Junagarh Fort, Bikaner: An Exemplar Of Rajput Grandeur
Enter the marvelous Junagarh fort of Bikaner and be ready to be swept off your feet as the gold plated pillars, intricately carved windows, motif laden walls peeping through a maze of pristine marble and elegant sandstone transport you to…
Mini memoir : Postcards from Girnar, Gujarat
October 2013 : Girnar (Junagadh), Gujarat After a terribly embarrassing episode of climbing the sacred Shatrunjay mountain of Palitana, Gujarat that involved me throwing up at a couple of places and crying hysterically at one point followed by poor attempts…
An unexpected journey to Maldives: About Biyadhoo, budget and boats
I won’t lie. I have a thing for impromptu trips. But so far such trips have been within the radius of a few hundred Kilometers. Never ever in my wildest imagination had I thought that I would take one to…
Acceptance
Sometimes I wonder, what does it mean when they say ‘…and they lived happily ever after!’ Does it mean that they never suffered any emotional wreckage? Does it mean that all of their prayers were answered and dreams were fulfilled?…
Mini Memoir – Postcards from Andaman
I watched the white sands of Havelock Island disappear into the afternoon haze as our passenger ship roared away from it into the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal. I clicked a few photos before settling down in the…
Exploring Tawang – The north eastern gem of India
As we left behind the rugged terrains, pine forests and rustic villages on our way to Tawang, I wondered what else was left to see. I almost declared to myself that the journey was the real deal because nothing could…
Masroor Rock Cut temples – The glorious relics from ancient India
Facing the majestic Dauldhar mountains, these rock cut temples stand gloriously defying time and nature. Discovered just a century ago, these ancient temples brought with them many questions to light that still remain fairly unanswered. There are only theories and…
Mini memoirs: Delhi – Mcleodganj – Delhi feat hustling in Chandigarh
We thought our hardships were finally over and later that evening as we tucked ourselves in the bunk beds of our cozy hostel in Mcleodganj, we forgot the horrors of the earlier night.
Mini memoirs: Anu homestay, Bomdila
We decided to break our journey from Tawang to Guwahati at Bomdila( Arunachal Pradesh, India) and stayed in Anu homestay for the night. Our room was spacious, cozy and had a traditional wood fire heater. Tejas had his share of…
Journey to Tawang : A Sublime Experience
The majestic yet intimidating landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh intrigue you in every possible way. Your are compelled to surrender to your surroundings here. You know, just like the people who live in these mighty mountains, that you are at the…