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Author 4 Author 1 Author 2 Author 3 Author 6 Author 5 Author 8 Author 7 Tourism Places to visit RA J N H T S A The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province of Pakistan. This area has been inhabited by the Kutch people. The name "Rann" comes from the Hindi word ran meaning "desert". The Hindi word is derived from Sanskrit - iriṇa attested in the Rig-Veda and Mahabharata. The Government of Gujarat hosts an annual 3 month long festival called the Rann Utsav (festival of the Rann), where tourists can see the various sights of the Rann as well as get a taste of the local culture, cuisine and hospitality. Many adventure clubs and travel clubs organize expeditions. By- Rhea Wadhwa OTYI visited Ooty recently. I spent my happy hours with nature. It KERALA I recently went to Kerala. It is really a is a place with wildlife , history , flora. It feels as if whole beauty of the world is gathered at one place. Udhagamandalam sometimes Ootacamund sometimes abbreviated Udhagai and better known as Ooty , is a town, a municipality, and the district capital of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu located in the Blue Mountains of the Western Ghats, Ooty draws a large number of tourists every year. 1)Government Rose Garden 2)Ooty Botanical Gardens 3)Ooty Lake 4)Stone House 5)Toda huts 6)Ooty Mountain Railway 7)St. Stephen's Church 8)Wax World, Ooty And many more… By – Hansa Kaushik beautiful place and the best part of this trip was to stay in a house boat . Kerala sometimes referred to in historical terms as Kerala, is a state in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. Its culture and traditions, coupled with its varied demographics, have made Kerala one of the most popular tourist destinations in India .National Geographic's Traveller magazine names Kerala as one of the "ten paradises of the world "Asia's largest and World's third largest Naval Academy-Ezhimala Naval Academy-at Kannur is in Kerala. Idukki arch dam-World's second and Asia's first arch dam is in Kerala. By- Anj