It’s no secret that India is full to the brim with cultural goodness. From the people to the food, the splendour of nature to the architecture, it’s here you’ll want to go if you want a travel adventure full of culture and…
Are you brave enough to spend a night in a `haunted` village in India? Yes! Then head to Kuldhara in Rajasthan. This heritage site is just 18 kilometres away from Jaisalmer. Once abandoned by its inhabitants, now tourists flock this village to…
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…
Any novice can take a picture but clicking an aesthetically balanced picture is not everyone`s cup of tea. There are many types of photographers, some click nature whereas some go for abstract things. And then, there are those who hog on the…
We all want to travel the world, don`t we? But some of us are chained with the lack of time and others do not have ample funds. We hear it every day about air tickets getting costlier, currency getting weaker and travel…
Blessed with rich flora and fauna, Khonoma is a beautiful settlement of Angami-Nagas, an indigenous warrior tribe of Nagaland. 20 km from Kohima, this quaint village in Dzokou Valley is a forerunner in changing the game in environmental preservation practices. One will…
Visit the land of adventure with no pre-conceived notions because this place is surely going to give you a lot of surprises. Explore the exotic flora and fauna that makes Aru Valley unique and famous as a hot spot for bio diversity…
Amritsar is one of the most developed cities in Punjab in the North-Western part of India, having a never-say-die attitude. Historically known as Ramdaspur, this pilgrim centre of Sikh religion attracts thousands of people each year. Amritsar is well connected by all means of transport like air, rail and…
As the weekend was approaching, my wandering feet started itching to go out of town. For the past two days, I was googling my way to places I would love to go. I couldn’t zero it down to a single place. Restless…
The trees stood ghost-like, silent spectators of the vastness of peppermint green mountains, the overhung clouds and a vein like river. The only thing I could see bigger than the peaks was the plum purple sky. As we reached the base camp,…
“When you go home, tell them of us and say; for your tomorrow, we gave our today” At first look, the war cemetery looks like a perfectly manicured garden. It’s only when you see the graves with such heart-rending messages that you…
The Seven Sisters has a sibling now, they are not seven anymore. The government of India added Sikkim to the list and now Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura are collectively known as Ashta Lakshmi States (Ashta meaning eight). The…
Wayanad, also known as the land of paddy fields lies in the north-east of Kerala. Sometreferredfered to as Africa of Kerala, Wayanad has the largest tribal population in the state. I haven’t visited yet, a friend went recently and loved the place, sharing pictures from…
I have always struggled with packing, sometimes I over-pack but most of the times I under-pack. In both the situations I have faced some challenging situations, so I thought of writing about what to pack or not-to-pack for a trip. As I…
I have travelled alone, with family, with strangers, with friends but never with my colleagues. So, it was a big feat that after working for seven years in the same organization, finally the plan to travel with them materialized. There were many…
[This post was originally written for my blog www.delhithroughmyeyes.wordpress.com] The beauty of books is that you can read them any time of the day and anywhere you like. But we all have our favorite spots where we like to catch up on reading, be…
Last weekend I attended the India Art Fair 2017 at NSIC Grounds in New Delhi. The art installations, sculptures and paintings from various renowned artists were exhibited there. If you are from Delhi or happen to be here in Delhi next time…
Entries for #nomadicshoesphotocontest Prashant Murty at Okhla Bird Santury Kalindi Kunj 2. Ayandrali Dutta 3. Kunjal Karaniya from the jungles of Africa 4. Jyotsna Ramani at Padar island, Flores, Indonesia 5. Garima Agarwal at Rann of Kutch 6. Varun Namdev at Paro Valley Bhutan 7. Atul Foo 8. Unknown…
The fusion of Tamil-French influence in Pondicherry is so dominant that one can easily see the contrast in everything, from lifestyle to pattern of houses, heritage to art and from food habits to mannerism. There is so much that this city can…
