Maybe I live in Mumbai but my heart is in Gujarat. Whenever there is a long weekend either I am travelling to some unknown places or I am in Surat with my brothers. For my kinsfolks, all this travelling is…
Kumbhalgarh Fort – Underrated Marvel Of India
21196 kilometres. Can you guess it? Nope, that is not the journey I travelled till date. (Hope I do it soon!) It is the size of the great wall of China. Yes, the one we studied in GK. It is…
Adalaj Vav – Epitome Of Promise
It’s been two years that I have been taking you to the offbeat places and sharing with you the untold stories of the era bygone. And recently when I was scrolling through the books on history, a revolutionary writer filched…
Hampi Festival – When History Incarnates
Hey! How were your travel dates with life (since corporate life is no life)? I asked you this because August and September were loaded with long weekends and I believe you must have cracked some crazy trips then. Travelling in…
Rajasthan – Land of Wonders
I think ‘searching’ is one instinct which we have very well inherited from ancestors. Previously we searched for food and shelter and now we search for our mobiles. Yes, seriously if I am at home that is one thing which…
Bateshwar Temples – The Temple Town
My mother keeps on nitpicking me from time to time saying that my travel infection is getting severe day by day. I smile at her and say, “we travelers are like the ancient phoenix bird mom.” Like her, if you…
Kangra Fort – Sovereignty Of Katoch Dynasty
What if I told you that you can find a treasure by just decoding an ancient script? Yup, it is true. The Son Bhandar Caves in Bihar are just waiting for someone who can read out the message written in…
Mandu – Once Upon A Time
Chacha Chaudhari, Champak, Tenali Raman, Chandamama or the Amar Chitra Katha series, these comics were the most precious possessions of our childhood. Even today when I catch any of these I do enjoy reading them, though, the passion has changed…
Charbagh – Reminder Of Paradise
“Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin asto”. Floating in Dal Lake in one of the houseboat, you cannot escape the charisma of heavenly Kashmir and you may also end up saying the beautiful lines which Mughal…
Meghalaya – Khasi And Kwai Folktale
Have you heard about the hanging coffins of Gongxian, Sichuan Province, China? The most spine-chilling part is that some of the coffins are even 3000 years old and still hanging on the cliff. Looking at the picture I don’t know…