With an estimated population of 1.13 billion, India is the world's second most populous country. Almost 70% of Indians reside in rural areas. India's largest cities are Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Delhi, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Chennai (formerly Madras), Bangelore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
Discover AGRA Agra is a medieval city on the banks of the river Yamuna. It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the Ruler of Delhi Sultanate founded it in the year 1504. After the sultan's death the city passed on to his son Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. He ruled his Sultanate from Agra until he fell to Babur in the First battle of Panipat ...
Discover JAIPUR Jaipur, also known as 'the Pink City,' is the capital of Rajasthan in India. Jaipur was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city. Although Jaipur serves mainly as a stepping stone for travelers heading to the desert cities, it is not without its own attractions, such as several massive Rajput forts ...
Discover VARANASI
According to legend, Varanasi was founded by the Hindu deity, Shiva, around 5,000 years ago, making it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India. It is one of the seven sacred cities of Hindus, and was a commercial and industrial center famous for its muslin and silk fabrics, perfumes, ivory works, and sculpture ...
DISCOVER INDIA: Popular Tourist Attractions
Discover the AGRA FORT Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its much more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city ...
Discover the TAJ MAHAL
Agra's Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum of Shah Jahan's favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New 7 Wonders of the world, and one of three World Heritage Sites in Agra, the others being Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri ...