Amritsar Drawn by Michael Palin’s report on Amritsar in his series Himalaya, this was the first stopover on a journey through north-east India. As Amritsar is home to the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), it is the spiritual and cultural centre for the Sikh...
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is a very different part of India. Over 80% of the population is Muslim and this is a disputed area. Originally, after the independance of India from Great Britain, it should have become a part of Pakistan. (In fact, the...
LadakhLadakh is a region in the north-east of India. Sometimes referred to as Little Tibet because its culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet. Ladakh is renowned for its beautifull, remote mountain landscape bespeckled with stupas and Buddhist...
