INDIA GATE

This landmark was not too far away from my hotel in New Delhi, and was designed to honour the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War. Another additional 13,516 names engraved on the arch and foundations honor the British and Indian soldiers killed on the North-West Frontier in the Afghan War of 1919. Also, a flame burns day and night under the arch to remind the nation of soldiers who perished in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971. People are everywhere, and an assortment of vendors offer great snacks like fruit chaat (fruit salad with hot, spicy dressing), bhelpuri (puffed rice, spices and hot, sweet and sour chutney), chana jor garam (spicy chickpeas), dal ka pakodas (fried lentil-flour dumplings), potato chips, ice cream, and cotton candy.