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Why Is Gujarati Food Sweet?
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 …
Tiger’s Nest Trek: All You Need To Know
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: Meghalaya’s Piece De Resistance
Nongriat is one of the lesser known cousins of Shillong. Why has it been kept as a hidden destination?
Dear UPSRTC, I Need Space
My experience of travelling in UPSRTC bus.
Read This If You Are Solo Indian Traveller To Bhutan (Updated)
A Guidebook for the solo Indian traveller to Bhutan
Mawlynnong: Mystery Behind The Cleanest Village In Asia
Cleanliness; a virtue not very well associated with India in the International tourism lattice. How did 'the cleanest village in Asia' happen, in that case?
Auroville: A Sustainable Serendipity
*Alert: Long-post* “Of places that are, by their very nature of being, like the introverts of the society. Of places, that do not vie for our attention. Of places, that are tucked in a corner in an unfathomable …
Tatkal Passport: Story Of Annexure F (Now Annexure B)
Of the documents needed for getting a passport made under Tatkal Scheme in India, there is one called ‘verification certificate’. It is referred to as Annexure F. Rightly named so. You will soon see why. For the …
Travelling Solo: How and Why?
What does it really take to travel solo? Are travellers born with a special nerve that helps them live the life they want?
Turns out, it is not so.
Eating Out in Auroville
Food at most of the establishments at Auroville looks surprisingly like any home-cooked meal; with little or no effort of commercial dressing up. The practice, in my opinion, is also