Abracadabra….heard of a place , where probably this is a rhyme ? Well, not exactly the same words , but the tradition of sorcery and magic is passed on from generation to generation ? A village where fortune tellers claim to predict a person’s future using seashells and broken glass pieces! Welcome to Mayong-the Black...
Skeleton Lake of Roop Kund in India – where Myths, Mythology and Nature conspire to hold and reveal a gruesome secret The Skeleton Lake Roopkund (also known as Rudra Kund, Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) is a high-altitude (about 5000 meters above sea-level). It is a glacial lake in Uttarakhand in northern India, at the base of...
The Ellora (also known as Elura or Elapura) Caves are one of the largest rock-cut monastery cave complexes in the world. There are around 100 Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves at the site, of which 34 are open to public. They are locally known as Verul Leni This complex of monolithic temples in India narrates a...
.Ajanta caves are a group of 30 rock cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from 2nd century BC to 480 AD. These caves are situated in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, 100 kilometres away from the Aurangabad city centre. Many medieval era travellers from China like Faxian have mentioned Ajanta caves in their memoir. It also features in...
Bustling cities, buzzing nightlife around the concrete jungle, shopping, sample the trappings of modern life and the cuisines of the world… Magnificent nature, the raw power and savagery of the soaring mountains, cruelly cut into ravines by thundering waterfalls, sheltering forests where there exists a very different buzz in the nightlife and cuisines that reflect...
The Indian civilization is more than five thousand years old. In spite of the innumerable regional, social and linguistic diversities of the country, there has always been a basic unity in Indian culture and Spirituality has been the essence of every religion. Spirituality is deeply rooted in the ancient philosophical and religious traditions of the...
The South of India is a veritable treasure-trove of experiences, waiting to be soaked up. This is the land that boasts of 5 states, 6 major languages, beaches, waterfalls, forests, lakes, backwaters, wild life sanctuaries, major rivers, hill stations, cultural/religious icons/temples and even being the birthplace of the famous traditional dance forms of Bharatanatyam and...
This part of the country had remained for me as read, heard and imagined, for a long time. Some of it factual and some imaginary, some cooked up, some unpalatable. So, understandably not many from the friend circle were keen to venture out into this region. But if one is bitten by the travel bug,...
Bustling cities, buzzing nightlife around the concrete jungle,shopping, sample the trappings of modern life and the cuisines of the world... Magnificent nature, the raw power and savagery of the soaring mountains, cruelly cut into ravines by thundering waterfalls, sheltering forests where there exists a very different buzz in the nightlife and cuisines that reflect the...
The heart of India, Madhya Pradesh has been inhabited for many centuries. The best part of it is that there are testaments and histories of these ancient settlements that are still visible in the form of forts and temples and sculptures to offer us with a fascinating glimpse of the ancient times, the people who...
