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The sun has slipped half-way through the horizon, with an evening which is embodying lull before the storm in the streets of Thimphu. Thimphu is the capital city of Kingdom of Bhutan, where I am travelling …
This is the story of a ‘Sindhi‘ sounding town called ‘Haldwani’, together with its neighbor Kathgodam; these foot-hill towns have been an important part of my founding years. Both serve as the gateway for Kumoun region …
It is 5.50am and my father and I are on our two-wheelers, heading towards the organic farm where we are volunteering at in Auroville, the French township in Tamil Nadu. Experience-o-meterShould I, or should I …
“We are planning to go to Chaini Kothi. Do you want to come?” I was half-dead from the waterfall and street cleaning-drive we had carried out as a group that morning. By the time we …
As soon as I was done with the immigration formalities at the Bhutan/India border (Phuentsholing-Jaigaon), I wanted to be on my way to Paro to make the most of it. Paro is a major tourist destination …
One morning I found Kavya, my fellow-traveller in Thimphu, and our hostess Sania, discussing the famed Paro airport and the perils that surround it. Kavya was narrating her experience as she had flown to Bhutan, while …
Shooting Holi is one the most challenging pursuits that a traveler/photographer/travel-photographer can take up, and I am glad that I have my share of experiences to take a leaf from. While it is sure to get …
Years ago, my father got transferred to Gandhidham for one of his postings. Back then, we were settled in a remote town in Chattisgarh, and vaguely knew that the said place happened to be in …
Location: Tiger’s Nest trek (or Taktsang Valley Monastery) Paro, Bhutan. It is 10:30am. I am on my way to the Tiger’s Nest monastery and I have already committed my first two mistakes of the day: …
Nongriat is one of the lesser known cousins of Shillong. Why has it been kept as a hidden destination?
