Republic Day Special: one great place to see in every state of India

[One great place to see in every state of India]( [Trends]( [One great place to see in every state of India]( [Happy Republic Day!]( [It isn’t a long weekend this year, but that shouldn’t stop you from being grateful this Republic Day. Grateful for the sheer splendour, pristine beauty and maddening chaos that exits in our country of contradictions. We know you couldn’t travel but you can still scroll through this ...]( [READ MORE]( [After years of neglect, Agra’s Mughal gardens are back in bloom]( [International]( [After years of neglect, Agra’s Mughal gardens are back in bloom]( [Flowering gardens that were reduced to lawns have now been restored to their former glory]( [For years, they were forgotten—the water channels had dried up and some of the pavilions destroyed. Now, after four years of painstaking conservation, two of the 44 Mughal gardens along the Yamuna waterfront have been restored and are now blooming with fragrant plants like jasmine, hibiscus and cedar.]( [READ MORE]( [IndiGo announces Delhi-Istanbul flights starting Rs23,999 (return)]( [Trends]( [IndiGo announces Delhi-Istanbul flights starting Rs23,999 (return)]( [Ready for a 7-hour flight?]( [India’s leading no-frills airline IndiGo has formally announced cheap, non-stop flights from Delhi to Istanbul starting 20 March 2019. The airline is offering fares for less than Rs24,000 through the summer.]( [READ MORE]( [Mumbai to get a new luxury beverage festival]( [India]( [Mumbai to get a new luxury beverage festival]( [Expect a ‘First Time in India Bar’ and more, this February]( [Prepare your livers, folks: a luxury beverage extravaganza is coming to town. On February 16-17, The Vault Biennale will showcase the best in the artisanal spirits category with a two-day celebration featuring tasting pods and booths, a First Time in India Bar, workshops, masterclasses and bar takeovers.]( [READ MORE]( [Bali may soon levy a tax on tourists]( [International]( [Bali may soon levy a tax on tourists]( [The island isn't the first place to impose a tourist tax on visitors, and it won't be the last]( [Earlier this month, Japan instituted its "sayonara" tax, a fee of Â¥1,000 (Rs650) tacked onto plane and ship transportation fares of all passengers when booking, regardless of nationality. Now, Bali is set ...]( [READ MORE]( [This football team is changing how we think about Kashmir]( [India]( [This football team is changing how we think about Kashmir]( [And a street photographer has captured the passion for the sport]( [It is hard to forget the photograph that first brought Afshan Ashiq to the public eye. Dressed in a blue shalwar kameez, her face covered in a balaclava fashioned out of her dupatta, her body contorted as she hurls a rock at local security personnel, just out of frame. It ...]( [READ MORE]( [Ultimate leisure on The Ghan]( [Sponsored]( [Ultimate leisure on The Ghan]( [The historic train ride offers a kind of old-world luxury that you seldom come across]( [We sip on ice-cold bubbly as we wait on the platform. The mid-afternoon Northern Territory sun is beating down on us. There is music in the air, courtesy of a local crooner who has parked himself with his guitar on the platform and is regaling passengers with renditions ...]( [READ MORE]( [Subscribe to Condé Nast Traveller ]( [PROMOTION]( [Subscribe to Condé Nast Traveller at INR 600]( [And get a gift hamper from Loreal Men worth Rs. 750]( [READ MORE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( CNT India Conde Nast India Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved 2nd Floor Darabshaw House | Shoorji Vallabhdas Marg | Ballard Estate | Mumbai 400 001 | India To [unsubscribe]( click [here](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*). read our privacy policy [here](