Journey begins in Kochi (Cochin) - the hub of South India, the Arabian Sea in the west. Experience South India and its people, culture, history, exotic cuisine, and green shade of this coastal paradise. Kerala is India's most advanced society: With hundred percent literacy. World-class health care systems. India's lowest infant mortality and highest life expectancy rates. The highest physical quality of life in India. Peaceful and pristine, For administrative purpose, the state of Kerala is divided into fourteen districts. Most of these districts offer all the tourism products typical of the State. Kochi - the queen of the Arabian Sea is one of the most interesting cities of India and has one of the finest natural harbors in the world. A root-conscious people of Kerala have preserved their past not only in the form of history books but also in the form of monuments and palaces. Places, palaces and institutions of historic value are being preserved conscientiously.
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Dating back 300 years these nests of seven islands were originally inhabited by Koli fisherman. Mumbadevi or Mumbai, from which we get Bombay, was a part of the dowry of Catherine Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661. Bombay remained isolated till the Suez Canal was opened. After which trade Bombay overtook Calcutta as the main port due to the proximity to the European countries.
Today, Bombay is a beautiful harbour studded with hilly islands and a palm-fringed shore, rising gradually to the peaks of the mountain ranges – truly worthy of being the ‘Gateway of India’. Besides being a major port of India, Bombay is also a thriving industrial centre. A cosmopolitan city, it owes its prosperity to the industry and enterprise of its population of about eight million. It is the commercial capital of India. |
In Goa East meets West. More than 400 years as a Portuguese colony has given this western part of India a distinctly European flavor, with crumbling churches alongside Hindu temples and villages and hamlets surrounded by green fields of paddy. and unique local cuisine, 66 miles stretch of coast, which looks out over the Arabian Sea. Goa's culture is a blend of Indian and Iberian: European style central squares and Indian bazaars. Goa is rich in folk culture with a delightful blend of vigorous Konkani folk songs and remnants of Portuguese dance and music.
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