Ruskin Bond – one of India’s greatest authors lives here. Other popular celebrities like actor Victor Banerjee, the late Tom Alter and Director Vishal Bharadwaj have properties here. It is not difficult to understand why these people fell in...
A curse is believed to have stretched over the Wodeyar dynasty in this town near Mysuru, just like a story from Amar Chitra Katha. Talakadu or Talakkad, located on the banks of River Cauvery (Kaveri); is an interesting town with...
This year the summer was agonizingly hot and my vacation with my friends to the hills of Uttarakhand planned in May was a pleasant respite from the scorching heat of Maharashtra. Our first leg of the journey was experiencing...
If you love travelling and are on a tight budget, consider volunteer travel opportunities in India that lets you explore the places as well as serve people. There are several non-profit organizations that run voluntary programmes for the betterment...
Champaner flourished as the vibrant capital of Pavagadh under the aegis of Chauhan Rajputs during the late 1400s. Replete with the ruins of a fortress, numerous mosques, temples, tombs, and stepwells, the area is a historical feast and is...
With the ancient sobriquet of “Mandirmalini (a garland of temples) over the centuries, it is interesting to analyze as to why Bhubaneswar was established as the capital city of Odisha in the year 1948.
Situated on the Mahanadi River delta,...
Hyderabad is famous for its delicious biryani and historic places. While there are lots of things to see in Hyderabad, there are also many places around the city to explore on weekend road trips from Hyderabad.
A weekend getaway with...
The cleanest village in India, Mawlynnong village is also known as God’s Own Garden and
for all the right reasons. In 2003, Mawlynnong was awarded the title of the cleanest village in Asia and the cleanest in India in 2005.
In Eastern...
Spiti, is one of those magical lands where a single visit won’t be enough. This place is so peculiar, with respect to both its structure and location, that one can only be spell bounded seeing how beautiful this valley...
Hyderabad is just as famous for its palaces and forts, as it is for its biryanis and haleems. There are lots of amazing places to see in Hyderabad. Once one of the grandest cities in the world, Hyderabad flourished...