India

Thiruvananthapuram, formerly called Trivandrum is the capital city of Kerala. The city offers several popular Trivandrum Tourist Places like the beaches, temples, parks, museums, zoo, palaces and even a hill station to explore. Let us get…
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The first thing most people would notice about Imphal, Manipur’s capital city, is that it seems to be overrun with shabby, worn down buildings, traffic and dusty streets. And the city often becomes the mirror for the state. But if you have…
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“You might get lost if we get to the Kumbh Mela. There are just too many people“. These were the words of a harried mom when I was a child expressing a wish to see this rare festival. In fact, she repeated the same when I told her that I…
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Visiting Mechuka had been a dream ever since I saw the beautiful posts from this pristine valley of Arunachal Pradesh on various social media platforms. However, I had not envisioned it to come true so soon. When my invitation for Basar…
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As young, impressionable children, we were allowed to watch TV only on Sundays at my grandma’s house in the Himalayan foothills, even during our long winter vacations. The set was a grainy, black-and-white Jolly, kept behind a shutter, and…
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Kumbh Mela is huge. Its scale & enormity leaves you in awe and the ease with which everything moves establishes your faith in the natural order of things. Many people asked me what things to do at Kumbh Mela. I usually say, do not…
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Is it like rummy?” I ask, trying to make sense of the beautiful cards spread out before me—mythological figures painted in vivid colours with floral and geometric motifs. “Ganjifa is never played with money,” Rajmata rebukes, “the cards…
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Prayagraj or Allahabad as it was briefly called in the near past is a small but significant city. Being home to 3 prime ministers of India, being the birthplace of two of them, it played its role in the independence movement of India.…
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Kumbh Mela is literally like that overflowing pot it means. It is difficult to describe what is inside it. The more you observe, experience and indulge in it, the more you see and the more keeps coming. There are so many lenses through…
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Daman & Diu, Naida Caves Why Go Now: Cave-crawls and cowrie shells Chomping into the island earth at the periphery of the Diu Fort sit the Naida Caves, a root-wrapped underground labyrinth with flitting bursts of trees and sunlight.…
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When one thinks of the State of Nagaland in North East India, what comes to mind are vivid images of the Hornbill festival. For the uninitiated traveler, Nagaland may signify a minimally clad warrior-like population that is dangerous to…
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Guess what is that one thing that is common between the temples of Hampi and the ones in Ranakpur. In fact, it is the same thing in any heritage temple of India. It is the question – “How did the artisans of the yester-years create these…
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Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, and beyond Why Go Now: ‘Water trek’ across placid lakes No visitor to Kashmir returns without taking a shikara ride on Dal Lake. We suggest going a step further—and ‘water trek,’ as Kashmiris prefer to call…
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Jharkhand, Jamshedpur Why Go Now: Get the true taste of Steel City Jamshedpur, the city where India’s first steel plant was set up, attracted many men of enterprise. The flavours of different communities coalesced to make Jampot, as the…
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Haridwar and Rishikesh are the most visited destinations in Uttarakhand. They are also the gateway to the Garhwal hills of the state that is called Devbhumi or land of the Gods. Haridwar is an ancient pilgrimage town located at a point…
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