Panache India Tours

02/10/2015

For all that he was and for all that he wasn't, Mahatma Gandhi is the father of our nation! Here's hoping you take a moment to silently contemplate this Gandhi Jayanti!

19/05/2015

Head over to The Khyber Himalayan Resort and Spa in Gulmarg, Kashmir. Style and elan aren't a paucity over here!

27/04/2015

27/02/2015

Common knowledge that India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1, 55,015 post offices.

However did you know that you can find a 'floating' post office in ?

The floating post office in Dal Lake, Srinagar, was inaugurated in August 2011.

03/02/2015

Drop by Madurai to visit the abode of the triple-breasted goddess Meenakshi Amman temple (‘fish-eyed’ – an epithet for perfect eyes in classical Tamil poetry). It is considered by many to be the height of South Indian temple architecture, as vital to the aesthetic heritage of this region as the Taj Mahal is to North India.

16/01/2015

Here's belatedly wishing all a happy Makar Sankranti/ Pongal/ Lohri (depending on which part of the country you're reading this from!) from the Panache team!

As Makar Sankranti/ Pongal/ Lohri is one of the oldest solstice festivals and falls on the equinox, day and night on this day are believed to be equally long. Post these festival, it is officially the beginning of spring or the onset of Indian summer and the days become longer, and nights shorter.

15/12/2014

Anyone up for a road trip to the Himalaya's after seeing this picture? We know we are!

08/12/2014

Way back in 1903, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel opened to the public in Mumbai. Room rates? 6 rupees!

19/11/2014

Dharnai, a village in Bihar, beat 30 years of darkness by developing its own solar-powered system for electricity. With the aid of Greenpeace, Dharnai declared itself an enery-independent village in July. Students no long need to limit their studies to the day time, women no longer limit themselves to stepping out in the day in this village of 2400 residents. Now if only cities could do the same, right?

07/11/2014

You might want to hold off your trips to Surat, Gujarat as budget airline Spicejet has suspended flights to the city after a buffalo bizarrely enough rammed into an aeroplane, minutes before take off on the runway, taking 'buffalo wings' to another level!

30/10/2014

Known most famously for being where pivotal scenes from everyone's favourite movie, "Sholay" were shot, Ramanagar in Karnataka is home to another interesting activity- Wine Tasting!

If you are of the legal age, enjoy your occasional glass of wine and are curious to know more, touring one of the many vineyards in Ramnagar may not be such a bad idea.

10/10/2014

Jaipur’s most distinctive landmark, the Hawa Mahal is an extraordinary, fairy-tale, pink sandstone, delicately honeycombed hive that rises a dizzying five storeys!