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Not only is Delhi the political capital of India , it is also the cultural capital of India . This is why you find many centers and foundations promoting art through dance programs, music recitals, book readings, art exhibitions and theater. If you are interested in art, there are numerous art exhibitions held in Art Today, Lalit Kala Academy , India Habitat Center, India International Center and Dhoomimal Art Gallery . Exhibitions in both contemporary and Indian art are held here in addition to photography exhibitions, mixed media, art installations and ceramic works. If live art is what interests you, Delhi offers them in the artisan bazaar of Dilli Haat and the live in studios of artists and painters in Garhi Studio.
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Delhi is the place for the artistic
Delhi has numerous concerts, plays and performances organized practically everyday in centers like India Habitat Center and Triveni Kala Sangam. The popularity of classical Indian music is so great in Delhi that you find famous musicians performing Morning Ragas live in Nehru Park in the early hours of Sunday mornings.
There are numerous museums in Delhi that aim at preserving and explaining the history of India . On visiting the National Gallery of Modern Art, you find a great collection of contemporary art while the National Museum has old and contemporary works in metals, ceramics, sculpture and painting.
You find interesting collections of folk tribal art, crafts and textiles in the Crafts Museum while the Rail Museum has life sized, real engines that date two hundred years back. The other places worth a visit when in Delhi are the Tibet House, Red Fort Archeological Museum , Natural History Museum and Field Museum . |
Youngsters love clubbing in Delhi
Nightclubs are a hit with the youngsters of Delhi which is why you find numerous smaller but more creative, rocking and less expensive clubs here like Steel, Capitol and Turquoise Cottage. Your nightlife will not be complete without watching a film in one of the PVR multiplexes found here. there are also film festivals organized on a regular basis here for your filming pleasure.
Being a big market, Delhi is a shopper's delight with the many department stores, markets and shopping arcades you can visit for your shopping needs. antique lovers will love Sundernagar for the antiques available here. there are over 100 shops in Hauz Khas Village offering designer clothes, artifacts, carpets, clothes, furniture and old silver antiques. Palika Bazaar of Connaught Place is famous for electronics, DVDs, music and photo equipment.
India is famous for spirituality; and you can find lots of this during your trip in Delhi . You can attend de-stress and detox sessions and reach nirvana in the many spiritual and meditation centers of Delhi . There are also daily yoga sessions held in Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Nataraja Center , have your future predicted in Future Point and also practice Reiki and Pranic healing in Center of Light .
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