🇮🇳 India

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting contrasting and spectacular India. I was there in the spring of 2014. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Candolim, Vijayapura, Badami.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Candolim
   • North Goa Beaches (उत्तरी गोवा समुद्र तट)
   • Fort Aguada (किला अगुआड़ा)
   • Dudhsagar Falls (दूधसागर झरना)
2. Badami
   • The Cave Temples (बादामी गुफा मंदिर)
   • Pattadakal Temple (पट्टडकल मंदिर)
3. Vijayapura
   • Bara Kaman (बारा कमान)
   • Gol Gumbaz (गोल गुम्बज)
   • Ibrahim Roza (इब्राहीम रोज़ा)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇮🇳 A. R. Rahman (singer). Genre: indian film pop
• 🇮🇳 Panjabi MC (DJ). Genre: bhangra music
• 🇮🇳 Rashmeet Kaur (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇺🇳 KSHMR (DJ). Genre: electro house

🎚️ Contribution to EDM:

• Bhangra. Originated: mid-1960s
• Goa Trance. Originated: early 1990s
• Psy Trance. Originated: late 1990s

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Curry (करी)
• Butter Chicken (बटर चिकन)
• Mukhwas (मुखवास)
• Lamb Korma (मेमने कोरमा)
• Indian Buffalo Steak (भारतीय भैंस स्टेक)
• Naan (नान)
• Tandoori Chicken (तंदुरी चिकन)
• Phool Makhana (फूल मखाने)
• Karnataka (Regional Special): Masala Dosa (मसाला डोसा / ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ)
• Goa (Regional Special): Goan Fish Curry (गोवा मछली करी / हुमण)

🎬 Local movies:

• Slumdog Millionaire (स्लमडॉग करोड़पती). Year: 2008. Genres: drama
• Shantaram (शांताराम). Year: 2022. Genres: drama (series)
  

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• Authentic Principle: Ahimsa (अहिंसा)
• Hinduism & Dharma (हिन्दू धर्म)
• Yoga (योग)
• Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)
• Holi (होली)
• Bollywood Movies (बॉलीवुड फिल्में)
• Bharatanatyam Dance (भरतनाट्यम)
• Authentic Garb: Sari & Sherwani (साड़ी और शेरवानी)
• Indian Cars (Brand: “Mahindra”)
• Karnataka (Regional Special): The Culture of Kannadigas (कन्नड़ लोग / ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು)
• Karnataka (Regional Special): Dollu Kunitha Dance (डोल्लू कुनिथा / ಡೊಳ್ಳು ಕುಣಿತ)
• Karnataka (Regional Special): Dasa Sahitya (दसा साहित्य / ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ)
• Goa (Regional Special): The Culture of Goans (गोवा / गोंयकार)
• Goa (Regional Special): Goa Carnivals (गोवा कार्निवल / गोंय कार्निवाल)

🦉 Local wisdom: “It is health which is our true wealth, the value of gold and silver is nothing in comparison to it” / “यह स्वास्थय ही है जो हमारा सही धन है, सोने और चांदी का मूल्य इसके सामने कुछ नहीं।” — Mahatma Gandhi (Indian independence activist)

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The University of Calcutta (কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), Kolkata, est. 1857.