Category: Travel

#travelwithgdp Fact: Madurai is popularly called Thoonga Nagaram meaning the city that never sleeps, on account of the active nightlife. The city attracts […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The most impressive and important of south India’s temples, Meenakshi temple in Madurai dates back as far as 3,500 years! Apparently, […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The word Madurai may be derived from Madhura (sweetness) arising out of the divine nectar showered on the city by the […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Asiatic lions standing back to back, on an elaborate base that […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: Fishermen in Rameswaram city took up repair work of boats utilizing the 61-day fishing ban period imposed by the state government. […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The Palk Strait is the narrow stretch of sea that separates India and Sri Lanka in the Palk Bay region of […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: The story of Dhanushkodi dates back a long time when god walked along with the humans. Lord Ram had to rescue […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. Opened on 24 […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: An estimated 1,800 people died in the cyclonic storm on 22 December 1964 including 115 passengers on board the Pamban-Dhanushkodi passenger […]

#travelwithgdp Fact: His Excellency A.P.K. Abdul Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma […]