Indian DL is still valid. I drive with that on my visits and had gone through police random checks and got a fine for cell phone use too. I had shown the Ontario license as well (No IDP). Like mentioned before, much better treatment after seeing ON license! (I got my India DL on the day after I turned 18 and the picture looks nothing like me. Hence the ON license show)

But like others mentioned before, driving is becoming more and more dangerous. You still can do city and short distance driving. Longer routes, train or flight is better. There are pretty cool highways though - but you do run into vehicles coming in the opposite direction in a divided highway; some idiot walking and riding bikes in the middle of the road at night wearing black clothes etc.

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Originally posted by peacock1

Hi Ritesh,
Why the hell do you need to invite issues, while on a holiday.?

Just ride the cab or rickshaw and have peace of mind,
I have never dared to drive in India, after being in canada, only for the reason, of not inviting troubles.

Enjoy your holidays

My 2 cents

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Thanks a lot all of you for valuable inputs,

i am going to drive in just local city or short distance only....

One thing is for sure, we are going to be surprise and our eyes will be bigger once see all changes in India as we are going after 6 years to India....

Friends who visited india and they said be preapre for all surprises, the way people are spending money in India we can not compete at all. so many stuff are expensive and prices are rocket high, traffic is terrible, people still with same mentality, No sorry no thanks....just push you one side and walk away.....

we are eagerly waiting for this all surprises and hope we have a good vacation....

Jao Ritesh bhai, enjoy karo, Mere dharati ma ko mera pranam dena aur aate waqt ek mutthi bhar des ki mitti lana...


(make sure it does not have any plant/seeds/sprouts/worms etc else custom guys would confiscate it).