What comes to your mind when you think of India? Rajahs, palaces, chaos, wildlife, temples, mosques, Sadhus. These are all vivid images in their own rights. The attraction of India as a travel destination cannot be explained in words. This ancient land has a mysterious charm despite all the factors that go against it. People [...]

Gokarna can actually mean any of two places, the holy village or the hippie beach town. Yes, the difference is that stark. Gokarna literally means cow’s ear. It lies 50km south of Karwar and is around 490kms from the metropolis of Bangalore. You can take a train or bus, I would suggest the drive up [...]

 Two friends, Dushyant and Rahaan, on the last leg of their journey that started all the way from Jodhpur covering most of the Rajasthan, reached Agra; home to one of the wonders of medieval era often referred as epitome of beauty and love, Taj Mahal. Spell bounding beauty of Taj Mahal was high on their priority list followed [...]

She yelled at me saying, “I don’t like the entire corporate culture”, this was the response to my subtle investigation of the nature of the parade ceremony I was “invited” to by my friend who works in the South (or maybe the North) block in New Delhi. I was taken aback for a moment but [...]

as you come to visit this old, forgotten relic my dear English friend, what do you see? I wonder… do you wonder too, how i look at you, when you see your ancestor having locked up mine, this past where yours was a perpetrator and mine was a sufferer is this past really yours? is [...]

Goddess Bramhacharni is worshipped on the 2nd night of Navratra. ‘The Navratri festival has to be celebrated during the bright fortnight of the month of Asvina, in the order of pratipada, etc, until the navami ends. Diwali falls in this month. The festival of Kartik Poornima (15th day Full Moon) falls in this month, celebrated [...]

“Am I returning in the next two years?” The crystal answered “No!” “Will I return with him?” the crystal answered, “No!” Both of these answers left me bitter, worried and scared. I am not returning here in the next two years meant for me that I am not going to be travelling and not returning [...]

Jalebi is the most exotic dessert on the face of earth. The crusty exterior that reveals the bubbly liquid inside, the sharp tender curves that swear to tangle you, the orange sheen invites you to come and lift it between the thumb and index and the stickiness that your fingers feel, you must lick off. [...]

You witness colossal chaos, colossal traffic jams with colossal hysteria as Sikhs get together thrice each year for a cultural extravaganza and grand community celebrations on important dates in Sikh history. These pictures are from the 02 Jan 2011 procession to celebrate Prakash Utsav, (literal translation: day of illumination means birth anniversary here) of tenth [...]

First day is dedicated to Shailputri – Goddess Durga was born in the house of King of Mountains “Parvat Raj Himalaya”, so she is called “Shailputri” maens the daughter of mountain. Maa Shailputri is the absolute from of Mother Nature. She is also known as Goddess Parvati the consort of Lord Shiva & mother of [...]