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Ajanta & Ellora enclose grand, mysterious and awe-inspiring cave temples, located in a horseshoe-shaped hillside in the state of Maharastra in India. Some of the world's most beautiful frescos and sculptures encompassing Buddhist, Hindu and Jain beliefs have been found here. Beautiful photographs ca... More

This new edition offers more coverage of Goas beaches and Keralas backwaters, as well as highly detailed itineraries. Once backpacker territory, South India now attracts all kinds of travelers.Discover South India Let the night's festivities wash away with the tide while relaxing on a palm-fringed b... More

Nepal, the magical kingdom, surrounded by the magnificent Himalayas, continues to lure visitors towards its scenic splendour and pilgrimage sites. This Shangri-la, abode to a pantheon of Gods, seems to exist in a time warp. The urban hubub continues to be intermingled with religious festivities and ... More

The Imam and the Indian is an extensive compilation of Amitav Ghosh’s non-fiction writings. Sporadically published between his novels, in magazines, journals, academic books and periodicals, these essays and articles trace the evolution of the ideas that shape his fiction. He explores the connecti... More

This considerable and distinguished body of writing has appeared sporadically and has been scattered within periodicals and magazines, journals and academic books. It has never been available as a single body of ideas, as the large and singular bedrock upon which Amitav Ghosh’s fictional imaginati... More

With information on walking tours, day trips, and maps, this volume is packed with tips and astute reviews. Dedicated food and shopping chapters explore Singapore's famous culinary and bargain-shopping scenes.The Cinderella of Asian cities, Singapore has shrugged off its reputation for being boring ... More

Jaipur, believed ot be the twelfth largest city in India today, is a busy, commercial centre, the capital of RAjasthan. Distinguished by the colour pink, this picturesque city is enclosed by fortified, crenellated walls. Within, is a meticulously planned town, a tribute to the enlightened monarch wh... More

The fourth in the best selling series from Outlook Traveller, 'Weekend breaks from Bangalore' includes 52 destinations spread over seven areas of South India: North, South & West Karnataka, Nilgiris, Coorg, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. It brings alive such little known places as Red Hills, Halebidu, & Ka... More

This thoughtful essay explores the interplay of conflicting cultures and belief systems, which gives India both its charm and mystery. English, French and German text.... More

The book explores the dimensions of Indian seafaring from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, a period of striking change and growth for the trade and traders of the Indian Ocean. The vitality of Indian seafaring is set against the growing colonial domination that changed the contours of the... More

A book of this magnitude has taken years in making Scores of flights and numerous taxi rides helped me cover the exotic parts of this fascinating sub-continent. The going was great but can hardly be defined as a bed of roses ! At times temple courtyards would be blistering hot underfoot, making it d... More

India's connection with her myth is a living, pulsating part of her psyche. It is the unique flavour of the wonder that is India. Myth and Me - The Indian Story is a handbook on Indian myth aimed at the discerning reader. This collection of essays, articles and talks forms an authentic overview of I... More

This is the story of Kashmir as it appears in travel literature and historical writings from ancient times to the twentieth century. The first chapter provides an informal history of Kashmir—from Kalhana’s twelfth-century account which includes myths and legends, to Mughal descriptions in the re... More

Originally written in French, Pierre Loti’s India is an attempt to discover the real beauty and culture of the land. Loti has given a vivid description of India, her races, rivers, temples, palaces and scriptures, intermixed with moments from his eventful journey through India.Pierre Loti is the ... More

Kolkata is the capital of the state of West Bengal and one of the largest and most interesting cities in the world. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly, a major distributary of the river Ganga, Kolkata is the only metropolis on India's River of Life'. It is also the geteway to the entire eas... More