How Young Folk Singers Give My Rajasthan Backpacking Trip A Musical Twist

Throughout my journey I found many singers and musicians. Those I was looking for and even those I wasn’t. I also made many friends along the way who led me to beautiful sights and destinations I had never known existed. This video is about Danish Khan, Ladu Khan and Habib Dehar. The three young musicians who agreed to sing for us.

Exploring Nubra Valley – A Photo Story

With 2020 bringing us the Lockdown, I have had plenty of time to skim through travel photographs I collected last year. Looking back I realised 2019 was quite intense. There were a lot many journeys. Rajasthan, Leh, Arunachal. And even the time I spent in Delhi was full of explorations. I missed that this year,

Why Do You Travel?

Why do you pack your bags and zip away? What do you go to find? What do you try to leave behind and what do you bring back? Why do you travel? 

Chhattisgarh’s Sirpur Has A Lot To Offer

Sirpur is best traversed on foot or by cycle. A land untouched by modernity and dotted by temples from various periods makes this an aesthetic experience…

Close Encounters With Nature

Two super cute and trippy videos from my travel around India. If you thought Cats are curious you have no idea what you are talking about… Here’s why. Click Now. Watch Now! #TravelLife

Extreme Summer Vacay Anyone?

I spent 5 days of May in Bikaner in the Thar Desert and braved 50 degree temperature – here’s what it did to me

Ever Witnessed The Spectacle Of A Paddy Sunset?

It had rained all afternoon, during the walk to the illusory Kodoor river in Changanassery. A true tropical downpour. The sky had been grey for quite some time before I left home. In fact that’s why I left home. Remnants of a starved Bengali in me probably that feels euphoric about dark clouds. By the

Getting An Intro To Kerala At The Padmanabhapuram Palace

Today Pabla and I leave for Thiruvananthapuram; entering Kerala at its southernmost tip. But first we halt at Padmanabhapuram Palace – the architectural miracle from where the Tranvancore dynasty ruled for 65 years. But none of this before I stroll down the street at 8 a.m. to take a walk across the rock studded Muttom

Looking For A Place To Stay In Muttom? Salvation Army To The Rescue

By the time we reached Muttom it was 7 in the evening. We should have probably started earlier because the sun had already set by now and the Muttom beach was dark and eerie. The ocean thundered and the water sprayed us even 500 meters away from the gigantic rock on which the waves crashed

Nostalgic Lake, Ocean Fury And A Hill Top Temple

We went wherever Anbu could muster from his memory. After Vattakotai Fort, we found ourselves halting to a stop beside the Rayanthiri Lake. Sun light streaming in through coconut tree leaves on a fairly shaded road in Thamaraikulam, an occasional cycle or car passing us by, we pull to a stop by the side of