Facebook Google+ Twitter When I took my decision to quit my job and travel around the world for a year – which was the basis for my project365 – I had to take a decision. And it all revolved around India. It was August 2014. I had been to 29 countries by then (As of now, I am at ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Bosanto ese geche , Kobider mritodeho chapa pore kagoje, Bosanto ese geche. The cultural breeding ground and the pilgrimage for art, culture and dance – Shantiniketan, West Bengal has always attracted the learned from different parts of the world. Meaning “abode of peace” this place was previously known as Bhubandanga, but Maharshi Devendranath ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter ‘First Aid Box. Check. Knife. Check. Spectacle Case. Check,’ I said aloud. ‘Knife?’ asked Specky, ‘Why are you taking a knife with you?’ I corrected her, ‘It’s that Victorinox Swiss Knife. And I need to have it with me. After all I’m going on a wildlife safari to Dudhwa.’ So this was ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter As my wife and I were getting down from the local bus at the Chatham Jetty in Port Blair, I asked a girl standing right next to me, ‘The bus doesn’t go any further?’ The girl smiled and replied, ‘It turns back and goes the same way it came here.’ ‘Ok. And ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter With the constantly changing climatic conditions and environment, we usually fear that the things which we get to experience today, our next generation might not. And one such thing is Majuli Island, a paradise disappearing in the lap of the Brahmaputra day-by-day. As if the island originated from the river and the ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Some of the greatest treasures are safely tucked away in distant corners of India’s lesser known regions.At times, you stumble upon them to have an invaluable experience and then the hitherto unknown stories come to life. Here is an account of one such treasure of monoliths’ exploration in Meghalaya. Monolith is a ...

Facebook Google+ Twitter Sitting on the front row on wooden benches around the Pampa River, I adjusted my camera gear to capture one of the oldest boat events which turned into a sport in 1972. For the month of September, It was too hot and to ensure a seat, I had to reach early. I ...