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ShaluSharma.com is a travel guide to India. The blog provides travel tips to India and everything you wanted to know about India.
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- Dilli Haat – The open air food and craft bazaar of DelhiDilli Haat is an open air shopper’s paradise, covering an area of 6 acres; it is a destination for art, craft and food lovers. Situated in the capital city of India, Dilli Haat is visited by thousands of national and international tourists every da...
- Have your earwax removed while on holiday in IndiaIn India, you’ll find lots of things for sale including services that some of you might find amusing. One such service is having your earwax removed. How cool is that? Where in the world are you going to get your earwax removed in this way? I...
- Why are Indian women beautiful?Someone recently told me that Indian women are the most beautiful in the world. Even Paris Hilton, on her visit to India tweeted that she finds Indian women exotic and gorgeous. It got me thinking and I came to the conclusion that Indian women are in...
- How to haggle like a pro in IndiaIndia is a different country, a different culture. It functions differently. This applies to every aspect of social activity, including how commerce is done. To someone who is visiting India for the first, one of the most striking features of an Indi...
- Caravanning in Indiaon May 1, 2013 in MiscellaneousWhen Mahatma Gandhi returned to India after his visit to South Africa, he knew that the best way to get to know the Indian condition would be to travel amongst her villages and see, first hand, the greatness of a nation that is borne from one of the...
- Finding the Delhi VibeWhether you’re in Delhi or in Johannesburg; London or Bangkok; New York or Singapore; a bar, is a bar, is a bar. Right? Wrong. They may all serve the same drinks, they may all have similar names, they may all have alcohol served, but each offers th...
- Cow dung is still used in India for cookingon Apr 28, 2013 in Culture of IndiaDid you know that cow dung is still used in rural India for cooking? In fact, when I visit my grandparent’s home in the village (Bihar), I still see my relatives using it. If you are thinking that these poor lots are still living in the dark ages,...
- 3 Indian Tasty Food Choices for India Travelers Who Watch Their CaloriesAs it always happens we tend to put on weight after a holiday. The rest and relaxation, and of course gorging on tasty delicacies, induces weight gain and you find it difficult to shed the weight. Moreover your routine gets disturbed and the time cha...
- 5 Top Wellness Vacation Destinations in IndiaWhile India can unfold many treasures- some natural, some man-made—it is a treasure-trove of cultures, of legends, of elegance, of marvelous palaces, fortified forts, ancient temples, awe-inspiring museums, impregnable forests that are a home to th...
- My Indian breakfast, lunch and dinnerHere’s a taste of what I or most of us Indians have for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Typically, an Indian breakfast could comprise of parathas or chapattis and a vegetable dish eaten lightly. I usually miss breakfast but if I were to have it, I wou...
- Advice to a female student travelling to Indiaon Apr 7, 2013 in Clothing in IndiaI received a question from a concerned grandmother about her granddaughter, a university student visiting India for a month working with poor people. Her question: My granddaughter is going to be in India for 4 weeks with a group of other college stu...
- Making phone calls in and from IndiaBeing away from home in a foreign country, its natural for one to connect to the loved ones every now and then. Making that phone call home would actually reinvigorate you for the rest of the journey in India. Since making a call comes under the ver...
- How Indian Yoga Protects You From Obesity And Heart Diseaseon Apr 3, 2013 in Your Health in IndiaDon’t be one of the 1 million people who will die from heart disease this year. Take action. Heart disease is one of the biggest threats to your way of life. It can cost you your job, your money, your health, your mind, as well as your very lif...
- Try Pind Balluchi Punjabi restaurants in IndiaIf you are Delhi then you have to try out my all time favourite restaurant called the Pind Balluchi. I am regular at this place. If you happen to be a tourist to India, then you are in for a bargain – for about 20 American dollars, a family o...
- Andy Bailey has Multiple Sclerosis – Can Indian yoga help MS patientsI was very saddened to hear that Andy Bailey, the founder of CommentLuv was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). If you don’t know who Andy Bailey is then here’s a brief synopsis. He happens to be the brains behind CommentLuv, a premium WordPr...
- Indian holy man smoking chillumThe Hindu holy man called “sadhu” seen in this picture seems to be smoking a chillum. A chillum is a smoking device invented in India used to smoke cannabis, charas or hashish. Cannabis (often called the bhang or ganja) is illegal in India howeve...
- Swiss woman gang raped in central IndiaCrimes against women in India (large scale female infanticide/gender-bias/rape/dowry deaths/domestic violence) are very common but crimes against female tourists to India should not be overlooked by the tourism industry of India. A Swiss woman has be...
- Six Basic Photography Tips for IndiaIndia has to be one of the best countries on earth for photography. With its dramatic scenes and vibrant colors, even mediocre photographers like me can leave India with hundreds of great-looking photos on their memory cards and hard drives. In a cou...
- Try BigLife stores for your clothes shopping in Indiaon Mar 12, 2013 in Shopping in IndiaIf want to buy some Indian clothes then you might consider going to BigLife by Ritu Wears located in the cities of New Delhi, Faridabad (Haryana), Jalandhar (Punjab), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh). The...
- The Finest Dining in ChennaiChennai was formerly known as Madras, India. The city is over 360 years old, and currently has a population well over 7 million people. Although fast growing, the city maintains a ranking in the top 20 cleanest cities worldwide. With a thriving and v...
