Sunday 6 September 2015

14 Best Online Jobs from Home – No Investment to Earn Money Online


Online Jobs are are becoming very hot in India & all over the world to Earn Money Online from home without investment. This is the best time to start an online job from home & make money.
More than 65,000 people in India & worldwide are using our guidelines & earning Rs.10,000 to Rs.40,000 from SureJob online jobs. And now is your turn to earn some extra income working in part time from home.
Do you know there are dozens of online jobs where you can work and earn good monthly income! You  can earn Rs.10,000 a month, Rs.20,000 a month or even Rs.50,000 monthly depending on your work and capability.
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Top 14 Online Jobs to Earn Money Online

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  1. Get Paid to Read Ads
  2. Online Micro Jobs
  3. Online Survey Jobs
  4. Online Captcha Solving Jobs
  5. Blogging from Home
  6. Affiliate Jobs
  7. Freelancing Jobs
  8. Online Writing Job
  9. Mystery Shopper
  10. Data Entry Jobs
  11. Buy Sell Domain
  12. Sell Photos Online
  13. Earn Money from YouTube
  14. Selling Online
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1. Get Paid to Read Ads

This is one of the easiest way to earn money online & one of my favorite online job.
Advertisement is one of the biggest business in the world. Companies spend thousands to billions of dollars in advertising as per their budget. And their prime goal is to reach their words to people like you & me.
And they are even ready to pay you for watching these ads. Check the video below to check my live income proof.ptc online work
There are number of websites where you can signup for getting paid for reading ads. After signup, you can login to these sites on regular basis & click on the ad links given in your account dashboard.
Many of the sites sends you the ads by SMS too & pay you for reading the ads in your mobile.
So its great online job for people who can spend 10-20 minutes daily on their PC. More ads you will check, more money you will earn.
You can see one of the live video proof of our earnings from this online work-

2. Online Micro Jobs

Micro jobs simply means small jobs (or tasks) which takes few seconds or few minutes to complete. There are dozens of sites like mTurk, MicroWorkers which provide online micro jobs. You can earn Rs. 5 to Rs. 100 for completing a task (depending on the length of the tasks).
There are hundreds of small tasks like sharing a page, giving review or rating for a product or page, writing a short article, searching something from Google, creating a testimonial or many other simple & easy tasks.
Although one of the biggest site mTurk is not taking signup at present but you can signup with other sites and earn some decent money.
If you work 2 hours daily on these sites then you can earn minimum Rs. 8000-Rs.10,000 per month from this internet job.

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3. Online Survey Jobs

Online surveys are another best way to earn money online. In online surveys, different companies ask for your opinion for their product or services, so that they can increase their sales.
Here you can signup with different companies who provide online surveys. Once you join with online survey companies, they will send you the surveys in your email.
You can complete them & get paid.
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Major problem here is, there are few handful of companies who are genuine, provide surveys & pay for them.
If you search online, you will find thousands of survey sites who are not genuine. And there are many sites who ask you to pay a registration amount for giving these bogus sites.

You can signup free here & we will send you the list of most genuine sites & other top online jobs without charging anything.

4. Online Captcha Solving Jobs

If you are looking for online data entry jobs then captcha entry is best online job for you. You must be familiar about captcha. Whenever you create an account, you must have come across this type of image-
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There are many companies who needs millions of accounts on thousands of websites and they do it with the help of account creating software. But these image captchas prevent them to create automatic accounts on these sites.
So you need to become a captcha solver and enter the character correctly into the software. There is a very huge demand for captcha entry worker.
You can solve 1000 captchas in 1 to 2 hrs depending on your speed. You can earn $1 to $2 for every 1000 captcha you solve. If you work on 2-3 sites then you can earn minimum Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 per month.
There are dozens of sites which provide Captcha entry work but we have selected 10 most genuine sites which have good feedback from their workers & the sites has good payment history.
You can refer this Captcha entry work link to know more details about Captcha work & to signup with these top 10 Captcha entry job providers.

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5. Blogging from home

Blogging is another best internet job. You can create simple blogs, post something you know better and promote your blog.
You can create a free as well as paid blog. Creating a blog & posting something on your blog is simple. There are number of ways, you can earn from your blog.
One of the best way to earn from your blog is by putting ads of the ad-networks like Google AdSense, where you can get paid for each and every click on the ads in your blog.
We have a create one of the best training material for blogging and AdSense. Many people are earning using our training pack.
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6. Affiliate Jobs

Affiliate program is nothing but a way to promote the products of popular sites like Flipkart, Amazon, SnapDeal, eBay etc. and get paid for your promotion.affiliate jobs
Its becoming one of the hottest online job in India because online shopping is growing like anything in India. You can become Flipkart affiliate, Amazon.in affiliate or affiliate of other big Indian sites  and earn minimum 4% to 10% commission from each sale.
You need to join the affiliate program of these websites and promote their products through your affiliate links. You will get paid minimum 4% to 10% for each and ever sale generated through your promotion.
There are number of ways you can promote your affiliate products. Our free pack will explain you about all the promotional methods in a very simple methods.
Its the right time to start this opportunity if you are from India!
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7. Freelancing Jobs

Freelancing means provide your services to your clients. Most of your clients are temporary. You can leave them as & when you want. You can work on your own terms & still make lots of money.
Truly, freelancing is one of the best online jobs to earn money. All you need in this business is some skills. It can be anything.
If you know something most demanding, you will make more money.
Skills like writing, online promotion, web design, coding, singing, advising, creating videos, photography, image editing & many.
Sites like Fiverr, Elance, Odesk etc. can give you best platform for freelancing.

8. Online Writing Job

This online job is for those people who has interest in writing. Online writing jobs are becoming popular because each and every website on internet demands regular content to update their website.
You can get paid Rs.250 to Rs.1000 per article depending on the content length.
There are many websites where you can find online writing jobs and few of them are Fiverr, Elance, Freelancer.com etc.
Even if you don’t have any idea of writing but want to earn money through this job, then you can learn & start practicing and follow the blogs like CopyBlogger to become a good writer.
Once you are good to write, you can join the above mentioned sites, get the writing jobs and start making money.

9. Mystery Shopper

In this concept, you have to become an secret agent of the company & try different products of the company at their outlets.
Here you have to check your experience as a client & submit your feedback to the company.
e.g. Raymond wants to know, what treatment their customers get, when they go for shopping at their outlet in a particular city.
Or a chain of hotels want to know, how their customers feel while they stay at their hotels.
You have to actually shop or stay at hotels & all the expenses are provided by the company.
You will get paid for all these real experiences.
So just click on “Signup” link from the top and start earning from this online job.

10. Data Entry Jobs

There are various types of data entry jobs available in India. But there are hundreds of companies who cheat the people for providing fake data entry jobs. What they want is your registration amount & once you pay them by becoming a member, they will not respond you.
They will provide you with fake jobs with difficult terms & once you submit the work, you won’t get paid.
Remember 2 things-
  • Never pay any fee for any type of data entry or typing jobs.
  • Check the reputation of the company by searching in Google. Search in Google with keywords like “company name + complaints” or “company name + review” etc. You will really get the

11. Buy Sell Domain

If you are looking for something that can make you great money then this business is for you. You can buy domains at low prices from GoDaddy or other domain registrar and then sell it to the needy people for much higher price.
Here you need to do the research to find good domains and book them. After sometime, you can put your domains for auctions.
You can get minimum 10 times to 1000 times of the original domain price depending on the quality of the domain name.

12. Sell Photos Online

This is another online job you can earn good income from. Now a days, everyone has got their own smartphone.
If you like to shoot good photos of nature, animals, real life incidents, places etc. then you can sell your photos on number of photo selling websites like PhotoBucket, Shutterstock, iStock etc.
So next time, you use your mobile phone to shoot photos, you try to catch good photographs and sell these photos on the above sites.

13. Earn Money from YouTube

YouTube is the largest video sharing site owned by Google. Advertisers from all over the world, promote their products and brands on YouTube.
You can also create original videos of tutorials, humours, different places, music or anything you can imagine and upload on YouTube.
After sometime, you can join YouTube partner program and if accepted, your videos will start earning whenever people watch your videos.
After signup, we will provide you one of the best tutorial which will guide you about how to earn money from this online work.

14. Selling Online

If after reading the title “selling online”, you think, this work is not for you then you are wrong.
There are many normal people like you who are earning good regular income by selling different products on sites like eBay, Amazon, Flipkart and others.
You just need to find out a good product, signup on any or all of these sites, list your product with your price and start selling the same.
You don’t need to talk to anyone to sell online on these sites. You will receive the order in your mailbox and then deliver the same through a courier or post.
So you can see, there are numerous ways of earning money from online jobs sitting at home. All you have to do is review them thoroughly & then focus on one that fits in your interest.

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Friday 4 September 2015


Two years ago, when The Rat Race Rebellion began tracking at-home jobs, there were 30 scams for every legitimate opportunity. Now, with 4,500 to 5,000 work-at-home job ads screened weekly, the Web site finds 57 phonies for every one that's for real, says Christine Durst, CEO of The Rat Race Rebellion.
Nevertheless, there's no shortage of people who dream of beating the odds and earning a living from home.
Durst, who is also CEO of Connecticut-based Staffcentrix, which develops home-based and virtual career training programs, says people interested in work-at-home jobs primarily are:
  • Parents who say they want to spend more time with their children.
  • Trailing military spouses who, according to Durst, by virtue of their spouse's career need to pick up and move every few years.
  • Retirees needing supplemental income.
  • People with disabilities.
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It's difficult to be a good parent and simultaneously work well at home, says Durst, because most jobs require blocks of uninterrupted time to accomplish tasks, and children's schedules are less than predictable. For those who do choose to walk the tightrope between paid work and parenting, consider deadline-oriented work. Durst says it's generally better for those with younger children than schedule-oriented hourly work.
Steven Rothberg, president and founder of CollegeRecruiter.com, says "an increasing minority" of entry-level workers, are attracted to these gigs. He says he believes social introverts make good candidates. "They like working with people (but) they like interacting by e-mail and by being on the phone. They dislike working in person with a lot of others," he says, due to meetings and other "time-sucking problems" at an office.
Self-motivation, discipline, job skills and independence are key characteristics for at-home workers, says Stephanie Foster of Poway, Calif., a former medical transcriptionist who runs the Web site Homewiththekids.com.
A growing number of employers appear to believe telecommuting is a good deal for them as well. It reduces overhead expenses, allows access to talented workers who may not be available locally, provides off-hours support and helps retain employees, says Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com, a Web site that aggregates hand-screened telecommuting/work-at-home jobs. "We've seen a real broadening of the audience of both employers and job seekers."
Consider these 10 jobs -- some rather traditional and others unexpected -- for interesting at-home work and good (if competitive) prospects.
1. Virtual Assistant
This is a field with much potential, in part because the title description covers many things. "You can fit your offerings to what you know how to do," says Foster. One can own a virtual assistant business or work from home for a company that makes you available to other employees or clients. Homewiththekids.com, for example, currently features a dozen such companies. Small businesses hire virtual assistants to help when they can't justify a permanent employee. The International Virtual Assistants Association, which Durst co-founded in the 1990s, began with 28 members and has grown to more than 600, who charge from $15 per hour to more than $100 per hour.
2. Medical Transcriptionist
As Foster knows, being a medical receptionist is a demanding job, and nearly every company listed on her site seeks applicants with experience and/or training from certain schools. The work involves listening to and typing up dictation from doctors -- some of whom have difficult accents, slur words together, and even "eat, drink, chew gum (and) talk to other people in the room" while dictating, she says. But hearing about medical matters can be interesting, and good transcriptionists are in very high demand. Expect initial earnings of less than $10 per hour, but some transcriptionists earn $20 or more per hour.
3. Translator
Those with fluency in more than one language translate audio files or documents, not just word for word but often with cultural differences in mind. "Companies can access home-based translators with hard-to-find language skills without being held back by geographic location," says Fell.
Foster's site lists 15 companies that seek home-based translators. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-09, which groups translators and interpreters, notes a projected employment increase of 24 percent over the 2006-to-2016 decade, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The national mean hourly wage for translators and interpreters was $20.74, with a mean annual wage of $43,130 as of May 2008, according to estimates by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some industries pay significantly higher, with the highest paying jobs generally in the management, scientific and technical consulting services areas, in which the mean hourly wage was $56.50 and the annual mean wage was $117,530.
4. Web Developer/Designer
Information technology is the sector, Durst says, where most of the home-based hiring is being done. Terri Orlowski, a virtual assistant and Web developer based in Ledyard, Conn., offers services such as custom Web site design, template modification and redesigns, code updates, hosting, and usability reviews. She previously held administrative positions in a variety of industries, and makes a higher per-hour rate now. The job is in high demand. Of the more than 15,000 new monthly work-from-home job postings on Odesk.com, Web developers are in the greatest demand, says spokeswoman Elizabeth Gordon. A list of companies that post at-home tech jobs is available at ratracerebellion.com.
5. Call Center Representative
When you phone to order something from a catalog or infomercial, a big office with rows of cubicles may come to mind. But the person on the other end of the line is likely to be sitting in a home office. "It's a huge and growing industry," says Durst of companies that hire independent contractors to take calls from home. She says the "home-shore movement" started in response to complaints about the many companies that looked offshore for workers. While some Web sites, such as Alpineaccess.com, actually hire representatives, most use subcontractors. Just be aware that the pay may be by the minute rather than by the hour, so you may not be paid for time you spend waiting by the phone. A list of companies that hire call center reps can be found at Homewiththekids.com.
6. Tech Support Specialist
Call centers also hire technical support specialists to work remotely. Kate Lister, co-author of "Undress for Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home," names it as one of her top three "best-bet work-at-home jobs." And according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, jobs for computer support specialists (on-site and remote combined) were expected to increase by 13 percent from 2006 to 2016 -- much faster than the average for all occupations -- with 71,000 new jobs.
7. Travel Agent
Scams abound in the travel industry -- particularly organizations that charge for information on how to break into the field. But operating a home-based travel agency can be an excellent business, says Tom Ogg of the Home Based Travel Agent Information Center. "Real home-based travel agents have experienced robust growth over the last decade, and there are probably around 35,000 of them and growing." A growing (although small) number of people earn $100,000 or more a year, he says. "A solid business concept and plan focused on profitability will take you a long way to achieving your monetary goals." There's also the joy of helping others enjoy their leisure time.
8. Teacher
From postsecondary education to elementary schools, there are opportunities for students to learn virtually. Along with that, come opportunities to teach (and tutor) virtually. While distance learning is not new, advanced technology, collaborative multimedia software designed for schools and high-speed Internet connections have created more opportunities for teachers and students to work together from afar, says Fell. Durst has also noticed more teacher jobs being posted, and she knows of one professor who works mainly online and makes six figures -- although income "depends on how many hours you're applying to it and the type of classes you're teaching." A resource center for online teaching jobs is available at GetEducated.com.
9. Writer/Editor
Yes, the print publishing industry has been suffering, but Durst is seeing frequent listings these days for writing, editing and proofreading, particularly for the Web. Even those without writing experience can join the blogosphere. Not only can blogging be lots of fun, Foster says, but also there's money to be earned blogging for someone else's site, getting paid to post on your own blog or through revenue-sharing arrangements. A list of blogging opportunities, for which the pay range is less than $5 per post to more than $20 per post, can be found at Homewiththekids.com.
10. Franchise Owner
It's a no-brainer: Owning a business can be the road to at-home work. For an initial investment, franchises may offer a ready-made business with brand awareness, a system and a territory, says Leslie Truex, founder of the Web site Work-At-Home Success. She advises considering businesses that target the over-50 crowd or the self-employed, involve health and wellness, relate to the "green" movement, or involve electronic or online devices (i.e., accessories, applications).
Scam Alert:
When considering any at-home job, put up the scam-detection radar.
Durst suggests watching for these positive indicators of "real" employment:
  • The hirer is an established company.
  • The ad includes the company name and does not have applicants reply to a blind e-mail address.
  • Human resources personnel are available for questions.
  • There is mention of information commonly associated with "real" employment (benefits, vacations, policies, etc.).
  • There is an application and interview process, not simply an e-mailed offer.
  • The employer can detail the job duties and expectations.
  • References/work samples are requested.
Melissa Ezarik is a Connecticut-based freelance writer.

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Friday 16 November 2012

Stay At Home Mum Makes Rs420,000/Month

Have You Ever Considered Working From Home?

Krishna Karpal from Mumbai never thought that she would work online, until curiosity got the best of her and she filled out a simple online form. Before she knew it, she discovered her secret to beating the recession, and being able to provide for her family while at home with her three children. I read Krishna's blog last month and decided to feature her story in our weekly consumer report. In our phone interview she told me her amazing story. "I actually make about Rs387,000-Rs440,000 a month working from home. It's enough to comfortably replace my old jobs' income, especially considering I only work about 15-18 hours a week from home.
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Working online has been a financial windfall for Krishna, who struggled for months to find a decent job but kept hitting dead ends. "I lost my job shortly after the recession hit, I needed reliable income, I was not interested in the "get rich quick" scams you see all over the internet. Those are all pyramid scams or stuff where you have to sell to your friends and family. I just needed a legitimate way to earn a living for me and my family. The best part of working online is that I am always home with the kids. Thanks to the Home Income Package Kit I am giving my kids the childhood they deserve." I asked her about how she started her life-changing journey. "It was pretty easy, I filled out a short form and applied for a work-at-home kit. It wasn't really free, but it was under Rs1000. I got the kit and within four weeks I was making over Rs275,000 a month. It's really simple, I am not a computer whiz, but I can use the internet. I don't even have to sell anything and nobody has to buy anything. Companies are constantly recruiting people for this, you should try it."
The companies you work with are worth over 100 billion dollars and are the most used sites in the internet market place, like Amazon, Google, Walmart, Delta, Apple and more... You're using the top ranked sites in the world, over 50 percent of all internet traffic flows through them everyday. It's a great opportunity and this has been helping people work at home for over 5 years. Why not get in with the internet's best and biggest companies?
There are plenty of scams on the internet claiming you can make Rs3,000,000 a month, but that is exactly what they are - scams. From my conversation with Krishna, "I am making a good salary from home, which is amazing, under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day that I filled out that form."
Quickly, Krishna Karpal was able to use the simple Home Income Package to make it out of the recession.
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       Tourism and Goa are synonymous with each other. Goa is one of the most preferred places of holiday in India. It may not be the state to receive maximum number of tourists in India but the state is well known to receive international tourists on a large scale, more than probably any other state in the country. Thus, it is evident that tourism is the main source of income for the state government as well as residents who rely heavily on the tourists to boost of their trade. Notably, Goa is the state with the highest GDP in India.
The sun kissed beaches of the state are an obvious attraction. Agonda, Candolim, Calangute, Dona Paula are some of the Goa Beachs that are most inviting. However, these are not the only beaches in the state. The beaches are known to witness a massive footfall throughout the year. Besides, the churches in the state are the living reminiscent of the Portuguese rule in the state of Goa. The beautifully adorned churches are one of the major contributors that led the state earn the sobriquet of "Pearl of the Orient". Few of the most renowned churches in the state include Basilica of Bom Jesus, St. Augustine church, Church of St Francis of Assisi among several others. The State is infamous for its unending carnivals and parties. The New Year, Christmas parties and the Sunburn festival in the state of Goa are centre of attraction for a massive crowd, many a times comprising of celebrities all across India.

           What is today a World Heritage Site was once the capital of Portuguese Goa. Founded by Afonso de Albuquerque as his capital, Old Goa is dotted with an ethereal collection of churches, convents, chapels and a cathedral. Each more magnificent than the other. Historical evidences show that the architecture of Goa had striking similarities to the rest of the India during the pre-Portuguese era (fourteenth and fifteenth century). However, from sixteenth century onwards it took a different form altogether because of its colonial influence. Though the unique and harmonious Indo Portuguese blend is very visible in many aspects of Goa's culture but it is best depicted in the architecture of that period.

Nine kilometres east of Panaji, this site today stands reminding one of the golden years of Goa. It once had a population of two lakhs. The site was finally abandoned by Portuguese in 1843 when the capital was shifted from Old Goa to Panajm where it is till date. Old Goa is now maintained by Archeological Survey of India.

Old Goa is very important for Goans because of its churches. Especially the Basilica of Bom Jesus where the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier are kept till date. Other attractions of Old Goa are Se Cathedral, Church of Our lady of Rosary, Chapel of St.Catherine. A trip to Old Goa will give you an interesting break from the beaches and give you a chance to peep in the rich history of the state. And Old Goa will come as a real treasure for those interested in studying historical architecture.

Pondicherry
        
The Union territory of Pondicherry (officially spelled Puducherry) comprises four coastal regions viz- Pondicherry , Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. Pondicherry, Karaikal and Yanam are situated on the East Coast, while Mahe is on the West Coast. Pondicherry is the Capital of this Union Territory and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South India.
A French colony until 1954, this coast-hugging town with colonial buildings, churches, statues and systematic town planning still preserves much of the colonial ambience. Pondicherry has been described by National geographic as "a glowing highlight of subcontinental sojourn".Pondicherry is also a popular weekend destination,which can be reached easily from the nearby cities such as  Chennai and Banglore. The main tourist attractions in and around the city are listed below.
                                Pondicherry has four main beaches which are very popular with tourists and locals alike.They are Promenade beach, Paradise beach, Serinity beach and Auroville beach.
Promenade beach in Pondicherry
Promenade beach is the most popular beach in Pondicherry. A 1.5 km long road (Beach road or Goubert Avenue) runs parallel to the beach. The whole city is in walking distance from the beach. On the sea front are several landmarks such as the War Memorial, the Statue of joan of arc, the Heritage Town hall, the Statue of Mahatma Gandhi,Dupleixstatue, the Old Light House, the Old Customs House etc. The tourist information centre is situated in the heritage building facing the sea.
Paradise beach is located 8 km from the town, along the Pondicherry-Cuddalore Highway. This beach can be accessed from the Chunnambar Resort Flanked by a quiet flowing creek on one side, the beach can only be accessed by boat.
Auroville beach is close to Eroville. It is right off the East soct road, opposite the road leading to Auroville.Located around 12 km from the main  pondichery town, its shallow waters and small waves make it a popular place for swimming.
Serenity beach is a ten minute drive to the north of the town.
Chennai

         

Beaches

Marina Beach
The 15 km long and 400 to 500 meter wide Marina Beach features the Light House, memorials, statues, walkways, gardens and drives alongside the beach front. Towards the south of the city of Chennai, Elliots Beach in Besant Nagar is preferred by younger Chennaiites with its promenade, restaurants and coffee shops.[ There are a quite a number of beaches and resorts between Elliot’s Beach and Mahabalipuram, along East Cost Road. The most notable of these is which has a cove and a fort built by the Nawab of Carnatic.

Government Museum Complex

The Government Museum Complex in Egmorehouses the Government Museum, Connemara Public Library and the National Art Gallery. Established in 1851, the museum consisting of six buildings and 46 galleries covers an area of around 16.25 acres (66,000 m²) of land. The objects displayed in the museum cover a variety of artifacts and objects covering diverse fields including archeology, numismatics, zoology, natural history, sculptures, palm-leaf manuscripts and Amravati paintings. Connemara Public Library is one of the four National Depository libraries which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India. Established in 1890 the library is a repository of centuries-old publications, wherein lie some of the most respected works and collections in the country. It also serves as a depository library for the UN. The National Art Gallery building is one of the finest Indo-sarcenic type of architectures in the country.

Fort St. George

St.Mary's Church inside Fort St.George
Fort St George (or historically, White Town) is the name of the first British fortress in India, founded in 1639 the coastal city of Madras (modern city of Chennai). This fort was completed on April 23, coinciding with St. George's Day, celebrated in honour of St. George, the patron saint of England. The fort, christened Fort St. George faced the sea and a few fishing villages, and soon became the hub of merchant activity. It gave birth to a new settlement area called George Town (historically referred to as Black Town), which grew to envelop the villages and led to the formation of the city of Madras. The fort is a stronghold with 6 meter high walls that withstood a number of assaults in the 18th century. Today, the Fort serves as the administrative headquarters for the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu state, and still houses a garrison for troops in transit to various locations at South India and the Andamans. The Fort Museum contains many relics of the Raj, including portraits of many of the Governors. Other monuments present inside the fort are St. Mary's Church, the oldest Anglican church in India, and Wellesley House, which holds the paintings of the Governor of the Fort and other high officials of the Regime.

Art and Crafts

Tamil and Indian culture and tradition is on display in several art galleries and cultural centers. Valluvar Kottam is an auditorium in memory of the poet-saint Thiruvalluvar. It also has a 101-feet high temple chariot structure. Kalakshetra, a centre for the revival of Indian art and crafts — especially the dance form of Bharatnatyam — is located in Besant Nagar. The National Art Gallery, built in 1907, houses 11th and 12th century Indian handicrafts, 17th century Deccan paintings, 16th to 18th century Mughal and Rajasthan paintings and 10th and 13th century bronzes and is part of the Government Museum.
The world headquarters of the Theosophical Society was established in 1886 on the banks of the Adyar River. The shrines of all major faiths stand in its sprawling estate gardens. Cholamandalam Artists' Village, on the East Coast Road offers a view of artists and sculptors at work in their own studios and permanent gallery. DakshinaChitra, run by the Chennai Craft Foundation, is a depiction of the way of life prevalent in South India with exhibitions and workshops of the arts and crafts and performing artists of South India.

Places of Worship

Kapaleeshwarar temple in Mylapore
Right from the early ages, Chennai had a cosmopolitan society with people belonging to different religious groups living together. As a consequence places of worship, both historical and modern, belonging to various religions are present in the city. The most famous temples in Chennai are the Kapaleeshwarar temple in Mylapore and Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane. The Vadapalani temple is also an important place of worship for the Hindus. St. Thomas Mount, the site where St. Thomas, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, was believed to have been martyred, is an important pilgrimage site for Indian Christians. The Santhome Basilica, supposedly built atop the tomb of St. Thomas, is a revered church by the Roman Catholics. The St. George's Cathedral, Chennai is an important place of worship for the Protestant Christians. The Thousand Lights Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the country and is a revered place of worship for Muslims.

Parks

The Guindy National Park, the country's smallest National Park with an area of 2.76 km², is located completely inside the city. It hosts a variety of endangered deer, foxes, monkeys and snakes. The Guindy Snake Park situated in the National Park has a large collection of snakes and is an important source of antivenom serum. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park (better known as Vandalur Zoo) is located southwest of the city and covers an area of 5.1 km². It has about eighty species on display, and includes a lion safari, an elephant safari, a nocturnal animal house and an aquarium. South of the city, along the East Coast Road, is an important centre for herpetological research called the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, which houses several fresh-water and salt-water crocodiles, alligators, gharials, and also turtles and snakes. The Botanical Garden of the Horticulture Department has a very wide variety of plants and even a fossilised tree trunk 20 million years old. A Summer Festival is held here annually during the month of May.

Shopping

Spencer Plaza is one of the largest shopping malls in Chennai
Chennai has some unique places to offer for shopping. Art and crafts, contemporary and traditional artwork, antiques, jewellery etc. are available in the city. Traditional items like leaf and palmyra-fiber handicrafts from Tirunelveli, bronze and brass castings and traditional jewelry from Kumbakonam, metal works from Thanjavur, stone carvings from Mahabalipuram, silks from Kanchipuram are for sale in shops and boutiques. George Town and Parrys Corner are wholesale markets of Chennai where one can purchase almost anything. Many streets are entirely devoted to selling one particular type of merchandise. The nearby Burma Bazaar is famous for its counterfeit electronic goods and media, Moore Market for its large number of bookstores. Pondy Bazaar located in T. Nagar, is home to huge multi-storey stores, unique to Chennai, which deal mainly in textiles and silks or gold, silver and diamond jewellery. Shopping Malls in Chennai: - Spencers Plaza - Chennai City Centre - Ampa Sky Walk Mall - Express Avenue

Entertainment

There are three large amusement parks, MGM Dizzee World, VGP Universal Kingdom and Kishkinta and a water sports center, Dash N Splash located in the outskirts of Chennai. The city also houses a paintball centre  and water sports club on the east coast road. There are also a large number of beach resorts all along the East Coast Road highway to Mahabalipuram. The city being home to the Tamil movie industry, has over 100+ large cinema theatres including a few multiplexes which screen Tamil, English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. The city has a large number of restaurants offering a variety of Tamil, Indian and international cuisines.The nightlife in Chennai is vibrant and growing ranging from bars to pool parlours to lounges and clubs.

Alappuzha
            
                Area: 1414 sq. km
Population: 2,109,160 (2011 census)
Altitude: Sea level

Referred to as the 'Venice of the East' by travellers from across the world, Alappuzha is a district of immense natural beauty. Caressed by the Arabian Sea in the west and a vast network of lakes, lagoons and freshwater rivers criss-crossing it, this backwater country shelters some unique animal and bird life. By virtue of its proximity to the sea, the town has always enjoyed an exclusive place in the maritime history of Kerala. Famous for its boat races, beaches, marine products and coir industry, the singularity of this land is the region called Kuttanad - a land of lush paddy fields referred to as the 'Rice Bowl of Kerala' and one of the few places in the world where farming is done below sea level. This one-time prosperous trading and fishing centre is today a world renowned backwater tourist destination.
ACCESSIBILITY
Telephone access code: +91-477

Air: Nearest international airports: • Thiruvananthapuram (150 km) • Nedumbassery, Kochi (85 km)

Rail: Railway enquiry Ph: 2253965

Road: KSRTC enquiry Ph: 2252501

Ferry services: Enquiries Ph: 2252015 • SWTD (public boat service enquiry) Ph: 2252510.
Tourist information offices:
MUST SEE

Alappuzha Backwaters
Kuttanad
Alappuzha Beach