What is the farthest hotel booking you ever did for a vacation. 100 Kms, 200 Kms or more? Or can we have a vacation right in the city where you live? In my childhood, we went on picnics to parks & waterfalls;…
What is the farthest hotel booking you ever did for a vacation. 100 Kms, 200 Kms or more? Or can we have a vacation right in the city where you live? In my childhood, we went on picnics to parks & waterfalls;…
Khajuraho and its Vyalas! I can understand the surprise of Capt. T S Burt and the tough criticism by Sir Alexander Cunnigham, when they saw the erotic sculptures that adorn the walls of temples at Khajuraho temple complexes. Scandalized would be an…
On an October morning, I woke up at dawn in a very long time… with no concrete structures in front of me – just water & with a green outline! And then he rowed into my vision, a speck with a life…
An ode to an amazing journey by a river, witnessing her grow into a goddess.
Every time I walk into a historical monument, often centuries old, I wonder how it survived time. May it be the 1500 year old Chittorgarh Fort and the structures in it or the ‘much younger’ fort in Delhi. These buildings have seen…
This is a part of my series on Khajuraho, you can read the previous article here: Khajuraho… a pilgrimage through art, architecture and history “i doubt we are heading the right direction” – my travel partners concern was justified considering the lack…
Introducing Khajuraho, a jewel or rather an architectural marvel quietly tucked away in the lap of the mighty Vindhyas.
I am yet to find an apt introduction for this small town in India, Khajuraho. Built by the Chandela Kings, Khajuraho is famous for its temples, rather the erotic sculptures adorning the walls of its temples. Recently, I travelled to Khajuraho with…
Hi there, This is a 10 month older me writing to you from a relatively unknown railway station Mahoba. Ever heard of this place? Its a stop-over for Khajuraho in case you didn’t get a direct train from Delhi like me. Its…
I don’t remember my first train journey. Though it was a little over 70 kms, mother used to board a train to travel to her hometown (Kottayam) with two small baggage, me & my sister. So for us, train was just another…
Baoli – a brilliant structure, a gold mine of stories and dreams, a heritage monument. This is a post on what i know about Baolis’ and some useful links
From Jami Masjid, it was a short walk to Sidi Saiyyed Mosque. I walked through the chaotic markets of Amdavad, amongst the high pitched calls of street-hawkers and vendors. This part of the road in Amdavad resembles Old Delhi markets. Sun was…
Jami Masjid – one of the biggest & magnificent mosques i have ever been to… A picture speaks a thousand words…so they say. What if the picture has words of great importance, words telling the reader, a history of some 600 years!…
And i marched on, left-right-left, i marched on. My head turned with every foot i took, right-left-right, it scanned for stories untold. Yesterday, it was a fort. Today, a bustling city of sorts. Here and there stood tall, ruins that could tell…
If there is a way to see a place, then it is to walk through the heart of that place. So I walked! From the station, by the grace of Google maps, i identified a short route to Siddhi Saiyyed Mosque. Siddhi…
Beads of sweat trickled down my bald head; i was constantly scratching my unkempt beard. I looked like a hippie or should i say beggar – well i would never know & i never intended to. I was busy planning what to…
It was an uncomfortable position, my upper torso leaning onto a pillar, coldness of the platform seeped in through the jeans & froze my buttocks. To add to it, I was holding my mobile on my right hand like the statue of…
As i write this, i am on a train to Jaipur from Gurgaon. This trip is called ‘Chalo Patang Udaane’ which when translated from Hindi means, ‘Lets go and fly kites’. This is one of those randomly semi-planned trips where I’m on…
Prayag in Sanskrit means ‘confluence’. Prayaga means ‘a place of sacrifice’ this post was originally drafted for thealternate.in and was published here: http://thealternative.in/travel/a-journey-to-devprayag/. This is also the third and last part of my travel notes on the Devprayag trip. He said, “We often see…
Who said business trips cannot be fun? Well if someone ever say that in front of you, please do pass my best regards, either by foot or with your fist. All you need to do is Google & consider some time for…