Before Kerala’s wellness destinations and Rajasthan’s palaces took off as tourism hotspots, it almost seemed as if our vast country had nothing to offer except the Taj Mahal and the attractions of Delhi. That’s obviously not true, but the lion’s share of conservation and development funds, both central and state, are routinely funnelled to the Taj.
Far from being “neglected”–exclusion of a centrally-tended monument from UP Tourism’s booklet hardly occasions this hyperbole—Taj is probably over-exposed. The heavy presence of touts, lack of ancillary facilities to back up just a tour of the monument, leaves many feeling dissatisfied with the “experience” despite Taj’s superlative beauty.
For some years now, footfalls at Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi have skyrocketed thanks to the painstaking restoration, conservation and development of the area by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Source: Offbeat: Here’s to the many undiscovered stars in India
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