Alchuna is a tiny hamlet along the banks of Kalsa river in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Tucked away in the folds of Himalayas, Alchuna is about 35 Kms away from Haldwani in Uttarakhand. I went there with a group of 18…
‘Come co-exist with nature’ was the motto of this year`s Yazali Nyokum Yullo Festival. As reality quivers, embrace everything new that makes way for a hypnogogic dreamscape of mystifying enigma. The Panyor river along the village will lure you to its fringes…
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…
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,…
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…
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.
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…
