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…
Lake Parashar – Place Between Heaven and Earth
When I was a kid, one thing for which I waited eagerly was the vacation. It was not less than a festival back then. The time of the year, when Mom and Dad would still go to the office, but,…
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…
Gwalior Fort – An Eternal Epic
I feel nothing can beat the train ride. Leaving the houses, fields, trees, river and empty lands, as the train moves in a rhetoric and dramatic way taking odd stops and bombarding people, is also a kind of beauty to…
Nalanda University – History Buried In Oblivion
If I tell you that Bihar could be the next destination which would change the way you think then maybe you respond to me as the Biharis say, “E ka keh rahe ho, bhakuaana hue ho ka ekdum?” But this…
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…