India - Intia

Republic of India or India is a federal state In South Asia. India's neighbors are Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), China, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan.

Regions

Cities

• Delhi - the capital
• Bangalore (Bengaluru) - Silicon Valley of India
• Chennai (Madras) - the center of South India
• Cochin
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur - Gate of Rajasthan
• Knock (Calcutta)
• Mumbai (Bombay) - The center of economic life
• Shimla
• Varanasi - The holiest of the Hindu pilgrimage sites

Other items

• Andamans and Nicobars - tropical archipelago
• Agra - Known for the Taj Mahal
• Dharamsala - Evacuation home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community

Understand

India is the largest democracy in the world and in terms of population China's after the world's largest. India covers landscapes from the desert to jungles and from mountains to plains, and from its streets you will find both sublime splendor and infinite misery. You will see side by side fine hotels with fine car drivers bringing Indian and foreign businessmen in stylish suits and miserable shackles where a mother-in-law washes her clothes with one hand in muddy water, carrying two little babies on the other and hanging her cheerfully colored clothes .

Come

By plane

Finnair has daily direct flights From HelsinkiTo Delhi and three flights a week To Mumbai. The flight takes about 6.5 hours. Most European airlines also arrange exchange connections from Finland to Delhi. The prices of the flights vary depending on the season between 400-900 euros, round trip for one person. Within India, there are numerous low cost airlines operating between the cities. Individual domestic flights, including taxes, cost an average of 50-80 euros per person.

By road

Driving in the big cities of India requires significant driving experience. It is hardly recommended for tourists. Traffic is busy and roads in smaller cities are in poor condition. Transport should often be left to professionals in the field. The easiest way to travel is by taxi, small taxi ('tuk-tuk') and by taking advantage of public transport. It is also possible to rent a car, but even then it is common for a private driver to be included in the car rental. Renting a car for a day (about 8 hours) costs a maximum of 15 euros.

By bus

Car rental companies offer private buses for larger groups of tourists. A private bus costs the whole group about 50 euros per day and the price includes a private driver. Public transport used by locals is very affordable and also well suited for tourist travel.

By boat

Move

By plane

From the major airports there are cheap domestic flights to India with local airlines like Air India and low cost airlines like Air Deccan, Goair, Spicejet.

Talk

India speaks 21 national languages ​​and hundreds of other languages. Most are only spoken in certain areas, so they act as connecting languages Hindi and English. The upper class Indians almost without exception speak English (though often with a peculiar note) and almost everyone knows at least a word.

Buy

The currency of India is rupee (INR, rupee), which is divided into one hundred abscess (unit paisa). The rupee is not freely exchangeable, so it is difficult to find abroad and even more difficult to get rid of. In March 2016, one euro earned about 75 rupees.

Price level

India is a very cheap country if one is willing to settle for local inns, Indian food and public transport. In larger cities, however, the prices of quality hotels are very high: it is not uncommon to pay US $ 500 for a completely unspoken room that still needs to be booked well in advance.

Eat

Yes, a lot is eaten in India curry, but Indian food culture is much more diverse than one might infer from a selection of suburban restaurants.

Tandoori chickens, naan breads and other familiar ones are all North Indians cancel, and even there above all else Punjab the region and its former royals i.e. Mughlaiden in the style of. Indeed, the popularity in the world is largely due to the fact that it is from this region that Indians have moved the most abroad. In dry and hot climates, wheat products are preferred, especially bread in many forms (plump naan, flat chapatti), and the food is spicy and often fiery. Meat portions such as kebabs, koftameatballs and various tandooroven (sentence. "tandoor") frying is popular but too expensive for everyday food, and the masses eat the most cheap and nutritious lentil curry (dal). Yoghurt is served as a piece (dahi) and various chutneypixels.

In the tropics in southern India preferred again rice, served from a banana leaf traditionally served as a plate. Cooky, often mildly sour sambharcurry is served at almost every meal, but there is a staggering variety of vegetable curries, often flavored with coconut. Crepe-like is often eaten for breakfast or as a snack dosapancakes that go by name masala dosa if filled with tasty seasoned mashed potatoes, small quantities of rice and lentil flour idlipancakes, and Vadadonor.

No matter where you go in India, you can be sure that the country is vegetarian paradise. A large proportion of Indians, in some states even the majority, are strict vegetarians, and especially by going to cheaper places, one can often assume that all the food is purely vegetable-based. Also in the shop, all products from the mineral water bottle are marked with a green dot if they are vegetarian (veg, laus. "vedž"), and in red unless (non-veg). The lives of vegans are more difficult, as dairy products such as cheese (paneer) and clarified butter (ghee) and honey is widely used; however, eggs are considered by non-vegs to be Indian.

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You should only drink bottled water. Tap water usually causes diarrhea.

Sleep

A night at the cheapest costs less than € 1 and even in larger cities a place to stay can be found for € 10. The average price is about 3-5 €. The price of a single and double room is often pretty much the same.

Study

Hindi language. In India, English is understood, but especially in rural areas, many speak only Hindi.

Work

Stay safe

The threat of terrorism is high throughout India. Security measures have been added at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.

Take care of valuables and handbag. Many travelers have been robbed on trains where the act of theft has become "art." The use of common sense is permissible and even desirable whenever traveling. Resorts in India, especially in the south, are relatively safe. In big cities, mainly pickpockets.

A woman traveling alone is allowed to prepare for all kinds of fluttering (sometimes it is also so-called hidden fluttering, for example in the name of a crowd, walking down the street "even if there is good space to pass, etc.). Sometimes someone might even stick directly to their breasts or buttocks.

It is also worth keeping in mind how Indian men treat Indian women. Certain things are taboo. Women are not touched (e.g., greeted by hand) or shouted at them. This is done only for prostitutes and tourists. Here are some tips for women traveling alone in India:

1. The best way to treat Indian men is by distant kindness. Any kind of flirting, even a small one, is worth forgetting. But also being too tight and sniffing will only ruin your trip. That is, kindness, the right kind of strictness and humor.
2. The best outfit is definitely Indian traditional unmarried women's pants suit, salwar kameez.
3. On night trains, try to get a top bed. There is more peace of mind. Local help is a top bed, salvar kameez, bare feet bracelets (in India, a sign of marriage), hair braids, face facing wall and top blanket. You should also ask for women-only sections.
4. There are many different festivals in India, e.g. Diwali, Durga puja and of course numerous private weddings. It is best to leave them when other (local) women are leaving. After that, drinking only accelerates and you are not allowed to be at peace.

Stay healthy

In India, hand hygiene is essential. It is worthwhile for a tourist to buy a small bottle of gel-like disinfectant for their hands from Finland. Your hands should always be cleaned before and after meals and whenever possible. Crane water should, of course, be avoided as well as beverages with ice cubes made from tap water. Street kitchens in India are delicious and really affordable, but in some of them the level of hygiene may be really low. As in other countries, milk-based foods should be avoided as well as fatty foods, salads or eggs. Indian food culture is diverse and really delicious, you should make the most of it!

Malaria occurs throughout the country at altitudes of less than 2,000 meters except in the northern mountainous areas of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir and Sikkm and at the southern tip of the peninsula south of Bangalore (2010). In addition to basic vaccinations, additional vaccines are recommended on a site-by-site basis. India has a wide range of hospitals, some of which are world-class hospitals, and at the extreme end is the Savimaja in a small village. Travel insurance is recommended for every traveler to India. The most likely disease in India for tourists is diarrhea. As a treatment for tourist diarrhea, strong hydration is recommended. The importance of drinking water is never overemphasized in India.

Respect

A cow is a sacred animal in India. Killing or running a cow is not good.

Leather jackets and bags should be avoided when going to holy places. Also, when going to most shrines or temples, it is advisable that you take off your footwear, and women should be happy to have a skirt / pants that cover at least the knees, and a long-sleeved or at least shoulder-covering shirt!

There is a huge gap between rich and poor in India, and the tourist is often subjected to embarrassing attention when beggars and traffickers cling to a (often physically) rich foreigner. It is best to do as the Indians themselves, that is, simply not to fasten anything attention. Child beggars in particular are often heartbreaking, but it is still wiser not to give anything: firstly, by giving one money you pay but everyone else’s attention, and secondly, the money you begun only contributes to the profitability of begging compared to going to school, for example. Indeed, many begging operations are run by criminal gangs, and there have even been cases of children deliberately cutting off limbs, etc. to make them more pathetic - and thus more profitable. If you want to help the needy, you would rather support India’s diverse charities.

Take contact

Embassy of Finland in New Delhi:

Embassy of Finland

E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri

New Delhi 110021

India

Tel: 91-11-41149 7500

Tel. visa matters: 91-11- 4149 7570

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