda Mandavi was leading the group, [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Reptiles of Rajasthan- Lizards of desert at both end of Food Chain

Oct 122012
 
Reptiles of Rajasthan- Lizards of desert at both end of Food Chain

Spiny Tailed Lizard and other reptiles of desert in Rajasthan Spiny Tailed Lizard – Called Sanda in Hindi You and I may not like reptiles but there are other creatures that just love them. Reptiles are a major food source for many predators and this post is about Reptiles of Rajasthan found in the Tal Chhapar wildlife sanctuary. One question that has haunted me since we reached Tal Chhapar was why all these eagles come here when they could be anywhere. Some of the answers to the same were it is safe to be here, it is on the way [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Jugaad-The Hero of Indian Innovation

Oct 122012
 
Jugaad-The Hero of Indian Innovation

Let us see how Jugaad is the real Hero of Indian Innovation Some time back I posted on how to do Macro Photography using Desi Jugaad, so one of my American friends wanted to know what exactly a Jugaad is. I actually did not have an answer as Jugaad is Jugaad that is the beauty of Jugaad. Loosely translated it means to innovate, improvise, to fix something (e.g. a broken chair or a deal with a corrupt Neta or babu i.e. politician or bureaucrat) I actually like the part to fix a deal, as that captures the real essence [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Salt Pans of Tal Chapar Rajasthan

Oct 112012
 
Salt Pans of Tal Chapar Rajasthan

A visit to the Salt Pans near Tal Chapar Wild Life Sanctuary   Q: what is common between Mahatma Gandhi, Roman Soldiers, Timbuktu, Tal Chapar and Angelina Jolie? Well you guessed it right it is Salt. I know the title of the post is a give away. White Eared Bulbul Gandhijee had a close relationship with Salt production in India as he led   the march to Dandi in the cost of Gujarat to protest against the salt monopoly and excessive tax by the colonial masters in India. That march on March 10, 1930 changed the course of Independence [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Indian Train Status Live On Google Maps

Oct 102012
 

Get any train status live on Map Well the automation and modernization of Indian railways continues. Gone are the days when you had to call the railways enquiry number a thousand times to find out where the train you are looking for has gone.With the changing times Indian railways have modernized and now you don’t have to worry about it. If you have an internet connection either on a pc or on a phone this website will give you real time status of trains in India. You can access the same by clicking below and you will get train status live [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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The Cunning Fox of Tal Chhapar Rajasthan

Oct 092012
 
The Cunning Fox of Tal Chhapar Rajasthan

Observing Animal Behaviour in Wild- Encounter between a Fox & an Eagle  The Cunning Fox Ever since our childhood, we keep on reading about the smaller carnivores of the jungles of India. The Wolf is portrayed as a ruthless killer, the jackal as sly, and the hyena as despicable all stereotypes worthy of further debate and investigation. But it is the fox that takes a special place in jungle lore and has maximum stories dedicated to her. From the fox that could not reach the sour grapes to the Chalak Lomdee ( चालाक लोमड़ी or The Clever Fox) in Aesop’s fables. Then [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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