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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
Capturing Paris, the City of Love, Lights and History
The word Paris is synonymous with the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the fashion capital of the world, a hotspot of art and culture… the centre of the world’s first original… Read more
Exploring Leh: Of Rugged Mountains, Cold Deserts and a Land of Lakes
You do not know when you will get to Leh, and after a while you do not even know whether Leh itself exists; the existence of a fertile valley and… Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Beauty of Lava and Serenity of Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery
Lava Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery and Retreat Centre, situated in Darjeeling district of West Bengal (now Paschimbanga), is situated atop a hill overlooking the snowy Himalayas to the north and surrounded… Read more
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