Indie

European dishes

When Indian food becomes slowly unbearable, and the stomach is crying out for something more familiar, you can always look for a place, where European food is served. Polish gourmets will satisfy their preferences in the easiest way, when ordering for breakfast … scrambled eggs in butter, …

Tandoori i birjani

Tandoori dishes are mainly prepared in the North of India. This name describes a type of clay oven, on which dishes are cooked after pouring marinade of yoghurt seasoned with herbs. The tastiest one is undoubtedly prepared this way …

Curry and spices

Curry, in fact (kari) is not an Indian name. The term was introduced by the British, who referred to it as a mixture of ground roots, used in India as a spice. Cahri, a dish prepared in Gujarat, apart from its name, has nothing to do with spices.…

Tourists, who have read or heard about delicious Indian cuisine, after arriving in India, they often get disappointed with the food served by local restaurants. Menu, especially in small towns, it is not very varied and consists mainly of rice dishes, vegetables and lentils. More …

ACCOMMODATION

In addition to traditional hotels in India, there are many institutions that offer tourists accommodation.

Youth hostels

Accommodation in Indian youth hostels, comfortable and well-equipped, they are usually quite cheap. Unfortunately, these buildings are rarely located in the city center. To stop …

LANGUAGES

Because there is no single national language developed in India, to this day, mainly English is spoken here, which is e.g.. the official language of the judiciary, though the British colonizers almost left the country 40 years ago. Each region has a different language …

Hindu clothing

Lots of tourists, who are visiting India, decides to wear Indian clothes, much more suitable for the local climate than jeans and cotton T-shirts. The most famous Hindu garment is the sari, consisting of a single piece of fabric over a width 1 m i …

Marriage

The proof of it, how deeply caste divisions are rooted in the consciousness of the Hindus, there is a way, how you choose your life partner. Just browse through the dating ads, which are published by local magazines, and now even the Internet, to find out, that marriages outside …

The situation of women in society

Life in general is not easy for most of the people of India, however, the most difficult situation is for the women here. Ironically, at a time when the Indian prime minister was considered the most influential woman in the world, 3/4 her countryman, deprived …

Tribes

Hard to believe, but until 50 million Hindus live outside the caste division of India's society, belonging to different strains. This population, called adiwasi, lived in the subcontinent before the arrival of the Aryans and the Drawids. For thousands of years, indigenous Indian tribes led a peaceful life …