Indiaah...! - International Travellers Magazine

With India growing as a famous tourist destination and attracting tourists from around the world, what does Madhya Pradesh has to offer?

MP has always been an alluring tourist spot for many years and will be for many years to come. We all know Gwalior as famous tourist spot, but most of us are unaware of Narwar Fort, which is near Gwalior and has been a habitation since past 1000 years. Even the Ras Lila Ghar in Barai, which was made by His Highness Raja Man Singh Tomar, is known to very few. When people tend to visit MP, they generally come in the morning and tend to leave in the evening, but if they come to know of Narwar or Barai, or other less publicized destinations, they will have a longer stay here.

Tell us more about Ras Lila Ghar.

The Ras Lila Ghar is like an open auditorium, built in the 13th century by Raja Man Singh Tomar in Barai, Gwalior. Man Singh Tomar was very well versed with music, and a renowned ruler. He also wrote the Man Kautuhar.

Tell us about the various tourist circuits of MP.

There is The Buddhist Circuit first, which runs from Pola Donga, Khejaria Phoop in western MP and yes, we all know of the Stupa in Sanchi. We are starting a new tourist circuit called the Narmada Parikrama Circuit, which will travel alongwith the Narmada River.

Any new promotion technique you are using?

We have new and innovative concept of a Boat Ride from Tawa in Khulshidabad to Madhai. It is a two and a half-hour ride on mechanized boats where you can have your lunch or breakfast too.

This is becoming extremely popular as from Madhai you can go for a two hour safari and come back.

We are revamping all our hotels and even the locations.

We are focusing on new and innovative ideas for promoting the lesser known destinations and even making the old ones more attractive, so that when the tourists come to MP, they have a much longer stay.