Hampi: The Empire strikes back
There are two sides of Hampi. One for the new age carefree tourists seeking tranquillity, crammed...
Hornbill Festival: A cultural cauldron
Nagaland hung in my mind like a dream. With all its history of cordite and crackle of gun, Nagaland is a compelling place, a cultural...
Ahobilam Temple: Trek in the Nallamala Range
The idea behind a trip to Ahobilam, was out of the blue, out of some casual talk, idle browsing on internet, and then sealed by Andhra...
My ‘earthly’ experience: Kurnool escapade
It was more like an urge – to take the open road, the uncharted ways, make no itinerary, halt at...
Not just another walk: Fontainhas, Panjim
A visit to Panjim’s Fontainhas neighbourhood is nothing less than a journey through a postcard from a European city. This small little...
Say a morning prayer in Old Goa
The Portuguese arrived in Goa around 500 years ago and left their unique footprints. Their influence can be felt in every corner of the...
Dwarka – of Krishna and Meera
A long, tiring drive across flat, featureless and arid landscape of west Gujarat brought me to...
Olaulim: Your own private space in Goa
It’s eight in the morning and I am driving past the misty coastline of Goa into the lush green terrain of Pompurpa, riding past verdant...
Jodhpur: Drenched in blue
An intensely romantic city, filled with history and memories of a glorious past, Jodhpur rides high on every traveler’s mind. I had first...
Hippest cafes in Hauz Khas
New Delhi’s Hauz Khas village is a bit scruffy, with its narrow, over-crowded alleys, but it is...