Facebook Google+ Twitter “Aapko darr nahi lagga Bastar akele aane mein?” (“Weren’t you afraid of traveling to Bastar on your own?”) and then through the corner of my eyes I saw his lips curl into a smile. We were taking a break for lunch that afternoon. There’d been a light drizzle in the morning so we I was ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter “If you come back by 6, which I really doubt, although it is not impossible for you young boys and girls, I will make hot tea for you,” promised the lone tea-stall owner at the base of China Peak as I got two bottles of water from him. It is one thing to ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter It’s a half past five in the evening and I’m roused from my reverie by the gurgling of the river nearby. A gentle breeze tickles my cheek and I open my eyes to the sound of… silence! We’re somewhere in the middle of the mountains, in a clearing in the woods, where ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter What is your must do list for Varanasi ? I guess – it will be a big list. A probable few will comprise – exploring all the ghats , visiting the temples , trying out  the local food , and exploring the city. Trust me, there is a lot more, depending on the duration ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter It seemed like a completely crazy idea. “Lets do it man” Jay’s voice cracked the silence that had enveloped the nervous me. “They come down only in the peak winter months, when there is too much snow at the higher peaks, they descend in search of food! December is the best time ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Kashmir? Paradise on earth? Our neighbor nation? Bloodshed? Or may be Article 370, due to much furor over it in the recent months? There cannot be a second opinion on the fact that Kashmir is a truly paradise ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter “Guys, you have added another meaning to my life. I just realized that I am a valley person”, said Palak at Barot. Thursday evening, two of my friends messaged me to join them for a trip to the hills. Within an hour we had booked 3 tickets to Mandi for the next ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter It was sunny, it was bright, it was vast and dreamy…it was the place to be & a tour to remember! We visited Sula vineyards, Nashik, in early March this year. Unfortunately we missed the Sula Music Fest which is held every year in the month of February.  Nevertheless, I am very glad we ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter The last fishing net had just taken a bow, and a row of others stood poised to throw the sun a bait. I could see why the Chinese fishing nets are an icon of Kochi. And why they topped every single list of ‘top things to do in Kochi’ on an entirely ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter  If places were books, Netala would be that rare timeless classic sitting on a hard-to-reach shelf, in a less-frequented aisle of a quaint bookshop that only incorrigible bookworms make their way to. No snazzy cover jacket to grab eyeballs, no stellar reviews announced on its back cover, no catchy tagline, no hashtag-endorsed ...