Higher up to Hemkund Sahib
Unfortunately for us, it rained all night at Ghangaria. The morning of our trek to Hemkund Sahib was cold and it drizzled heavily. We were in two minds whether...
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Joshimath moments before the trek
Joshimath was very busy when we woke up the next morning. Being the gateway to Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib, the town always saw a steady stream of pilgrims pass...
A drive past the beautiful Uttarakhand prayags
The next morning we started before time from Rishikesh. Our final destination of the Valley of Flowers National Park was still very far, yet we were eager to st...
Escaping the kavariya mania in Haridwar
As wonderful as the feeling was of my travel dream to the Valley of Flowers coming true, my experience at the jumping off base of Haridwar was nearly traumatic....
Spring at Pavana Lake
I stopped over by the beautiful Pavana Lake while returning to Pune after a lovely Lonavala weekend. It was a day before the Holi festival and I was invited to ...
Top fun things to do in Kolkata
My posts on Calcutta are definitely not comprehensive enough as a guide, but are fondest memories of a place called home. However to present Calcutta's unique s...
Quirks of Calcutta
In Calcutta we have some unique pet peeves. We love our pooches, as well cats, birds, rabbits, mice and still now our city newspapers everyday carry obituaries ...
Memories of Calcutta
It is difficult to garner and pen down my thoughts about Calcutta. Too many memories, familiarity and intimacy always jumble up my mind so I decided to randoml...
Calcutta Belly
Rolls are true blue Calcutta snack and we could nearly patent it. Wholesome and delicious they are fried (nowadays baked) Indian bread stuffed with succulent sp...
Gwalior’s legend of Tansen
The power of Indian classical music is legendary and it's complex beauty is unfathomable. Ragas which are melodic frameworks based on standard set of notes, sca...