Yaadon Ka Shehar Tehri via Rishikesh
Last weekend, when there was no planned flight at the airport, I got an opportunity to relax in the Himalayan Hills. So, in the…
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My Sudden Unknown Journey to Ma Vaishno Devi via Chandigarh, Amritsar
Making of a Ghumakkad HI; There are two types of people who roam around to explore the world : one, who planned their trip,…
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Killing filth at Ganpatipule!
As the Nethravati Express screeched to a stop at Ratnagiri a mere 45 minutes behind schedule, my heart soared with expectation. On this section of Konkan Railway, where single-tracks were not uncommon, a delay of under an hour was a good omen. Paradise was beckoning us, and we were stretching our ear to listen to the roar of its gatekeepers.
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Trip back to Bhopal from Pachmarhi (Day4) – Bhimbetka and Bhojpur
Day 4 of the trip was the final day of the trip. We had a train back from Bhopal to New Delhi on the…
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Sun-soaked in Somnath
We visited Gujarat in this winter vacation of Rachit (December 2008). The itinerary was as follows: 24th Dec – Rajdhani Express from New Delhi…
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Spotting a Tiger in Ranthambore, Rajasthan
Well, to start with, the tiger surely has no spots, but the leopard does. But since spotting a tiger seems bigger thing than spotting…
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Poetry in Stone
With late entry in Khajuraho, though groggy eyed by early rising, we all walked with swift steps through the dusty, shrubby surroundings of the temple town of Khajuraho.
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Pondy road(food) trip
Puducherry(Pondicherry) is a small heaven just south of Chennai. Puducherry means “New Village” which it really stood out for us, a bunch of frustated…
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Trip to Pachmarhi (and others) – Day 3
Day 3 of the trip to Pachmarhi. We had already covered many of the main areas such as the waterfall (there were other waterfalls,…
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A Full Night of Yakshagana @ Kateel
Feb 17, 2009 My mother tells me that we have been to Kateel along with my grandmother. It must been about 25 years ago….
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Twenty Centuries Back
A very early morning, jostled out of sleep, washed and bundled in warm clothes, with eyes half closed and ears awake by piercing horn…
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Scenes of Sandstone
It was still very early morning. I was waking up from an almost non existent sleep. The train moved ahead and surprisingly across too….
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