In one of his tours to India, Mark Twain once wrote, "India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most astrictive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!". As old as time, India is the home to the oldest civilization on earth. A country with soul, it is blessed with all the forms of beauty- music, dance, art, culture, geography, historical heritage and scenic beauty. Though this South Asian country recently got the crown of the best and most favored tourist destination around the world, it was famous among the people worldwide even in the colonial and pre-colonial days also.
