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It has huge diversity in landscapes, culture and food... and the second-largest road network in the world. Here's why India is the destination du jour for next year
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The year-that-shouldn’t-be-named is coming to an end and as the pandemic constantly waxes and wanes, some guilty corner of everybody’s mind is already deep in thought about travel in 2021. ‘When’s my first trip going to be?’ ‘How often will I be able to travel next year?’ ‘Will the mountains be safe because everyone’s headed there?’ ‘Will I finally get to see lions in Kruger... or, will I even travel abroad?’ So, what even if you can’t? In fact, the coming year is the perfect time to explore the lesser-known corners of the homeland. Over 7,500km of coast, 36 states and union territories, multiple mountain ranges and countless ensuing valleys, a forest cover stretching over 7,12,249 sq km (over a fifth of the country’s total land area)—a lot lies at your disposal really even if you can’t mingle with the crowds easily and have to keep feeling for the hand-sanitiser constantly.