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In almost every office English is the primary language especially the central government offices. Every official paper is available in English in addition to local languages and Hindi. There is no single dominant language in India. English is probably the only language that would help you keep...

I always wanted to start this poll to find out what people's opinion is about different states in India. I always find it difficult to understand why people from some states are considered to be misers or generous in some states and so on. Food from some states is considered to be very rich and...

Been there, done that :) It is a very nice trek and the lakes are beautiful. I am surprised you spelt the name of Dongkha la pass correctly because most people spell it wrong and some even call it donkila pass or even donkey pass. ***Post reserved *** Will reply tomorrow as it is going to be a...

Indian railways has been long criticised for not having the facility to book train tickets online using foreign credit or debit cards and any one traveling to India and wanting to travel in trains had to either go through agents or ask friends or family to book train tickets for them. This is...

You would get more responses if you mentioned dates and itinerary.

Hello, I am Planing to travel alone to Tawang from Guwahati in April. I will reach from Mumbai to Guwahati , and take ILP from Guwahati after reaching there. My Plan is Day 1 - Guwahati to Bhalukpong Day 2 - Bhalukpong to Dirang Day 3 - Dirang to Tawang Day 4 - Tawang Day 5 - Bumla Pass...

When you first arrive at Mcleodganj you can stay at one of the many hotels and guest houses there until you find suitable long term accommodation. FRRO or Foreign regional registration office will get your form that hotel staff will send over so you have no role to play in that. I am not sure...

Amit is probably referring to the political situation we have in whole of Kashmir. Gulmarg is very safe in that respect, you will see the Army all over the place especially since the BJP government came into being. Go for it, it is a beautiful place and a good skeeing destination. Manali is...

It is that time of the year again when we start sweating here in Delhi and start searching for hill stations to go to. I am planning to go to Lansdowne this time as I have never been there. I have been to many others in North India so would like to go to Lansdowne this time as I hear good things...

IIT's are the best in the world. It would be cheaper aswell and the pay package IIT pass out students get is fantastic, just for being a student at IIT is a matter of pride. To give you an idea, the Guy that heads Google these days is from IIT as well : Sundar Pichai - Wikipedia, the free...

Nepal has gone back many years in terms of progress due to the earthquake and the last nail was recent blockade of Nepal done by its own people who were not given due representation in their new constitution. There is nothing in Nepal that I does not have, you are better of staying in India. If...

Yes we have plenty of naked guys and no one minds that as long as they are under the religious umbrella everything is fine. When it comes to women, nudity in public spaces is a big no no. You can find plenty of women in bikinis on beaches and that is not really frowned upon especially for...

Ahhhmmm.... Himalayas? We have plenty of snow. You just need to head to the mountains and see all the snow you want. Take a flight to Leh from Delhi and you will see snow every where. So yes it does snow in India :) and it snows a lot where it does. Most of India is plains so remains mostly...

I am going to Goa for holidays soon and then on to Bangalore for a couple of days to spend time with my friends that work there. I will be flying to Goa and then back from there but not sure how I would manage the Bangalore trip in between. Are there any trains between Goa and Bangalore that I...