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Capital: New Delhi
Airports: Go to the airports page for information about airports in India.
Currency: There are 100 paisa to one Indian rupee (Rs) which is the basic monetary unit. For the current rate of exchange visit the Olson and Anderson web site.
Languages: English is spoken in many areas in addition to Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and a number of other ethnic languages.
Visit the CIA World Fact Book for a large variety of particulars regarding India.
Travel Advisories: Travelers should check the web sites listed on our international pages that provide advice of possible security and health risks when visiting this region.
The web site for the Embassy of India in Washington, DC has information of interest to travelers including passport and visa particulars and a list of consular offices. There is also an extensive range of information about India and government agencies on this web site.
UNESCO has several sites in India on its World Heritage List.
Many Indian web sites have large amounts of graphics that tend to build up the Internet cache on computers that require frequent cleaning over long periods of viewing sites.
Incredible India, published by the Ministry of Tourism, India Image, published by the National Informatics Center, and the TourIndia web site are excellent on-line resources to begin travel planning for a trip to India. The TourIndia site has a useful map of the states of India.
The web site Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation has information in English to assist with planning travel in and around the city.
The Wildlife Institute of India seeks to protect and preserve wildlife and habitat in the nation. The web site has information about activities and links to related sites.
The Canadian Museum of Civilization has several web pages devoted to the living arts of India that are well worth a visit.
The Botanical Survey of India is active in research into the varied plant life of India and has diversified to include various new areas such as assessment, inventory and conservation of endemic, rare and threatened plant species. It is also involved in wildlife sanctuaries, National Parks and Biosphere Reserves. It also maintains the Indian Botanic Garden and the Central National Herbarium at Howrah.
The National Council of Science Museums has information about and links to important museums in India.
The National Library of India is in Kolkata (Calcutta). It is an excellent resource for a wide variety of information and publications.
The Zoological Survey of India was established to promote survey, exploration and research leading to the advancement in our knowledge of the various aspects of the exceptionally rich animal life of India.
Visit the Hostelling International web site for information about hostelling in India.
Recommended Reading: India, Pakistan, and the Kashmir Dispute: On Regional Conflict and its Resolution by Robert G. Wirsing presents a history of this conflict, explains its reasons and offers a solution.
India and Pakistan: The First Fifty Years edited by Selig S. Harrison, Paul H. Kreisberg and Dennis Kux reviews the progress made by these two countries, their problems, foreign and defense policies, and their relations with the United States.
A New History of India by Stanley A. Wolpert is a one-volume history of India that is both an easily read and very informative introduction to the subject. Other books by Professor Wolpert that will be of interest to people seeking more knowledge about India and its people include Ghandi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Ghandi and Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny.
Guides: The Blue Guide to Southern India; Let's Go - India and Nepal; Lonely Planet - Delhi | Goa | Hindi/Urdu phrasebook | India | India and Bangladesh travel atlas | Indian Himalaya | Rajasthan | Trekking in the Indian Himalaya; Rough Guides - Goa | Hindi and Urdu phrasebook | India | South India