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Varanasi – Of Sarees, Ghats and Gharanas #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter It was just past sunrise. The water in the river Ganges was shimmering like a sequined stole in bright morning sunlight. The horizon was dotted with silhouettes on one side, and striking, bright colours on the other. Our boat was gently being guided through seemingly placid waters of Ganges. Our boatman, a ...

Imphal Walks #TWC 1

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Last year I spent my Christmas in my mother’s home town of Imphal (capital of Manipur). My dad is from Andhra Pradesh and his being in the armed forces our lifestyle has been nomadic. As soon as we get accustomed to a place it’s time to move again. So this Christmas I ...

A Perfectly Adventurous Long Weekend Getaway For 5K From Chennai #TWC 2

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter One of the interesting wildlife sanctuaries in India, a must visit for nature lovers and photographers. Travel Story “A Perfectly Adventurous Long Weekend Getaway For 5K From Chennai” We wanted to do a perfect long weekend getaway when we had off for “Mahaveer Jayanti-Good Friday.” So, two of my friends and I ...

Goa Beats and Beyond – The Unforgettable Days #TWC 2

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter They say that Goa has been explored too much. Too many people have gone there just way too many times; and it’s true too. This was the third time I was heading to Goa, but that’s just the thing about Goa – you can never explore it too much! In dire ...

Ladakh – A Travel Photographer’s Delight #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter A racy, over-whelming whirlwind of world’s highest desert! I have been to Ladakh twice. At the outset, I am taking the liberty of sharing the pre-visit experience of my first visit, since it was both perplexing and scary. My first visit to Ladakh was as a mentor for a Fashion & Nature Photography Workshop. It ...

An Ode to Sun Temple, Modhera #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter A ride, of some 125 kms from Ahmedabad, leads you into the quaint town of Mehsana, famous for the magnificent Sun temple built by the great Solanki rulers to venerate Sun for its energy and vitality. This Sun Temple, very much like the Sun temple at Konark, Orissa and Martand, Kashmir seems ...

Chaari Dhaand: Crossing the Uncharted Territory #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter It’s 4 am and I am driving on a surface that looks more Martian than that of our planet. The baked, grey earth over which we are driving is the Rann of Kutch. The stars are shining overhead in an ink black sky. We have no maps, no road signs or signals, ...

Lucknow – Of Heritage and Cuisine #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter When the topic of visiting Lucknow came up in our food and photography group, I remembered a congested, not-so-pleasant city. I had visited it a few years back. Only bright spot seemed like the presence of Bada Imambara. All the same, hesitantly and slightly reluctantly, I agreed to accompany the group As ...

Auli – A 2000 Mile Solo Trip #TWC 1

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter I threw a dart and my next destination was chosen. Auli, a remote Skiing destination in Northern Uttarakhand. I had secured myself one weeks’ leave from office and I started my trip from Mumbai with an evening flight for Delhi. From Delhi I took the overnight AC sleeper bus for Rishikesh. I stayed at Divine ...

Pondicherry: A Travelogue #TWC

Jul

2015

Facebook Google+ Twitter Thou beauty! Where do I begin to describe you! Perhaps from the bus-stop itself? A beautiful cloudy morning of July and I landed on Pondicherry in Adige Salai, the new bus stop. I had chosen my hotel nearby for I had small budget for staying. What one needs to know while in ...