THE CITY OF DESTINY - New Delhi

How does one describe New Delhi? The capital city of India? The capital of the world's largest democracy? Actually, New Delhi is India in miniature. New Delhi is 32,87,263 sq km of India's fantastic variety compressed into 1483 sq km. Over the millennia, it has wooed rulers, attracted plunderers, and tried historians with so many details. Today, even as it preserves an enviable heritage, New Delhi is a true cosmopolitan city always on the move.

History of New Delhi

To go right back into an era where mythology and history are too closely intertwined, it is believed that New Delhi, then known as Indraprashtha, was the scene of action of India's great epic, the Mahabharata. Periodic archeological excavations bring in more and more...

Best Season, Climate, and Clothing

New Delhi is hot and humid in the summers, and cold in the winters. The average temperature ranges from 25�C to 46�C during summer and 2�C to 5�C during winter. The cold wave from the Himalayan region makes winters very chilly. In summers, the heat wave is immense and adequate precaution has to be taken before going out in the afternoons. The best time to visit New Delhi is during the spring seasons of February to April and August to November. It wears a festive look between February and April, the blooming season.