Why could no one reach the southernmost tip of India?

 The map is not the actual thing, people lived there. Pygmalion Point, then it was called Indira Point. They built a lighthouse - To warn ships.

In 2004 earth got mad, the plates snapped.

A violent shaking of the earth - the land dropped four meters in seconds. Water rushed in.

It ate the lighthouse base, drowned the village.

It’s not as if you can’t go there, you can. It’s just the actual tip is under water, the Indian Ocean took it - The road ends in the sea.

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The government people won’t allow it - Not because it’s impossible, but because of the Shompen tribes, and weak earth. They protect them.

The tip is simply wet, that’s all.

What are some unknown or underrated travel destinations in India?

 

• Rani ki Vav or Ranki vav (lit. 'Queen’s stepwell') is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat state of India.

Engineering sketch plan of the step-well.

• It is located on the banks of Saraswati river. Silted over, it was rediscovered in 1940s and restored in 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India.
• Rani-ki-Vav was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2014.

Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, daughter of Khengara of Saurashtra, queen of the 11th-century Solanki dynasty and spouse of Bhima I.

As the history goes, Patan where the stepwell is located was the capital of Gujarat when King Siddharja Jaysingh was in power. Then, it was known as Anhilpur Patan. The construction of Rani Ki Vav was commissioned in the Solanki or Chalukya regime. It is said that the stepwell was built as a tribute to Bhimdev the First whose father had founded the Solanki dynasty in 1050 AD. The construction was proposed by the queen Udayamati, wife of Bhimdev the first.

• The entrance is located in the east while the well is located at the westernmost end and consists of a shaft 10 metres in diameter and 30 metres deep. The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs which lead down to deep circular well.
• The finest and one of the largest examples of it's kind and designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water, the stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels; more than 500 principal sculptures and over a thousand minor ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery.
• The walls, pillars, columns, brackets and beams are ornamented with carvings and scroll work. The niches in the side walls are ornamented with beautiful and delicate figures and sculptures. There are 212 pillars in the stepwell.
• The structure was flooded by the Sabarmati River and remained silted till the late 1980s, when the ASI excavated it.
• The steps lead to the deepest bottom through several pillared pavilions. The lowermost step ends at a small gate which opens to a 30-km tunnel. It is supposed to have been used as an escape to the nearby town Sidhpur in times of invasion by enemies.

The World Heritage Site status has made Rani Ki Vav the queen of stepwells in India, for its sheer magnificence, intricate carvings, celestial sculptures, and water-preserving technology.Since July 2018, the new 100 rupee banknote features rani ki vav in its rear side.

The beauty of this step-well architecture is beyond the words.

What are some of the unsolved mysteries of India?

 The Black Taj Mahal!

Some people say that it's a myth. But hey! If it was that simple, I wouldn't be writing this answer.

There have been some archaeological proofs stating that Shah Jahan wanted to build a black Taj Mahal on the other side of the river - the black one potraying him and the white one potraying his wife.

The white Taj Mahal would represent the most beautiful woman he had ever seen while the black one would represent a sad and depressed Shah Jahan which was his mental state after his wife passed away. He wanted to look at both the monuments at the same time. But unfortunatly, he ran out of treasure and had to stop the construction.

To even think of doing a project like this in the 17th century and the fact that he was able to build one of them is exceptional in itself. Even without the black one, it still remains one of the greatest marvels of mankind.

How many Rajdhani trains are in India?

 •As per 2026 year,There are 27 Pair Rajdhani Express Operational in India

Including Newly launched 20508/Anand Vihar Terminal-Sairang Rajdhani Express.. connecting from Delhi to Sairang (Aizawl) capital city Mizoram which is 22 km By road

•This train was inaugurated by PM Modi on 13th September 2025

•Also 7 Tejas Rajdhani Express

⭐Current Active Service State wise:-

•Jammu and Kashmir:-12426/Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

•Gujarat:12957/Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)-New Delhi Swarna jayanti Rajdhani Express

•Maharashtra:-2 Tejas Rajdhani Express & 1 Pushpull Operation Rajdhani Express

•12951/Mumbai-New Delhi & 12953/Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti via Surat,Vadodara

•22221/Mumbai CST Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express Via Manmad,Bhopal

•Bihar:-1 Tejas Rajdhani

12310/New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express

⭐North Eastern states

a)Assam:-3 Rajdhani Train

•20505/Dibrugarh-New Delhi via Rangapara North Jn Bypassing Guwahati

•20503/Dibrugarh-New Delhi via Guwahati and Bypassing New Tinsukia Jn

12423/Dibrugarh-New Delhi Via New Tinsukia Jn, •Guwahati

b)Tripura:-1 Tejas Rajdhani Express

20501/Agartala-Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express

•West Bengal:3 Rajdhani Train

•a)12301/Howrah-New Delhi via Gaya

•b)12305/Howrah-New Delhi via Patna

•c)12313/Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani

•Chhattisgarh:-12441/Bilaspur- New Delhi Rajdhani Express

•Jharkhand:-3 Rajdhani

•12451/Ranchi New Delhi Via Garhwa Road Jn, Chopan

•20839/Ranchi-New Delhi via Bokaro Gaya

•20407/Ranchi-New Delhi via Pt.DD Upadhyaya Junction

•Odisha:-3 Tejas Rajdhani Express

•22811/Bhubaneswar-New Delhi via Adra Jn

•20817/ Bhubaneswar New Delhi via Sambalpur City

•22823/Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Via Tatanagar

Goa:-22413/Madgaon Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

⭐South India States

a)Karnataka:-22691/KSR Bengaluru Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Secunderabad

b)Telangana:-12437/Secunderabad Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

c) Tamilnadu:-12433/MGR Chennai Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

d) Kerala:-12431/Trivandrum Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Konkan

•So overall India's first Rajdhani Express was Howrah-New Delhi Via Gaya,..launched on 1st March 1969 from West Bengal to Delhi Connectivity

•India’s Shortest Distance Rajdhani is 12426/Jammu Tawi New Delhi covers 576 km within 8 hours.

•India's longest Rajdhani train is Trivandrum Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express which covers 2844 km and Tri-Weekly Service,.. Connecting Southern End part Kerala to Delhi Via Konkan

•India’s Unique Rajdhani train is 22223/Mumbai Cst-Hazrat Nizamuddhin

India's first train to operate with push-pull technology, featuring engines at both ends. Introduced to enhance "Mission Raftar," this method eliminates the need for banker engines in the Thull Ghat section, significantly reducing travel time.

•The states which don't have Rajdhani Express are:- Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh,Punjab,Uttarakhand,Uttar Pradesh,Haryana

Andhra Pradesh(after the formation of Telengana splitting)

Union Territories like Pondicherry, Punjab Chandigarh

North Eastern States like Meghalaya,Sikkim,Arunachal Pradesh.

Total 10 states & 2 union Territories

•There are approximately 8 trains which are running Daily without any single Off Day.

The following trains are:-

•12426/Jammu Tavi New Delhi

•12957/Sabarmati New Delhi

•12952/Mumbai Central-New Delhi

•12952/Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti

•22221/Mumbai CST Hazrat Nizamuddin

12313/Sealdah-New Delhi

22691/KSR Bengaluru Hazrat Nizamuddin

What are the Most haunted railway stations of India?

 MOST HAUNTED RAILWAY STATIONS OF INDIA

The haunted train stations in India are a topic of an interesting conversation nowadays. Considering Indian train stations are nearly 200 years old. Here is a list of railway stations that you should better stay away from, unless you are outrageously adventurous. Because they are haunted!

1. Begunkodor Train Station, West Bengal

Located in a remote village in West Bengal, this station is reportedly haunted by a white-sari draped spectral, the ghost of a lady who was run over by a train there. She has been seen dancing on the platforms and wandering along the tracks, and the sight has allegedly caused the death of a railway employee. However, these reports were rubbished by the government and the station was reopened in 2009 after being deserted for 42 years.

2. Rabindra Sarobar Metro Station, Kolkata

Also known as the Paradise of Suicide, this metro station has witnessed 70 per cent of all the suicides that take place on metro tracks. Eerie figures appear and vanish in a fraction of a second. Shadows move on the platform on late evenings. Such occurrences are commonly experienced by commuters who travel by the last metro at around 10.30 pm.

3. Barog Station, Shimla

The Barog tunnel/tunnel no 33/tunnel 103 is the longest tunnel on the Kalka Shimla Railway route. It takes about 2.5 minutes to cross this tunnel. Colonel Barog, a British railway engineer who was originally assigned to construct the tunnel, felt humiliated and depressed when a miscalculation about the engineering led to him being fined by the government and reprimanded in front of his workers. He ended up shooting himself while taking a walk. Though he was buried outside the then incomplete tunnel, one wonders if his spirit ever left the tunnel. It is believed that he still lingers in and around the eerie and damp tunnel making his presence felt.

4. Naini Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh

Though people haven't particularly ‘seen’ figures or shadows, a ghostly presence has been felt here; possibly of the unfortunate souls of the freedom fighters who perished in Naini Jail, not too far from the station.

5. Dwarka Sector 9 Metro Station, Delhi

There are rumors that an angry woman runs behind cars at night and sometimes even knock at their door! It is believed that the ghost of the woman killed a school-going kid . The female figure is seen often by late night travellers.

6. Patalpani Station, Madhya Pradesh

This railway station is considered as haunted. Here the British had thrown the freedom fighters Tantya Bhil. Even today, if a train passes through here, his mausoleum is given salute and only after that the train goes forward.

7. Sohagpur Station, Madhya Pradesh

People have seen strange happenings at Sohagpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh. When the station remains in the night, people have heard the voice of shouting a woman. This has happened many times.

8. Ludhiana Station, Ludhiana

There is a story attached to this railway station. In 2004 an employee was killed in the reservation office whose soul is still wandering.

9. Chittoor Station, Andhra Pradesh

Local residents near to this place believed this station to be haunted because of its stories. One CRPF official named Hari Singh, got down at Chittoor railway station and was attacked by fellow RPF personnel and TTEs. Since then, it is believed that the soul of this officer is searching for justice.

10. MG Road Metro Station, Delhi

This metro station in Gurugram where people have experienced paranormal activities has a story behind it. People believe that a white-sari clad lady who died here years ago in an accident is the reason of haunted experience.

Well, if you believe in these haunted places or not, I will suggest you to not visit such places purely for adventure because picture can be bigger in real!

What facts about India surprise foreigners?

 Indians love their politicians

At 4th February, 2018 on the way to Varanasi’s airport to fly to Mumbai, we stuck in traffic jam. I tried to force taxi driver to hurry up. But he told me that there is nothing he can do, because today Chief Minister is coming. I looked out of the window and saw hundreds of dancing people, blocking the on the road with this activity. Also, posters of this CM (later on I checked for his name -he was Akhilesh Yadav ) were everywhere along the route. When we finally passed this place, we met 3–4 more this kind of dancing points.

After reaching the airport, I began my registration process. After few minutes I heard loud noise of people running, yelling. Something important was definitely going on. One man from Holland, also registering to Mumbai flight, suggested this was the start of revolution. Another version was that there is some type of India pop-super-star arrived. But finally, Indian women on registration board calmed us down that it was the arrival of chief minister.

Also, in New Delhi, at 26th January Republic day parade, a voice introduced every upcoming type of military force unit, and also politicians! This is Minister of…. minister of … (sorry I don’t remember exactly what was their specialization). People were applauding after every politician passed near them, despite the fact they were sitting inside black cars invisible for most people.

Republic day parade, New Delhi, 26th January

In Russia, only president can get this type of attention. Other politicians are precepted on range from total disinterest to hatred. People will go for some official arrival only if they are prepaid, or some free stuff like food or booze would be given to them. In any other case, government officials are more likely to recieve rotten tomatoes rather than small portion of applauds.

Indians respect their businessmen

Also, in private speaking with Indians, I noticed a pattern that they see their Reliance and Tata company chiefs as good men, giving a lot of jobs to Indians. That surprised me also. In Russia, such kind of rich people are generally precepted as devils, robbing common people.

No Russian oligarch would build Antilia-like house in the center of the city. He will make less high building in a private zone for such people and try to keep it as secret from common people. Guess such buildings are possible in India due to the fact that people respect to Reliance group owner.

Which is the most beautiful airport in India?

 Here are the Top 5 list of most beautiful airports in India that are sometimes even more beautiful than the destination themselves.

1. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Ladakh:

Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

It is one of the highest commercial airports in the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level. The airport is named after 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, an Indian statesman and monk.

Due to the presence of mountain winds in the afternoon, all flights take off and land in the morning. The approach is challenging as it is unidirectional and has high terrain towards the eastern end of the airport.

2. Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair

Veer Savarkar International Airport also known as Port Blair Airport, is a customs airport located 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Port Blair and is the main airport of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. It is named after the Indian freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It operates as a civil enclave, sharing airside facilities with INS Utkrosh of the Indian Navy

There is only one terminal with 2 gates and no aerobridges. Buses are used to provide transportation from the terminal to the aircraft parked on the apron. In 2009, construction work commenced to expand the apron.

3. Gaggal Airport, Kangra, Himachal

Gaggal Airport Dharamshala Kangra, alternatively known as Gaggal Dharamshala Kangra Airport or Dharamsala-Kangra Airport, is an airport located in Gaggal near Kangra in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, 14 Kilometres South-West of Dharamshala. Indian Air base at Kangra: "The Indian Government to set up a new Air Force base at Gaggal airport Dharamshala in Kangra district."

4. Agatti Aerodrome, Lakshadweep

Agatti Airport is located on the southern end of Agatti Island, in the union territory of Lakshadweep in India. It is the sole airstrip in the archipelago, which lies off the west coast of India. Agatti airport is spread over 18.56 hectares (45.9 acres). It has one asphalt runway, oriented 04/22, 1204 metres long and 30 metres wide, while its terminal building can handle 50 passengers during peak hours

5. Shimla Airport, Himachal

Shimla Airport is an airport located in Jabarhatti, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

The airport was constructed by cutting down a mountaintop and leveling the area to form the single runway.

The small apron has space for two small aircraft (Dornier Do 228) to park simultaneously. The small terminal can handle 50 persons for arriving flights, but only 40 for departing flights.

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