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Kerala – India’s charming and serene state

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Kerala is India’s unruffled and beautiful state. Its varied landscape forms a narrow strip- nearly 600 km of  coastline along the Arabian Sea, a network of sparkling backwaters and the tea covered hills of Wayanad and Munnar. Arabian Sea provides a crucial link between the neighbouring areas of Iran, the Arabian Peninsula (including Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates), Pakistan, the Horn of Africa nations and India. …

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Kappad Beach near Kozhikode

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Kappad Beach

The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in Kappad Beach in 1498. He was the first European to reach India by sea. He came to establish a trade route between his native Portugal and the Malabar coast. Kerala has always been famous for its spices and that was also the main reason why ancient traders followed the ‘spice route. There was big demand in Europe for spices like pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric. …

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By Road to Lachung from Gangtok spectacular route

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By road to Lachung is 102 km from the state capital Gangtok. The journey takes about 4.5 hrs. Most visitors stay overnight at Lachung enroute to the beautiful Yumthang Valley. It is a scenic route with charming villages and waterfalls along the way. Visitors climb from Gangtok at 5,118 ft to Lachung at 8,610 ft (2,624 m).  A Nepali driver drove the Tata Sumo SUV in which we travelled. …

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Gangtok to Changu Lake by Road in East Sikkim

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Gangtok to Changu Lake is a drive of 39 km. Changu Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, at an altitude of 12,400 ft. The distance must be covered in a car since trains do not operate in Sikkim. Northeast Frontier Railway is preparing to build a 44.98 km railway line from Sevooke in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim. Fourteen tunnels have been planned to avoid loss of forests. …

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Mani Bhavan – Gandhiji’s Residence from 1917 to 1934

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Mani Bhavan was the fulcrum of Gandhiji’s political activities whenever he was in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934. He launched Satyagraha from here in 1919 and Civil Disobedience in 1932. Located in South Mumbai’s rather quiet locality of Gamdevi, it is 4.4 km from Hutatma Chowk in the city centre. …

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