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Inside the tent, I hear the morning before I see it. Chweep. Caoooo. Rutta-tat-tat-tattt. A bird orchestra streams in through the patio, blurring the edges of my 6 a.m. dream. I wake up fresh but disoriented. Why does my tent have glass…
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Lounging by a cosy homestay cum café overlooking the snow-crowned mountains that ensconce Joshimath, I reminisce these last four weeks in Uttarakhand. All of last year, the pandemic took a toll on our health, the sluggish months but a blur…
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Celebratory indulgences, just like Holi’s grandiosity, are colourfully delicious. Homes and streets are lined with food spreads that come in all shapes and flavours: bite-sized mithais are on full display at sweet shops; large thalis and…
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Trivandrum, the original name of the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram is one of the largest cities in the southern state. Endowed with the presence of so many flourishing and thriving industries, malls, well-defined shopping…
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Tegh Singh arrives at his flower farm on the banks of the Ganges before sunrise, ready to pluck rose petals when they are at their peak bouquet. Circling the dense and haphazardly planted Rosa damascena shrubs, he works quickly, tossing…
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“Looking into the story of my family led to unravelling almost 1,500 years of history.” As a young student in America, Akshita Manjiri Bhanj Deo, who might have been the 48th documented ruler of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, spent her holidays in…
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