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India
With mountains, jungles, deserts and beaches, India has it all! Bounded by the great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. With 28 ethnically diverse states, each with its own music, dance, architecture, and food, India offers the visitor immense diversity. Home to over a billion people, India is the second most populous country in the world, the largest democracy, and the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
Social and Development Issues
Over the past 15 years, India has dramatically relaxed controls over foreign investment and the result has been immense economic growth. India currently has the twelfth largest economy in the world and is second only to China in annual growth.
In spite of this growth and the implied prosperity, India remains a place of widespread poverty. It is home to high levels of illiteracy, malnutrition and environmental exploitation.
One quarter of the country’s population earns less than 15-20 rupees per day (US$.40-.50).
Udaipur
Udaipur was voted the best city in the world in 2009 by Travel & Leisure magazine and known as the “Venice of the East” this beautiful Rajasthan capital offers plenty to do. Visit a host of temples and palaces, including the inspiration for the Taj Mahal. Walk around the beautiful city lakes that give the Udaipur it’s nickname “The City of Lakes”, enjoy the culinary delights of ‘real’ Indian food and browse the sea of handicrafts in the shops and emporiums around the city.Mysore’s population of approximately 950,000 is situated 130 miles southwest of the IT hub Bangalore at the foot of the Chamundi Hills. The main language is Kannada though English is widely used in business and administration.
