Sports Events in India

Everyone desire for having a luxury vacation in his/her life which is a hidden in their hearts . This desire should be fulfilled by having Luxurious tours to India or other places they like which gives them the best satisfaction to treat yourself or a loved one.Luxury holidays means enjoying amazing water sports here, relishing food and view of the captivating sandy beaches.Luxurious holidays in India is a place in the world that promises all, fun, calmness, enjoyment and adventure to the travelers.

While India has done quite well in Davis cup competitions, reaching the finals on three occassions, there has been a dearth of individual performances of late.
The Krishnans, the Amritraj's have had their share of success in the past. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi formed a formidable duo on the doubles circuit, reaching the number one rank. There have been success stories off and on for the mens game...

Its the womens tennis scene in India however, that had been devoid of any promising talent to talk about... Until, Sania Mirza, first reached the 3rd round at the Australian open, won the Hyderabad WTA title, and then went on to beat the US open champion- Svetlana Kuznetsova, at Dubai, in straight sets, and later in the year, reachining the 4th round of the US open and notching up a career high Wta ranking of 31 last year. She bagged the `WTA ?Newcomer of the Year? Award for the year 2005.
Indian newspapers were going overboard with talk of `Sania mania', and at 18, she became everyones favourite pin up girl.

How far up Sania goes is what everyone is waiting to see, but what she has done, is brought out loads of little racket weilding girls onto the tennis court, lining up to become champions. That i think, is her biggest contribution to womens tennis in India so far...

I thought it was best to book a trek before coming to Leh. I was not sure how easy it would be to walk around in Leh on arrival to find a trek leaving, and coming back, within the time I was planning to be there. While searching on Internet I came across Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company. It is an agency owned by a women and they only have women guides. I liked the fact that they have small groups and stay in homestays along the Markha Valley trek (and other treks where those are available). Many tour companies in Leh do camping treks and use ponies to carry the luggage. To stay in a homestay is more ecofriendly, it gives the villagers an income and you see more of the Ladakhi culture.

I sent an email to Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company and they told me there was one person doing the Markha Valley trek at the same time I wanted to do it. They emailed her and asked her if it was okay that I also joined the trek and it was. The trek was going to be a nine-day trek. The Markha Valley trek can be done faster, but I was happy with nine days as you then get time to relax and do some walking around the homestays (and one day the camp in Nimaling). The price when we were two persons was Rs 11 100 each (July 2010). In the end the other woman couldn’t arrive to Leh in time because of landslides along the Manali - Leh road (I’m glad I had changed my plans and taken the airplane instead). So now I was suddenly alone with a guide and the price changed to Rs16 400. It was more money that I had counted with, but as I was very satisfied with the trek and arrangements it was absolutely okay.
Included in the price is: a guide, accommodation and bedding, three meals per day, wildlife and innerline permits and transportation to start and from end of trek.

I got a very nice and knowledgeable guide called Padma. She’s from Stok and had worked as a guide many years, and she spoke very good English. As she had done the Markha Valley trek many times and stayed in the homestays she knew the women in the houses very well. And as she was from Ladakh she cold tell me much about the Ladakhi culture. Along the trek we met a couple with a guide from Nepal, who didn’t speak much English. With Padma they could discuss where it was best to spend their last night and then Padma could tell the guide. I was lucky too have such a good guide as Padma!

Along the trek we also met some people doing the trek without guide. This is of course a much cheaper option as the homestays only cost Rs 350 - 400 per person (July 2010) including dinner, breakfast and packed lunch. But I’m glad I didn’t have to worry about finding the right way myself. One day when we were crossing the Markha River at the first crossing , we met some people who were wet almost up to their waist as they had already crossed the river twice (they had taken the wrong path).

Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company is not only for women, but men are just as welcome to do treks and tours with them.

Most of the usual sport activitues are available in India. There are beaches (Goa is most popular) but most coastal areas have good beaches.
Golf is possible, in Delhi, Kolkata & Mumbai.
White-water rafting is popular in the north of the country.
And by far the most enjoyable- walking and hiking trails. The area around Rishikesh is really pretty. The banks of the Ganges have beachy areas-lovely just to stroll along, and watch the river flowing by. More serious & strenuous hikes can be done, but make sure that your fitness level matches the trail that you choose to take.
Horse-riding is good in Rajasthan- as is camel riding.
The picture is of Sanjeev. Friend, Eco-warrior- professional photographer- father of adopted baby elephant Yogi- Wild Life Preservationist-Adventure Guide-Film-maker.
Whew! he is so many things! But most of all- he is a great friend and lovely person. He cares about the world- Contact him at Mohans adventures-he is probably one of the very best hiking and adventure guides in India.

Cricket is like a religion in India. Players are worshipped and its not rare to find garlands on television sets when a match is going on. People would prefer to meet up all at a place and watch a match instead of watching alone at home. During my association with people from countries that do not play cricket, they have always wondered at how people can watch a game for a whole day. It's difficult to answer, but we do remain glued to the TV when an important match is on, so what we lose the whole day. At work, people can't concentrate and keep on calling home and inquiring about the scores every 30 minutes or simply subscribing to cricket on sms. We Indians also do find it strange at times, especially when we lose, but still there is no coming out from this passion. It has been, it is and it will always be worshipped in India. "Gully" means a lane and a 'gully cricket' would imply the boys from the lanes (all ages, starting from the 5 year olds to the 40 year olds) gathering in their lanes, and playing cricket there, not minding the little traffic that passes by. This is more common during transport strikes, when the little lanes get converted into stadiums.
Its great fun and I would suggest all tourists from both cricket playing and non-playing countries to try playing gully cricket once with the local boys. You will remember the fun.

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What else but CRICKET . Try to learn this so-called gentleman's game when you're in India, or at least soak up a whole nation's highly infectious passion for the sport. During important matches, say when India plays Pakistan, where national pride is at stake, the atmosphere easily dwarfs that of any World Cup football matches.

As for me, my knowledge of the game has never gone beyond batter-saves-the-wickets-from-the-wicked-pitcher thing. But I certainly did enjoy the fiesta atmosphere of an India-Pakistan match, which at one occasion turned out to be as mournful as a funeral when India lost to Pakistan (but some Indian Muslims were rejoicing!).

Very important tip: Never schedule any important business meeting when an India-Pakistan match is underway as people, including serious executives, would be glued to their TVs. It is close to sacrilege.

Instead, go to a restaurant and watch the match with the locals. Shopping would not be a good idea either as some shops do close for these matches!

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