Category Archives: Travelogues
Saach Pass: Stairway to Elysium
At 14500 feets, the Saach Pass is higher than the more famous and tourist savvy cousin Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. The pass leads to the Pangi Valley.
Chamba: Serenading Iravati
Chamba is situated in the banks of River Ravi. Ancient Vedic texts call it “Iravati”, which of course is much more feminine and alluring.
Triund Trek: Hobnobbing with the Himalayas
In order to overcome the socialist guilt of excessive consumption at McLeod Ganj, I decided to undertake the Triund Trek the next day.
McLeod Ganj: Moksha through the Cardinal Sin
At McLeod Ganj the milieu is incredibly cosmopolitan and the hotels, restaurants and their menus are tailor made to cater to the Occident.
Jaipur: Hindi Bond and Hindu Astronomy
A short trip to Jaipur visiting Jantar Mantar and Amer Fort.
Pobitora: Where Rhinos Dare
The high concentration of rhinos make them easy to spot in Pobitora. Where else would I just stop your car and see rhinos in the wilderness from the highway?
Jodhpur: Suncity or the Blue City?
Jodhpur was the first major stop of my Late Autumn Sonata. When you are short in time, the must watch item here is undoubtedly the Mehrangarh Fort.
Kas Plateau: Seductive Sahyadri, Sadistic Showers
The Kas Plateau or Kaas Plateau is a southern valley of flowers that comes alive merely for a month or two in the late monsoons. Bad weather almost ruined my trip, here
Goalpara Diaries 1: Dudhnoi Market and the Banana Cartel
Last year, I made a brief visit to the Goalpara, a district in Assam on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river.
Alleppey and Kumarakom: Backpacking in the Backwaters
Birds, backwaters, houseboats... everything that one would expect from a trip of Alleppey and Kumarakom.
Hampi: Heady Antiquity
Hampi (Vijaynagara Empire): The last non-islamic superpower of the Deccan that the Bahmanis had to literally collude to dismantle and an architectural marvel that left Portuguese wanderers agape, Vijayanagara has always been
A trip to Adalaj stepwell a.k.a how not to visit Lothal
Adalaj Stepwell is medieval historical site situated between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
