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See the Real India

Mark Twain has said this about India. "There is only one India" he was so awestruck that he fell into a swoon of superlatives. “The land of dreams and romance, A wonderland of fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty, splendor and rags. The sole country under the sun that is endowed with an imperishable interest for alien and poor, bond and free, the one land that all men desire to see and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for the shows of all the rest of the globe combined“.

Land of Siddhartha's Journey

Buddhism in India began with the life of Siddhartha Gautama (ca. 563-483 B.C.), a prince from the small Shakya Kingdom located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal. Brought up in luxury, the prince abandoned his home and wandered forth as a religious beggar, searching for the meaning of existence. Visit India and travel on the Buddha's trail to experience the philosophy called Buddhism. For more of Buddha's teachings & tours Click Here

Travel with Railway

It is a treat to unravel the captivating beauty of India by traveling in the sub-continent. The sonorous forts, palaces, dazzling deserts, sun kissed beaches, deep, penetrating forests and their rare species and of course all of this has been meticulously interlinked by the Indian Railways. Since 16 April, 1853, the Indian Railways have come a long way. The Indian Railways today rank as the largest rail network in Asia and the world's second largest under one management. Come and visit the magnificent places of India by Rail.

Know India Better

India, the largest democracy in the world inhabited by more than one billion people, dazzling with a civilisation, whose roots go back to 5000 years. In the north, crowned by the mighty Himalayas, stretching for 3500 kilometers long, towering 8848 meters high & garlanded by a spectacular coastline consisting of three seas. India is a kaleidoscope of landscapes, magnificent historical sites and royal castles, golden beaches, misty mountains, colourful people, rich cultures & festivities. India's amazing diversity has made it one of the most enchanting holiday destination for all tourists and true adventure seekers.

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Languages

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Real India Journeys

India is a land of a variety of linguistic communities, each of which share a common language and culture. Though there could be fifteen principal languages there are hundreds of thousands dialects that add to the vividness of the country.

18 languages are officially recognized in India of which Sanskrit and Tamil share a long history of more than 5,000 and 3,000 years respectively. The population of people speaking each language varies drastically. For example Hindi has 250 million speakers, while Andamanese is spoken by relatively fewer people.

Tribal or Aboriginal language speaking population in India may be more than some of the European languages. For instance Bhili and Santali both tribal languages have more than 4 million speakers. The vividness can be ascertained by the fact that schools in India teach more than 50 different languages; there are Films in 15 languages, Newspapers in 90 or more languages and radio programmes in 71 languages!

Indian languages come from four distinct families, which are: Indo-European, Dravidian, Mon-Khmer, and Sino-Tibetan. Majority of Indian population uses Indo-European and Dravidian languages. The language families divide India geographically too.

Indo-European languages dominate the northern and central India while in south India; mainly languages of Dravidian origin are spoken. In eastern India languages of Mon-Khmer group is popular. Sino Tibetan languages are spoken in the northern Himalayas and close to Burmese border. In terms of percentage, 75% of Indian population speaks languages of Indo-European family, 23% speak languages of Dravidian origin and about 2% of the population speaks Mon-Khmer languages and Sino-Tibetan languages.