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Yosmite

Journey to Yosemite, Land of Hidden Treasures & Grand Temples in Granite

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the… Read more »

Santiniketan

Santiniketan: The land of Tagore and Maatir Bari

“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility” William Wordsworth Maatir Bari at Sarbanandapur in Santiniketan had been on my radar… Read more »

Boom La in Arunachal

Trip to Arunachal: The Booms of Bum La and Lost Kites of Tawang

This is a continuation of travelogue titled: Trip to Arunachal: Of Multi-Coloured Hills and a Land of Second Chance Our next destination was Bum La, on the China border, grazing the… Read more »

Arunchal trip

Trip to Arunachal: Of Multi-Coloured Hills and a Land of Second Chance

How long does a journey last? How long does a song last for that matter? Gulzar Saab answered, perhaps only moments. But some moments are everlasting. They die, but come… Read more »

Madmaheswar trek

Travelling to Madmaheswar: A Dream Trek of a Dreamland

“Aap log kahan se aaye (Where are you from)?” asked one of the four trekkers, walking past us. At that point trying to walk up on almost a 60-degree gradient,… Read more »

Pangi Valley

A Solo Bike Tour in Pangi Valley and Saach Pass

When I look back, I really don’t think I could have done it alone. But then things just happen in life, without any planning or expectations. I normally prefer to… Read more »

Tungnath trek

From Chilling Chopta, the Climb to Tungnath

This is a continuation of travelogue titled: Chopta-Tunganaath-Deoria Tal : An Enticing Journey into the Himalayas The Himalayas has a human face. It offers the warmest hospitality one would ever get… Read more »

Kedar Range

Chopta-Tungnaath-Deoria Tal: An Enticing Journey into the Himalayas

“At the end reclined a stern and giant tract Of tangled depths and solemn questioning hills And peaks like a bare austerity of the soul.” – Rishi Aurobindo, (in Savitri) Quick… Read more »

Tirupati temple

Tirupati: A Journey of a Non-Believer

If you stay in Bangalore for more than a year, and don’t visit Tirupati, be forewarned never to mention this to the believers. And I can declare proudly that I am… Read more »

Bastar, the secret heart of India

Bastar: In the Land of Gond Tribes, Niagara of India and Wild Forests

The sun was melting into the mystique horizon of Bastar and it was a riot of colors all around. The purple waves over the deeply forested hills were unfolding before… Read more »