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 […]
National Zoological Park (Mathura Road, Sundar Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi) — located in close proximity to Purana Qila, near ITO, the Delhi zoo was established in 1959. Spread over a massive area of 214 acres, it is regarded as one of the finest zoos in Asia. Efforts have been made to provide an almost natural […]
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. .
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 […]
Lodi Gardens (Lodi Road, near Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi) – spreading over 90 acres in the heart of Delhi, Lodi gardens is a horticultural and architectural tribute to the rulers that controlled much of Northern India during the 16th century. At the numerous tombs and monuments located here, one can find lush lawns and hordes of […]
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 […]