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The first world-class guide showing this modern city in its historical and lived complexity, Kolkata City Guide is the perfect companion for not just the intrepid tourist and the business traveller, but also for Kolkata-bashis curious to know more about their heritage.
Kolkata was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the British Empire for over two centuries, and here, one beholds the seeds of the modern Indian city. From the looming colonial architecture that ...
Shaped like a soaring bird with wings stretching along the length of the majestic Brahmaputra river, Assam is the magnificent gateway to the northeastern states of India. The highly-visual Assam Travel Guide takes the reader on a mesmerizing journey through the land, exploring its many facets with historical detail, stunning photographs and maps.
The Guide begins by introducing the state’s bounteous natural wealth, showcasing the World Heritage sites of ...
This, the first comprehensive travel guide to Sikkim, captures the mystique of the mountain land with over 120 photographs, hand-painted illustrations of birds and butterflies and maps and an evocative text. The first three chapters attempt to introduce the reader to Sikkim and its people. Culture, religion and history; festivals, customs and literature, flora and fauna all flavours of life in this almost-undiscovered destination are explored through ...
This Travel Guide takes the traveller through exceptionally magnificent landscapes, the world's youngest mountains sheltering some of its oldest monasteries. From the near perfect beauty of Lower Kinnaur to the austere splendour of Lahaul-Spiti, the guidebook charts both the majesty of the setting and the strength of spirit and faith that has allowed for habitation, and travel, here. The great monasteries, such as Lahaul's Guru Ghantal, Spiti's Tabo, Dhankar and ...