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…
this is a continuation to my post on the Devprayag road trip with Manu. Read the first part of this travelogue here: http://deejthtraveller.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/towards-prayag-a-journey-to-devprayag-i/ I sometimes wonder whether i am getting older by dog years! This trip is one of the most relaxed…
Prayag in Sanskrit means ‘confluence’. Prayaga also means ‘a place of sacrifice’ The weekend travel itch happened again, this time its Devprayag! pic: Devprayag For a change, this trip was quite unusual compared to my earlier escapades. The final destination was fixed…
I am writing this from Pattaya, and won’t be surprised if you wonder why i am writing this instead of ‘taking a walk’ in Walking Street. That is not my kind of travel, hence i am confined in a room, 20 floors…
During my history classes, I learnt about many conquerors who tried to conquer India. For them, India was a synonym for wealth and prosperity. They tried and perished, no one ever could conquer her! I cannot blame them for greed and fame,…
What was supposed to be a weekend with chilled ‘you know what’ turned out to be a story of an adventure & affair for me. The story unfolds: Varun & Rahul (my co-travellers) had been planning this road trip for quite some…
Day 1: Haridwar: The (holy) city of Haridwar is a religiously important destination for Hindu travellers (pilgrims) across India. Considered as the entrance of river Ganga into the plains, its also know as Gangadwar. Haridwar is constructed around the river Ganges (as…
Time got irrelevant for me then, so i asked it to stop. It’s been 3 months that i have been working like a mule, professionally & personally. A much needed break came in the blessed form of an extended weekend of four…
Dear friend, As i see you are interested in knowing what Onam is (from me). Well, with Wikipedia around, it isn’t quiet essential for me to explain what it is and the stories behind it. But still, everyone’s perspective is quite different,…
Apparently, this is a list which everybody would have in their mind and can instantly recall. Unfortunately none of this ‘everybody’ pursues it. For me its a well thought over list and i intend to do it. So here goes this list:…
