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Books in Goa

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Books in Calcutta

The month-long Calcutta Book Fair, held on the Maidan near Park Street in January and February, is now among the biggest of its kind in the country, and provides a good opportunity to pick up books at a discount. Classical Books, Middleton Row. Small, friendly and well worth a browse. Dey Bros. B47 New Market. One of several bookshops in this part of the market selling popular books on India and a selection of novels. Family Book Shop, 1A Park St. On the Chowringhee end of Park Street, this place is small but crammed full of books. Landmark, Emami Shoppers City, 3

Books in Delhi

Delhi has a wide selection of places to buy books and magazines. Pavement vendors around Connaught Place will sell you anything from Sidney Sheldon to Vivekananda, as well as guidebooks. Bookshops - of which the best are in Khan Market. 4km south of Connaught Place - generally lack the Western trivia, but sell all kinds of publications in English, Hindi, and other European languages. The shops of South Extension, a short distance further south, are gradually superseding those of Khan Market.You'll find books on all aspects of Indian history and culture, and an ever-growing supply of short works by Indian

Book and map outlets in Canada

Open Air Books and Maps, 25 Toronto St, Toronto, ON M5R 2C1 416/363-0719. Ulysses Travel Bookshop, 4176 St-Denis, Montreal 514/843-9447. World of Maps, 1235 Wellington St. Ottawa. ON K1Y3A3 613/724-6776, World Wide Books and Maps, 552 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3J5 604/687-3320

Bookshops in Hyderabad

Higginbothams at 1 Lai Bahadur Stadium. Hyderabad; Gangarams. 62 DSD Rd, near Garden Restaurant in Secunderabad; and Kalaujal, Hill Fort Road, opposite the Public Gardens, which specializes in art books. Both shops offer a wide selection of literature, nonfiction titles and reference books.

Amrit Book Co, 21 N-Block, Connaught Place in Delhi

Vast slock of novels and books on history, philosophy and religion. Bahri & Sons, Khan Market. Legendary shop with books piled to the ceiling, covering every possible subject; if you find the cramped shop confusing ask one of the helpful assistants. Bahrf's will order books and ship them abroad and are reliable. The Bookshop, Khan Market. Small but good selection in this popular market renowned for its bookshops, with all the latest titles and a comprehensive section on Indian literature, religion and travel. Book Mark, A'2 Ring Road. South Extension 1. A modem bookshop with a growing reputation and a varied

Listings of McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh

Banks and exchange The State Bank of India in McLeod Ganj has ceased foreign exchange transactions. There's another branch in lower Dharamsala (Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, Sat 10am-noon). The Bank of Baroda. in the lower town, issues money to Visa card holders, with one or two days' delay. There are several authorized private foreign exchange agencies in McLeod Ganj. Bookshops The Tibetan Bookshop and Information Office is a good place to browse for books on Tibetan Buddhism, as is the friendly and informative Charitable Trust Shop, both on Jogibara Road in the main bazaar. Bookworm, opposite the Tourist Office, South End, is small

MG Road: markets and shopping from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala

An assortment of craft shops along MG Road north of Station Road sell san-dalwood, brass and Keralan bell-metal oil lamps. The Gandhian Khadi Gramodyog. between Pazhavangadi and Overbridge junctions, stocks hand-loom cloth (dig around for the best stuff), plus radios and cassette machines manufactured by the Women's Federation. Natesan's Antique Arts, further up. is part of a chain that specializes in paintings and temple woodcarvings. Prices are high, but they usually have some beautiful pieces, among them some superb reproductions ofThanjur paintings and traditional inlaid chests for Kathakali costumes. At first glance most of the bookstores in the area seem largely intended

Book and map outlets in the USA

ADC Map and Travel Center, 1636 I St NW, Washington DC 20006 e 202/628 2608, Adventurous Traveler Bookstore, P0 Box64769, Burlington, VT 05406 1-800/282-3963,8 Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925 415/927-0960, The Complete Traveler Bookstore, 199Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 212/685- 9007; 3207 Fillmore St, San Francisco. CA 92123 415/923-1511. Distant Lands, 56 S Raymond Ave. Pasadena,CA 91105 626/449-3220, Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104 $206/624-6600, Map Link, 30 S La Petera Lane, Unit #5, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 805/692-6777, Phileas Fogg's Books & Maps, #87 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 1- 800/533-FOGG. Rand McNally,

Books in Mumbai

Mumbai's excellent English-language bookshops and bookstalls are well stocked with everything to do with India, and a good selection of general classics, pulp fiction and travel writing. Indian editions of popular titles cost a fraction of what they do abroad and include lots of interesting works by lesser-known local authors. If you don't mind picking through dozens of trigonometry textbooks, back issues of National Geographic and salacious 1960s paperbacks, the street stalls between Flora Fountain and Churchgatc station can also be good places to hunt for secondhand books. Chetana, 34 Dubash Rd (Rampart Row). Exclusively religion and philosophy. Crossword, Mahalakshmi Chambers,

Practicalities of Nainital in Uttaranchal

Two main highways approach Nainital from opposite ends; one arrives at Mallital from Ranmagar and Corbett National Park, the other, which brings in most of the traffic, comes in at Tallital in the south. Buses and taxis from Tallital travel with great frequency to the closest railhead at Kathgodam near Haklwani, 40km south. The nearest airport, at Pantnagar, 72km south, is rarely used and best reached by taxi. ParvatTours and Tourist Information Centre,Tallital (05942/35656), run by KMVN, organizes tours, car rental and books accommodation at all KMVN lodges. Cars can also be rented from agencies along the Mall, such as Hina

Serampore In Calcutta

In 1799, the Englishman William Carey set up a press in Danish SERAMPORE, 25km north of Calcutta, and began to produce Bengali and Sanskrit bibles. He also pioneered Indian-language dictionaries, and established the Serampore College in 1819, which later became Asia's first modern university. Built on a high bank overlooking the river, the large Neoclassical building houses a small museum dedicated to Carey's life and work. Books in the accompanying library date back to the eighteenth century.

Golden rules of Amritsar in Haryana and Punjab

Visitors of all nationalities and religions are allowed into the Golden Temple provided they respect a few basic rules, enforced by patrolling guards. Firstly, tobacco, alcohol and drugs of any kind are forbidden. Before entering, you should also leave your shoes at the free cloakrooms, cover your head (cotton scarves are available outside the main entrance - or wear your Kullu hat), and wash your feet in the pool below the steps. Photography is permitted outside, but not inside any of the shrines tours, provides details on temple accommodation and has books and leaflets about the temple and Sikh faith.

Thrissur Shopping in Kerala

Thrissur is a great place to pick up distinctive Keralan crafts.The main shopping area is on the Round; on Round West, the Kerala State Handicraft Emporium specializes in wood, while a few doors along, a small branch of Khadi Gramodyog sells a limited range of hand-loom cloth. A far better selection of hand-loom can be found in Co-optex at the top of Palace Road (a one-minute walk from Round East). At Chemmanur's. Round South, near the Elite Hotel, you'll find the usual carved wooden-elephant-type souvenirs, and, on die ground floor, a high-kitsch Aladdin's Cave of nodding dogs, Jesus clocks, Mecca

Crafts Museum in Central New Delhi

Immediately north of Purana Qila on Bhairon Road, the Crafts Museum is a uniquely dynamic exhibition of the rural arts and crafts of India, its village complex displays an assortment of building traditions, bringing together cultures from across the subcontinent to provide a unique if" artificial insight into rural life. Authentically constructed mud huts are beautifully decorated with folk art, and exhibits include woodcarvings, paintings, papier-mache, embroidery and a full-sized wooden haveli from Gujarat. Live demonstrations by the artisans offer close-up glimpses of the folk arts that can be all too difficult to obtain elsewhere in the country. You can

Park Street at Calcutta

Just around the corner from the museum, the Asiatic Society at 1 Park St, established in 1784 by Orientalists including Sir "William Jones, houses a huge collection of around 150,000 books and 60,000 ancient manuscripts, some of which date back to the seventh century.The society has a reading room open to the public (Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; free) and a gallery of art and antiquities with paintings by Rubens and Reynolds, a large collection of coins and one of Ashoka's stone edicts. Around 2km along Park Street from the Maidan, the disused but recently restored Park Street Cemetery is

Park Street at Calcutta

Just around the corner from the museum, the Asiatic Society at 1 Park St, established in 1784 by Orientalists including Sir "William Jones, houses a huge collection of around 150,000 books and 60,000 ancient manuscripts, some of which date back to the seventh century. The society has a reading room open to the public (Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; free) and a gallery of art and antiquities with paintings by Rubens and Reynolds, a large collection of coins and one of Ashoka's stone edicts. Around 2km along Park Street from the Maidan, the disused but recently restored Park Street Cemetery

Few Restaurants in Gujarat

Eating Hotel food halls are supplemented by Amdavatf, Dhal Road, just east of Oiittakhana I Chowk. Limited menu of veg and non-veg faves (try the chicken tikka) on an airy rooftop. Friendly service and good views of streetlife and tombs. Poonam Dining Hall, just off Ohal Road. Exceilent-value all-you-can-eat Gujarat! thalis and thick lassis. Open iiam-11pm. streetside stalls, and a few restaurants. Santoor, north of Kalwa Chowk on MG Road. Excellent, reasonably priced south Indian and Punjabi dishes. Open 9.45am-3pm & 5-11pm. Taj. Dhal Road. Chittakana Chowk A good place for cheap meat and fish dishes

Information of Jaipur in Rajasthan

RTDC has a handy tourist information office on Platform 1 of the railway station (daily 6am-8pm; 0141/315714).There's a second branch at the Tourist Hotel (0141/360328), and an unusually hopeless Government of India tourist office at the Khasa Koihi hotel (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-1.30pm; 0141/315461). To find out what's on, you're better off consulting the monthly Jaipur Vision, available at Books Corner on MI Road (Rs25). Changing money can be time-consuming at the city's banks, but there are plenty of private exchange places in Jaipur offering more or less the same rates, where you can cash travellers' cheques quickly and easily in air-conditioned

Important Telephone Numbers : Hyderabad

Cycles Bicycles can be rented for Rs 20 per day at a friendly stall on the right as you approach Hyderabad station from Nampally High Road. Hospitals : The government-run Gandhi Hospital is in Secunderabad; the private CDR Hospital is in Himayataagari and there's a Tropical Diseases Hospital in Nallakunta. Internet access : The most convenient internet access is available from Satyam Online at Modern Xerox (daily 9am-10pm: s 040/460 3894, near the Ek-minar mosque, behind Nampally station, for Rs 35 per hour. Other outlets are to be found in the Abids area. Library : The British Library at Secretariat Road (Tues-Sat 11

Book and map outlets in the UK and Ireland

Blackwell's Map and Travel Shop, 53 Broad St, Oxford 0X1 3BQ 01865/792792, Daunt Books, 83 Marylebone High St, W1M 30E 020/7224 2295, 020/7224 6893; 193 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4QL 020/7794 4006, Heffers Map and Travel, 20 Trinity St, Cambridge, CB2 1TJ 01223/586 586, John Smith and Sons, 26 Colquhoun Ave, Glasgow, G52 4PJ 0141/221 7472, James Thin Melven's Bookshop, 29 Union St, Inverness, IV1 1QA 01463/233500, The Map Shop, 30a Belvoir St, Leicester, LE16QH 0116/2471400 National Map Centre, 22-24 Caxton St, SW1HOOU 020/7222 2466, Newcastle Map Centre, 55 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EF 0191/261 5622, Stanfords: 12-14 Long Acre. WC2E 9LP 020/7836 1321; British Airways