Tips & Tricks
Mumbai (city) – this major Indian city, which faces the Indian Ocean and is a 10-hours’ drive north of Goa, was once known as Bombay. Among other things, Mumbai (whose population is 18 million) is the heart of the Hindi-language dominated Bollywood film industry, and is the second largest metropolis in India. Mumbai is also […]
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – named after the country’s first prime minister, this is a 60,000-seat outdoor arena that holds various sporting events (such as football) and concerts (where as many as 100,000 spectators are housed here). Along with football games and cricket matches, this venue hosted the XIX Commonwealth Games in 2010. .
Nehru Planetarium (Teen Murti Marg Area, New Delhi, Delhi) — commissioned on 3rd March, 1977, with the objective of fostering scientific temper through the means of edutainment (that’s right! education + entertainment). The planetarium has been making learning Astronomy a pleasant experience. It also has grown into a Center for scientific study of astronomy and […]
Siri Fort Sports Complex (August Kranti Marg, Khel Gaon, New Delhi, Delhi) – for those who want to play tennis while visiting Delhi, this is a good start (since tennis is popular in India). This sports complex is equipped with 12 courts, 3 of which are clay surface and 9 are hard courts. They need […]
Shankar’s International Dolls Museum (4, Nehru House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Road, New Delhi, Delhi) — set up by the renowned political cartoonist, K. Shankar Pillai (1902-1989), Shankar’s International Dolls Museum has one of the largest collection of costume dolls anywhere in the world. Housed in the building of the Children’s Book Trust on Bahadur […]
Mandrem Beach (North Goa) — This exotic untouched and virgin beach is the best-kept secret on the north Goan coast that you might find hard to stay away from. Mandrem Beach is a perfect beach destination for people who want to spend a laid back and peaceful day on the shoreline while indulging in activities […]