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India Travel – Beyond the regular Tour and Travel Packages

India Travel – Beyond the regular tour and travel packages There is an India beyond the Golden Triangle of Delhi-Taj Mahal-Jaipur and possibly, Goa. Travel to India must include at least some if not all these places that are less-known but manna for the experiential traveler. This is not to say that one should not visit the...

Bhangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India – Haunted and Hauntingly beautiful

Bhangarh Fort – history, royalty, wars, a one-sided love story, black magic and GHOSTS Bhangarh fort! Let me tell you a story about it - a fairy-tale with a twist. This is a story of a beautiful princess. She lived in a majestic fort on a hill in Rajasthan. A poor magician nearby fell in love...

Assam from Mythology to Neo Vaishnavism of Srimanta Sankardeva

Assam's cultural landscape can be looked at as pre and post  Srimanta Sankardeva. In the ancient time, Assam was a country known as Pragjyotishpur. The name is mentioned in the Indian Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The literal meaning of this word is “astrology of the east” or “jewel of the east”.  However, in the medieval period...

Travel Musings – Being Shiva – Create with love, Abandon without a care

Travel musings Solo travel has a great way of clearing the mind. It allows one to think and delve into the self in relative anonymity. Paradoxically, the constant movement of travel induces a strange stillness of the mind - Samatha and hence Vipassana, as the Buddhists would have it... These are some of my travel musings...

Baobab: the “tree of life” is slowly dying

The exquisite silhouettes of baobab trees at sunset is a popular postcard for anyone who has been (or aspires to travel) to Madagascar or Southern Africa. This popularity of the Avenue of the Baobabs in Madagascar has brought some recognition to this grand but beleaguered species. In addition, various popular movies and books feature the...

Chambal Valley – Protected by Infamy, Curses and Crimes

Chambal Valley – Protected by Infamy, Curses and Crimes The Chambal Valley is a cursed land as per mythology. It boasts of a barren and ravaged landscape, ravines, gorges and jungles. Bandits and dacoits. Outlaws and lawlessness. The setting for many iconic movies and the backdrop for many legendary Indian Robin Hoods… It remains pristine and untouched...

Isalo National Park – arid ‘Wild-west’ landscapes, Lush gorges & ‘Paradise’ pools

Few tourists visit the not so well known Isalo National Park in South Central Madagascar. The emblematic attractions of Madagascar i.e. the lemurs are present here but not as much in number as the more popular parks like Ranomafana or Andasibe. In addition, the relatively long time taken to travel here makes it less appealing! However,...

Hampi – Erstwhile Capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, temples, monuments, ruins and hippie island

 Ever since the devastating earthquake caused destruction to the heritage sites in Kathmandu in 2015, I had made up my mind to visit the UNESCO Heritage city of Hampi - famous for its temples and ruins. In 2016, I decided to visit the capital city of the erstwhile Vijayanagara Empire - Hampi. Thanks to Go Heritage...

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