India is a complex beauty: temples, frenetic bazaars, crumbling fortresses, jungles, Himalayan mountains & the jostle of city life to embrace India s unpredictability is to embrace her soul. Sarina Singh, Lonely Planet Writer Getting you to the heart of a place ...

CHECK DESCRIPTION BEFORE SETTING LIVE FOR THE WEBSITE: India at 1:4, 000, 000 is an indexed map with additional street plans & enlargements of popular regions. The publisher has chosen to concentrate on creating a map which will primarily be of use for a tourist navigating between main points of interest as opposed to stressing more detailed cartography. National roads, highways & main roads are boldly marked. Airports & airfields, main rail lines are international & provincial boundaries are shown. In keeping with the publisher ...

This is a feast of sumptuous short stories from India`s best writers, arranged by region for the culturally conscious voyager
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This is a lavishly illustrated exploration of the cultural legacy of ancient India. For 5, 000 years, India has undergone continual transformation, & the past is still very much present in modern-day India. Packed with outstanding photographs accompanying an insightful text, this book traces the evolution of ancient India, examining the major historical events from the 3rd millennium BC until the arrival of the Muslims in the 12th century AD. The text delves into aspects of daily life in ancient India
- the social & political structures, village & city life, arts & aesthetics, & religion. The final section is a useful reference for travellers to India, presenting the country's most important artistic & religious sites, complete with floor plans, close-up details of statues & works of art, & a wealth of photographs that walk us through the country's most significant monuments. Throughout the book, hundreds of images depict the jewellery, statuary, & other artefacts created during each epoch, revealing details of daily life, spiritual beliefs, changes in dress & fashion, advances in technology, & much more. At the back of the book, an extensive glossary explains relevant terms, from abhayamudra (a position of the hands that invites the observer to approach without fear) to yupa (a sacrificial stake). Anyone interested in ancient civilizations will be fascinated by this painstakingly researched & gorgeously illustrated volume.
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More a continent than a county, India is an overload for the senses. From the Himalayan peaks of Sikkim to the tropical backwaters of Kerala, the desert forts of Rajasthan to the mangroves of West Bengal, India's breathtaking diversity of landscapes is matched only by its range of cultures, cuisines, religions & languages. The new, full-colour Rough Guide to India gives you the lowdown on this beguiling country, whether you want to hang out in hyper-modern cities or explore thous&-year-old temples, track tigers through the forest or take part in age-old festivals, get a taste of the Raj or watch a cricket match. & easy-to-use maps, reliable transport advice, & expert reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs & shops for all budgets ensure that you won't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to India. ...

Lonely Planet is the expert on India. Our 13th edition eases you through the spicy diversity of India
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A detailed & attractive general map showing relief through altitude tinting, with an inset administrative map also included. Coverage extends beyond India to include the whole of Nepal, Bangladesh & large sections of Myanmar, Pakistan & Afghanistan. The Maldives, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Eastern India (Assam & surroundings) are shown in insets. Selected peak heights are indicated & some terrain features such as salt flats, glaciers & swamps are distinguished. Several categories of roads are distinguished, including selected minor roads & tracks, with intermediate driving distances marked on many routes. Railways, shipping routes, airports & ports are marked & administrative region boundaries (and disputed frontiers) are shown. Symbols denote major places of worship, palaces, temples, beach resorts, antiquities, archeological sites, museums, tombs, & other places of interest. Lines of latitude & longitude are drawn at 2° intervals. In another inset is a political map at 1:23, 000, 000 showing India’s administrative divisions. The multilingual legend

Includes:: English, Hindi, Russian & Chinese, among others. The index is on the reverse, & for each Indian location states the province in which it lies. Towns in adjacent territories are also indexed.

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Featuring rare & unpublished images of India, Sri Lanka & the subcontinent taken from the extensive archives of Getty Images. A history of India in images from Beato`s photographs of the Mutiny to Tandulkar`s record breaking 200 runs in 2010.

Includes:: features on India`s great photographers including Samuel Bourne, Felice Beato`s & Julia Margaret Cameron.

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India – A Portrait by Patrick French is an intimate biography of 1.2 billion people. The economic & social revolution in India has been one of the big surprises of this century so far. India as a country has long been characterised by such adjectives as ‘timeless’, ‘spiritual’ & ‘backward’ yet, it is now viewed as ‘hi-tech’, ‘go-getting’ & ‘materialistic’. Patrick French, who has spent much of his life engaged with India, examines the real nature of this rapid change & what its roots are by talking to a large cross-section of society, from political leaders to Maoist revolutionaries & from Mafia dons to chained quarry workers. Looking at the cultural foundations that made India’s accelerated transformation from socialist economy to capitalist powerhouse possible; French creates a vivid picture of what it is like to live at a time when, on the one h&, millions have pulled themselves free of poverty, yet on the other h&, violence, corruption & caste prejudice have been equally given new outlets. ...

” India: A Sense of Place” is one of two titles in a new series of travel books designed to be an innovative mix between travelogue & armchair travel. Aimed at a young or young-at-heart audience, they are presented as ideal photo albums of your last favourite trip the one you wish you would have taken the time to put together, without the hassle of sifting through all your crumpled ticket stubs & badly centred photos of monuments hidden behind the heads of strangers. These highly visual & evocative volumes will be seized on by anyone with a love of travel & photography. ...