“Anand, for me is an ongoing discovery with many facets – some of which I wish I hadn’t discovered… ? He has an abiding interest in mythology and a bordering-on-obsessive interest in history and trivia. He is the one we rely on for the cultural and historical facets in all our trips. He is also (in)famously known for his one liners and stand-up comedy acts that thankfully are restricted to private audiences (many of who fervently resist the honor of hearing him, by the way). There is more to him – an alumnus of IIM Calcutta, he is a management professional with about 20 years of work experience across the Telecom, Consulting and Media industries. He is actually a nice chap when he isn’t trying to crack jokes…”
Angkor Wat, Cambodia is the largest temple complex of the world. The city where the temple was built, Angkor (meaning city in Khmer), is located in Siem Reap, and was once the capital of the Khmer Empire. This city contains hundreds of temples. It is... read more
Christmas over these many years has always been about joy and celebration with friends, family, cakes, wine and presents… This time we were wondering about celebrating it with Santa at his home in Rovaniemi… We had always wanted to visit Rovaniemi and the Santa Claus... read more
“Set-jetting” is about visiting the sets or locations where GoT was filmed.. It’s a modern iteration of the literary pilgrimage – remember how Stratford-upon-Avon for long thrived on the memory of its most famous dead resident, Shakespeare? Or the Lake District with its many literary... read more
Icelandic horse
Icelandic horse is the only horse breed from Iceland. And it is what they call a pure-breed. This is a land where very few living creatures existed. Leave alone the horse. How did they come here? The history of this horse and the tradition... read more
(Content and images by Amoghavarsha)
Amoghavarsha is a photographer from Bangalore and he was a part of the Beyonder Group that travelled to Norway in January 2017 for chasing the Northern Lights or if I can say experiencing the Aurora Borealis phenomena. This was Amogh’s first... read more
The story of Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean) originates from Indian mythology and is described in the books like Bhagvata Purana, Vishnu Purana and Mahabharata . All these books are considered as directional in Hinduism. The books describe how the Devas (gods) and the... read more
