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India is a vast and rapidly developing country with twenty-eight different states and seven union territories. India hosts a great many languages, religions and cultures, which coexist and intermingle.  What travelers need to know when exploring the diverse and beautiful country of India.

First Person Dispatch: Child Sex Abuse in India [NSFW]

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CHANGE:   Child sexual abuse is a worldwide problem.   More »

10 Indian Customs To Know Before Visiting India

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ABROAD:   Please don’t expect snake charmers and wise men to meet you at every street corner.  More »

10 Birding Hotspots

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ATTN: India Travelers - Learn Hindi!

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ABROAD:   Hindi will lead you beyond tourist traps into a real place with real people, whose lives and histories are diverse, complicated, and riveting.   More »

India, Poverty, And The Fear Of Traveling To Poor Places

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ABROAD:   Whether you go and actually see the poverty of India up close, it will be there nonetheless. Every night as you fall asleep in your warm, comfortable and safe bed in North America, thousands, even millions, of people are waking up on the sidewalks of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Whether you go or not will not prevent this from happening.  More »

Incredible Branding: A New And Improved India

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SPIRIT:   The "Incredible India" advertising campaign is geared toward a particular brand of tourists, but is it good for the people of India?  More »

Photo Essay: Window on India

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TRIP IDEAS:   Photographer Allison Grossman makes a pilgrimage to India and captures insight with the lens.  More »

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Reeti Roy

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