India - the very name conjures images of vibrant colours, mysticism, royalty; an amalgam of religions, a kaleidoscope of art and culture, all of which find expression in the beautiful temples, sculptures and monuments. India's ancient and diverse culture, sweeping back at least 5000 years, with successive waves of migration absorbed into the fabric of Indian life, has enriched it time and again to make a multi-cultural nation with a rich diversity of languages, customs, cuisines, religions, literature and arts. Within this kaleidoscope of immense variety there is a thread of continuity that has determined Indian civilization and social structure.
India, it is often said, is not a country but a continent. From north to south and east to west, the people are different, the languages are different, and the country is different. There are few countries on earth with the enormous variety that India has to offer.
India is a land of romance and dreams, of splendour and extravagance, of forts and palaces, beaches and jungles, a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours and rituals. Explore the diversity of Northern India expressed by the mystic ambience in Varanasi, through the architectural magnificence of the Taj Mahal in Agra and the majestic forts and palaces of Gwalior and Rajasthan.
India rewards the traveller with her timeless landscapes, spectacular architecture, monumental history, cultural kaleidoscope and undeniable aura of romance and mysticism. To explore India is to discover unending secrets to the mystery of life, to enjoy India is to celebrate the very fact of living.
