India Handbook

by Robert Bradnock; Roma Bradnock

• ISBN13: 9780658011511
• ISBN10: 0658011510
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Passport Books

Summary

This award-winning series is packed with up to 1,700 pages of up-to-date, in-depth travel information and fascinating background details, including highlights of every town and site, money-saving tips, health precautions, and anecdotes on local history, culture, and customs.
-- Written by experts who have lived or worked in the countries they write about, these books will inspire readers to enjoy those places as much as they do
-- Features travel-tough paperback covers, color pages, and a more relaxed, user-friendly style for the traveler of the 21st century
-- Footprint Handbooks have been essential reading for travelers for 77 years, making these the world's longest-running travel series.

Table of Contents

1
A foot in the door	9	(16)
2
Essentials	25	(2)
Planning your trip	27	(6)
Where to go	27	(3)
When to go	30	(1)
Tours and tour operators	31	(1)
Finding out more	32	(1)
Language	32	(1)
Before you travel	33	(4)
Getting in	33	(2)
What to take	35	(1)
Money	36	(1)
Getting there	37	(4)
Air	37	(3)
Overland	40	(1)
Road	40	(1)
Sea	41	(1)
Train	41	(1)
Touching down	41	(7)
Airport information	41	(2)
Public transport to and from airport	43	(1)
Tourist information	43	(1)
Rules, customs and etiquette	44	(2)
Safety	46	(2)
Where to stay	48	(3)
Getting around	51	(13)
Air	51	(2)
Road	53	(4)
Train	57	(7)
Keeping in touch	64	(2)
Internet	64	(1)
Post	64	(1)
Telephone	65	(1)
Media	65	(1)
Food and drink	66	(2)
Shopping	68	(1)
Holidays and festivals	69	(3)
Entertainment	72	(1)
Sport and special interest travel	72	(8)
Health	80	(8)
Further reading	88	(8)
Maps	89	(1)
India on the web	90	(1)
Embassies and consulates	91	(5)
North India
2
Delhi	96	(59)
Ins and outs	98	(1)
History	98	(4)
Sights	102	(1)
Central New Delhi	102	(4)
South Delhi	106	(3)
Qutb Minar Complex	109	(4)
Old Delhi	113	(1)
The Red Fort	114	(7)
North of the Red Fort	121	(1)
Trans-Yamuna	122	(1)
Museums	122	(2)
Libraries	124	(1)
Parks and zoos	125	(1)
Tours	125	(1)
Essentials	126	(23)
South from Delhi	149	(2)
North from Delhi	151	(2)
East from Delhi to the Nepal Border	153	(2)
4
Uttar Pradesh	155	(106)
Background	158	(1)
Lucknow and Central Uttar Pradesh	159	(16)
Dehra Dun and the Uttar Pradesh Himalaya	175	(38)
Varanasi and Eastern Uttar Pradesh	213	(21)
Agra and Southern Uttar Pradesh	234	(27)
5
Madhya Pradesh	261	(62)
Bhopal and Central Madhya Pradesh	265	(14)
Gwalior and Northern Madhya Pradesh	279	(25)
Jabalpur and the national parks	304	(8)
Indore and Western Madhya Pradesh	312	(11)
6
Rajasthan	323	(114)
Jaipur and Northern Rajasthan	332	(41)
Kota and Southern Rajasthan	373	(9)
Udaipur and Southern Rajasthan	382	(27)
Jodhpur and Western Rajasthan	409	(28)
7
Haryana Punjab	437	(24)
Chandigarh	441	(10)
Amritsar and Northern Punjab	451	(8)
Southwestern Haryana	459	(2)
8
Himachal Pradesh	461	(66)
Shimla and Southern Himachal	465	(8)
Kinnaur and Spiti	473	(14)
Kullu Valley	487	(14)
Lahul	501	(5)
Dharamshala and Northern Himachal	506	(14)
Trekking in Himachal Pradesh	520	(7)
9
Jammu and Kashmir	527	(39)
Srinagar	532	(7)
Ladakh	539	(21)
Zanskar	560	(6)
East India
10
West Bengal	566	(55)
Kolkata	571	(23)
West from Kolkata	594	(4)
North from Kolkata	598	(4)
Darjeeling and North Bengal	602	(15)
South from Kolkata	617	(4)
11
Sikkim	621	(18)
Gangtok	626	(5)
East Sikkim	631	(1)
West Sikkim	631	(3)
North Sikkim	634	(1)
Trekking in Sikkim	635	(4)
12
Northeastern Hill States	639	(38)
Assam	642	(1)
Guwahati	643	(13)
Meghalaya	656	(7)
Arunachal Pradesh	663	(3)
Nagaland	666	(3)
Manipur	669	(3)
Mizoram	672	(2)
Tripura	674	(3)
13
Orissa	677	(36)
Bhubaneswar and the Mahanadi Delta	685	(17)
Cuttack and the Northeast	702	(3)
Simlipal and Northern Orissa	705	(3)
Sambalpur and Western Orissa	708	(2)
Chilika Lake and Southern Orissa	710	(3)
14
Bihar	713	(24)
Patna	718	(6)
Patna to Nalanda and Bodh Gaya	724	(10)
Ranchi, South Bihar and the Chota Nagpur Plateau	734	(1)
Industrial towns of Bihar	735	(2)
15
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	737	(27)
Port Blair	742	(7)
South Andaman and the Marine National Park	749	(4)
Ritchie's Archipelago	753	(2)
Middle and North Andamans	755	(4)
Little Andaman Island	759	(1)
Nicobar Islands	759	(5)
South India
16
Tamil Nadu	764	(109)
Chennai and the Pallava Country	773	(44)
Tiruchirappalli and Chettinad	817	(5)
Chola Heartland and the Kaveri Delta	822	(10)
Coimbatore and the Nilgiris	832	(16)
Madurai and the Vaigai Valley	848	(18)
Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai	866	(7)
17
Kerala	873	(66)
The far south	881	(15)
The backwaters	896	(7)
Central Malabar	903	(27)
North Kerala	930	(5)
Lakshadweep, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands	935	(4)
18
Karnataka	939	(74)
Bangalore and the Maidan	945	(20)
Mysore and the Southern Maidan	965	(16)
Mangalore and the West Coast	981	(10)
Hampi-Vijayanagara and Northern Karnataka	991	(22)
19
Andhra Pradesh	1013	(45)
Hyderabad-Secunderabad and North Central Andhra	1019	(18)
Vijayawada and the Krishna-Godavari Delta	1037	(4)
Northeastern Andhra Pradesh	1041	(4)
Tirupati, Tirumalai and the Tamil Borders	1045	(5)
The Arid Western Borders	1050	(8)
West India
20
Maharashtra	1058	(79)
Mumbai and the Konkan Coast	1062	(36)
Nashik and Northwest Maharashtra	1098	(2)
Aurangabad and Central Maharashtra	1100	(19)
Pune and the Western Deccan	1119	(13)
Solapur and Southern Maharashtra	1132	(1)
Nagpur and Vidharba	1133	(4)
21
Goa	1137	(66)
Panaji (Panjim)	1144	(18)
Mapusa and North Goa	1162	(18)
To the Ghats	1180	(4)
Ponda and the Hindu Heartland	1184	(2)
Central Goa	1186	(4)
Southern Goa	1190	(13)
22
Gujarat	1203	(74)
Ahmadabad and northern Gujarat	1209	(18)
Vadodara and the old forts	1227	(11)
Saurashtra	1238	(27)
Kachchh	1265	(12)
23
Background	1277	(2)
History	1279	(23)
Modern India	1302	(6)
Politics and institutions	1303	(2)
Economy	1305	(3)
Religion	1308	(26)
Hinduism	1308	(14)
Islam	1322	(3)
Buddhism	1325	(3)
Jainism	1328	(1)
Sikhism	1329	(2)
Christianity	1331	(2)
Zoroastrianism	1333	(1)
Culture	1334	(9)
Language	1334	(2)
Literature	1336	(2)
Science	1338	(1)
Architecture	1339	(2)
Music and dance	1341	(2)
Land and environment	1343	(16)
Geography	1343	(1)
Climate	1344	(2)
Flora and fauna	1346	(4)
Wildlife	1350	(9)
24
Footnotes	1359	(2)
Glossary	1361	(7)
Useful words and phrases	1368	(5)
Index	1373	(15)
Advertiser index	1388	(1)
Shorts	1389	(2)
Map index	1391	(18)
Colour maps	1409