West Bengal & India

Holi, the celebration of colours in India

Every year, Holi is celebrated throughout India, from North to South, as well as by Indian communities abroad. This Hindu religious holiday, which marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, is celebrated during the full moon of…

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India: Ahmedabad, in the colours of Gujarat

A land of migrants since time immemorial, Gujarat has given India two of its most charismatic leaders: Gandhi and Patel. Ahmedabad was for a long time the capital (now dethroned by Gandhinagar) but the city has kept from its former…

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Three days in Delhi

Swarming, noisy, extremely polluted and bottled… Delhi can be a shock for the traveller who has just arrived from the West, suddenly immersed in this city in perpetual change, where extreme poverty coexists with wealth, without transition. But the Indian…

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Want to go on a trip to India?

In the imagination of Westerners, this great country is associated with a whole bunch of often misleading images, which means that it has been difficult to perfectly understand what we will find there. And if you don’t know a country,…

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West Bengal Guide: Religion

The predominant religion is Hinduism (about 82%). But major mystical currents – within Hinduism or derived from Hinduism (Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism) – as well as Muslim invasions and Western colonization have generated one of the most diverse religious landscapes in…

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West Bengal Guide: Indian Cuisine

India promises you an extraordinary culinary journey! Rich and varied in every respect, it does not fail to live up to its reputation when it comes to gastronomy. Some rules to respect, however: If you are allergic to spices, rest…

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West Bengal touristic guide

Together with Pakistan and Bangladesh, India forms what the British called the Indian subcontinent at the time. Detached for thousands of years from Asia, it is now connected to the Asian continent through the Himalayas. India occupies most of this…

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West Bengal Province

West Bengal is located in eastern India. It has 75 million inhabitants and an area of 87853 km2. The capital of the state is Calcutta. Bengali is spoken there. North Bengal is dominated by the Himalayas while the south is…

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