GIR
- This is the only place where the Asiatic lion survives in wild.
It covers 1,400 sq. km in about 20 years time the numbers of the lions has increased
by 50 reaching more than 250. There are about 30 other species of wild animals
also found within the sanctuary. There is a crocodile-rearing center also.
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GOA
- There are two reasons why people come to Goa. To bask on the beach and to
buy in the bazaars. The
97 km-long coastline has a shifting population
of tourists -- some who beach hop, others who want under-the-palm-tree photographs
in every spot mentioned in brochures. The bazaars are outings at the tail-end
of the tour to pick up souvenirs. Haggle hard; it's the high point of the dealing.
One of the youngest states of the Indian Union, Goa attained statehood after
451 years of colonial rule and 26 years as a Union Territory. During the Napoleonic
wars, the British briefly occupied Goa. Otherwise, the
Portuguese were
masters till 1961 when they were finally driven out. Goa remains Portuguese
at heart: broad avenues spilling into
cobbled squares,
grand public
buildings,
old houses with
overhanging balconies and numerous
bars and
cafes show how deep their influence has been.
But some things have changed. Goa is no longer a hippy hang-out. These days,
the crowd is mostly younger generation Indians on their honeymoons, families
from nearby Mumbai on a year-end break or journos on yet another assignment
on the
Carnival. But the beach is still the place where most people meet,
play music, drink feni, or just sit watching each other or somebody else's wife.
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