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India
Plan your journey city by city. Explore destination facts, arrival planning, and practical travel guides.
1 of 15 guides checked against official sources · others are editorial previews- Capital
- New Delhi
- Currency
- INR
- Languages in source
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Geographic region
- Southern Asia
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Bengaluru / Practical information
What Changes Between Northern and Southern India, in Numbers
Fertility, income, literacy and language differ across Indian states by margins most visitors underestimate. The official figures behind the north-south contrast.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingBengaluru / Practical information
Seeing Bengaluru's Aerospace and Science Institutions as a Visitor
ISRO publishes no public gallery in Bengaluru, but the HAL Aerospace Museum and the Visvesvaraya museum both publish full hours and prices. What is actually visitable.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingChennai / Practical information
Why Hindi Does Not Get You Far in Chennai, and English Does
India has no national language and Tamil Nadu never adopted Hindi. What the Constitution, the census and Tamil Nadu's own laws say about which language works in Chennai.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingChennai / Food
India's Chain Restaurants: Which Are Indian and Who Runs Them
KFC and Pizza Hut in India are run by two listed Indian franchisees, and Starbucks by a Tata joint venture. A category map of who actually operates what.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingDelhi / First-time visitor
Bangla Sahib Langar: How to Join Respectfully in Delhi
Understand the community meal at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, prepare for respectful dress and ask the right questions before joining or volunteering.
Official sources checked 2026-10-16Delhi / Money & payments
Cash, Cards and ATM Rules a Visitor to India Should Know
What the Reserve Bank of India actually rules on banknotes, the withdrawn 2000-rupee note, ATM charges, card tokenisation and how much currency you may bring in.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingDelhi / SIM & internet
SIM Cards, Ride Apps and Flights: What the Rules Say in Delhi
A tourist SIM in India is capped at three months, ride-hailing surge is capped at twice base fare, and IndiGo carries two thirds of domestic passengers.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingHyderabad / Safety
Buying Medicine in India and the Rules for Taking It Home
Indian pharmacies must record Schedule H1 supplies in a separate register kept three years. What that means at the counter, and what your destination country allows.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingHyderabad / Practical information
Crossing an Indian State Border Changes More Than You Expect
Police, liquor law, road tax and criminal offences are state subjects under the Constitution. What that means for a traveller, read from Hyderabad and the 2014 split.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingJaipur / Weather & what to wear
Timing a Rajasthan Trip Around the Heat and the Monsoon
Jaipur's May mean maximum is 40.7C and the monsoon reaches Rajasthan around 18 June. The IMD normals, heat wave criteria and colour warnings behind choosing dates.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMumbai / Shopping
Which Indian Supermarket Brands Are Actually Indian-Owned
Red Label tea is foreign-controlled and Tetley is Indian-owned. What company filings show about who owns the brands on an Indian supermarket shelf.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMumbai / Practical information
Mumbai's Mill Land and Its Two World Heritage Ensembles
Seventy-four hectares of former textile mill land sit on a public register in central Mumbai, near two UNESCO-inscribed ensembles. What the record does and does not say.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingMumbai / Money & payments
Why the Same Bottle and Litre Cost More in Mumbai Than Delhi
GST is uniform across India, but fuel and alcohol were deliberately left outside it. What the Constitution and official price tables show about state-by-state price gaps.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingNew Delhi / Practical information
The Delhi Weeks When Travel Gets Hard: Festivals and Air Quality
Delhi's October and November combine festival bank holidays with pollution controls that can shut activity overnight. The notified 2026 dates and how GRAP works.
Editorial preview · factual review pendingNew Delhi / Transportation
Indian Train Classes Against Domestic Flights: What the Rules Say
India's rail classes, Tatkal timings, refund scales and foreign-tourist booking rules, set against what the aviation ministry publishes on fares, refunds and baggage.
Editorial preview · factual review pending