Week end at Orchhâ
Few days ago, Niels and I discovered the charm and the treasures of Orchhâ. This little town of the state of Madhya Pradesh, located at 10 kilometres south of Jhansi, is still preserved from mass tourism that we used to see in Agra or Jaipur. The beauty of its architecture […]

Bed & Chaï on weekend at Orchhâ

Although cricket is not the official national sport in India, it creates much more excitement and a greater fan following than the official national sport, hockey. In fact, no other sport in India can claim the position of cricket regarding popularity and revenue generation. The cricket mania in India would leave a stranger […]

The Gods’ game : Cricket in India

During July and August in northern India, you may encounter Indians, often young, wearing orange and walking around a cart. These Indians are celebrating kanwar yatra. Every year, those celebrating Shiva get together at the Ganga’s sources, at Haridwar, Guamukh, and Gogotri in Uttarkhand and at Sultangan in Bihar. They […]

who are these safran-orange Hindu?

India’s population is now close to 1.3 billion inhabitants. It is the second most populated country in the world. Its population nowadays represents 17.5% of the world’s population and demographists expect it to exceed China’s before 2025. Contrarily t the Malthusians pessimistic forecasts, the population’s growth did not lead to […]

Obesity in India : state of crisis

delhi hostel rickshaw
“Prudent men always know to make merit of acts necessity constrained them to do”, Machiavel wrote. He could have been talking about rickshaws use in Delhi. Even though negotiations are exhausting, you have to do it with honours. This guide is an initiation to the art of bargaining. It is […]

Princes of Delhi : the art of negotiation with rickshaws

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Delhi was already a green city when the English occupied India, and decided to make the capital of the British Raj into a green haven. But the rapid urbanization of the XXth century challenged that equilibrium. Today, in the literal sense of the word, New Delhi is a green city. […]

New Delhi, a green city ?

sustainable tourism
Looking for another way to visit India? Wants to help and travel at the same time? Or just looking to travel sustainable? In2Light India www.in2lightindia.com runs by a young Spanish lady full of energy can help you! They can advise you on sustainable and responsible tourism in the country. They can […]

In2Light India: a Spanish Travel Agency who helps you to ...

Aïd el-Fitr is celebrated on the 18th of July 2015 in India. For Muslims, it marks the end of the Ramadan, month of fast and prayers. The Aïd takes place the day after the end of the Ramadan, as in the morning of the 18th, together in the city’s biggest […]

Aïd in India

A small religious community, which exists mostly in Mumbai, is called Zoroastrianism. The follower of Zoroastrianism is called Parsi, because the religion arrives in India from Persia. This religion was established by Zarathustra in 6th or 7th century BC. The followers of Zoroastrianism were exiled from Iran in the 7th century […]

Zoroastrianism in India