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Air India offers --Order to Chef-- facility
Facility is available on Air India--s international flights from Delhi to Chicago, New York and London
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Exhibition on Medicine and Healing in India
Know about the history and contemporary practice of human health at the exhibition at CSMVS in Mumbai
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Bottled art from Petra
Watching how the sand bottle artists of Jordan create stunning landscapes with coloured grains of sand will definitely make you get one for yourself
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Use of plastic banned between Haridwar and Gomukh
Green tribunal bans use of plastic and camping activity to prevent river pollution
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Crafts fair in Nagpur
Maharashtra--s City of Oranges to host a 10-day crafts festival starting on January 8, 2016
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Kabir Festival, Mumbai
Immerse yourself in mysticism and soulful singing at the Kabir Festival (January 7-10, 2016)
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Bike rental for the price-conscious traveller
A Bengaluru-based bike rental company now caters to the budget traveller as well as those looking for luxury bikes
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Bikaner Camel Fair
An enjoyable show involving the ship of the desert at Bikaner, Rajasthan, from January 9-10, 2016
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The puissant writings of W.G. Sebald
There is no way to summarize Sebald--s beautiful artefacts. They have to be read, individually and as a body
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Demon masks from the Emerald Isle
These demon masks from Sri Lanka were part of old dance rituals to ward off the evil eye
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Danish papercut mobiles
Each one of these carefully crafted Oda Wiedbrecht paper mobiles have a story to tell
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Taj Mahal from above
An aerial view of the Taj Mahal was one of the major attractions of the Imperial Airways-- Empire Air Routes (England-India-Malaya-Australia)
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Netaji's love for air travel
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose preferred flying to other modes of transport when in a hurry, even chartering a plane if required
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Birdie from Gujarat
This rubber bird, which flaps its wings and also squeaks, is a perfect accessory for your vehicle
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Grumpy Traveller The dragon's smile
What could be worse than a six-hour flight delay and then getting injured the moment you check-in to your hotel room and with no medical help available
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India Yoga Festival
For a healthy and spiritual start to the New Year, visit the India Yoga Festival in Goa (January 4-8, 2016)
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Island Tourism Festival
Enjoy the archipelago--s many attractions during the 10-day festival starting on January 5, 2016
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On a wine tour through Mallorca
See some of the best vineyards of this Spanish island and know about its wine-making business
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Vignette Ptanque in Pondy
Pondicherry still finds time to play the French game of boules (metal balls).
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The Soviet land, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru had spent 16 days in the USSR, covering some 13,000km, on his first official tour to the country as the prime minister of India
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Show-piece tractor
The miniature hand-made tractor from Kapurthala is just the adorable collectible you would love to have
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The life of Pandit Ravi Shankar
Read about the 'sitar' maestro's journey--from the lanes of Banaras to the MGM lot in Hollywood--in his own words
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Brass take-away from Varanasi
If filling your own jar with Ganga jal is too much of an effort, then the brass jar that comes with the holy water is the answer.
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Stress-buster monsters
Perfect for throwing at your pesky colleagues at work, these sand-filled monsters from Thailand can also be used as paper-weights
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When in Myanmar, smoke a cheroot
No trip to Myanmar is complete without a taste of this all-important part of life, cheroot, even if you--re a non-smoker.
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Mark Tully on his life in India
In 1965, when Mark Tully moved back to India, Delhi was a city of bicycles. Hauz Khas was still a village with buffaloes and all of East Delhi was a jungle
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The extraordinary life of Joseph Conrad
From smuggling arms to the Caribbean revolutionaries to watching the Belgian republic's avaricious slave-and-ivory trade first hand, Joseph Conrad was much more than a wandering seaman with strange tales