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Books to prepare you for India
Asia and India (Lonely Planet Read This First)Asia and India (Lonely Planet Read This First) by Pete Cruttenden
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Great pre-trip advice full of useful tips/addresses/websites.
Asia and India (Lonely Planet Healthy Travel)Asia and India (Lonely Planet Healthy Travel) by Isabelle Young
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Fab little book you can take with, full of lots of health advice plus a small section on alternative health supplements to take/try for travelling and combating diseases.
The Rough Guide to India (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to India (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by David Abram
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Ideal guidebook for starters.
South India: Includes Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide to South India)South India: Includes Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide to South India) by David Abram
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Great for general info on South india though most of the informatrion can be found in the rough guide to india.
Hindi and Urdu: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide Phrasebooks)Hindi and Urdu: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide Phrasebooks) by Lexus
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ombined with teach yourself Hindi pack this is preety good for mastering Hindi.
Hindi (Teach Yourself Languages)Hindi (Teach Yourself Languages) by Rupert Snell
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This is ok, though I feel it could be presented more easily and clearly for the reader to grasp basic terminology rather than starting on the vowels/contenants and moving straight onto to conversation
Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Kim Knott
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Brilliant little book explaining the basic fundamental information on Hinduism.
Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Sue Hamilton
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Another great book from the very short introduction guides focusing on indian philosophy.
India (Lonely Planet World Food)India (Lonely Planet World Food) by Martin Hughes
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A book explaining about all the different delicaces of the indian cuisine.
The Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in IndiaThe Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in India by William Dalrymple
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Excellent, witty, great. I really enjoyed this book, the author brought the stories to life literally.
No Full Stops in IndiaNo Full Stops in India by Mark Tully
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I'm reading this book at the moment and I have to say it is preety good but not as good as 'The Age of Kali'
Ayurveda (Secrets of...)Ayurveda (Secrets of...) by Karen Sullivan
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This book is fascinating, it is so amazing that ayurvedic medicine has been around for over 5000 years
India - Mystic IndiaIndia - Mystic India by Various Artists
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Listening to this music really takes you to india itself with it's mystical beautiful comprised music. A masterpeice.
The Master Musicians of IndiaThe Master Musicians of India by Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan
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I have to say this is the first album I've listened to by Ravi Shankar and I have to say I loved it.
Bollywood Workout [VHS] [2002]Bollywood Workout [VHS] [2002]
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Ok. I know this might be taking it abit too far, but if you enjoy dancing/exercise like I do, then it is great to learn indian classical dancing.