1. Do the hippies still run Goa? - is the hippie dream still alive in Goa, or has everyone else ruined it? Nick Rufford goes in search of the Sixties.

2. India's 12 best hotels - the world's top hotel tipsters, Mr and Mrs Smith, Hip Hotels, Sawday’s and i-escape, lift the lid on India's hidden hideaways

3. Tales from a Himalayan hill station - Stephen McClarence is enthralled by Kalimpong’s eccentric charm

4. The story of India and me - from the high Himalayas to the Tamil south, Michael Wood celebrates his 30 visits to India in a 20-year love affair with the country

5. India's stone Kama Sutra - the reliefs of Khajuraho have been called the Kama Sutra in stone; Stanley Stewart delves into India’s saucy past

6. Kolkata: India with soul - the author of a new Anglo/Indian comedy of manners explores under the surface of her home city, Kolkata

7. Varanasi, a meeting of two worlds - the ancient city on the banks of the Ganges is seen by the Hindu population as a mystical conduit between two worlds

8. India's pleasure dome - Jodhpur's Art Deco palace is the dazzling love-child of a Maharajah and the architect who designed Hackney Town Hall says James Collard

9. Where to stay in Kerala - from spices to spirituality, Kerala has it all. Juliet Kinsman, editor of the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel guides, picks six special places to stay

10. Return to Rajasthan - the first time, Robyn Davidson hated it. Then she fell in love with it. Now she’s showing it off to her friends

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