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Kerala
Eid in Mattancherry ~ Masha Hassan
Masha Hassan shares the story of the journey of a young girl to Kochi in Kerala. It is a journey of escape - from the memories of her dead father and the celebrations of festivals like Eid and Bakra-Eid. The escape becomes a home-coming and a release.Read more...
Kerala Backwaters: Vision of Paradise ~ Nishit Rawat
An IT professional based in Bangalore who enjoys reading, writing and travel, the writer shares his travel tales of the backwaters of kerala, and in the proecess reveals the mind and senses that enjoyed the experience. Read More...
I see Orange for the First Time ~ Adele Bridgens
Coming from New Zealand to India, a country that had long beckoned her, the traveller asks," Can I tell you of the dark eyes and the beauty of children who touched me, of moustached men, of women who wear their strength inwardly?" Read More...
Made in India ~ Savita Rao
This write up on the boat race was among the 5 short-listed travelogues that contended for the winning prize. Full of good humour, the writer focuses on one of India's best loved destinations and the famous boat race. Read More...
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
~ Cheshta
Impressions of Hyderabad from a finance professional who would rather be a travel writer. She pays tribute to the city she loves - a city with a glorious majestic past and the promise of many tomorrows.
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Kolnapaku - Sapphire God of Kolnapaku ~ Y. Radhika
Kolnapaku is a small village surrounded by green fields in the Telengana region of Andhra Pradesh state. To reach it, I began by taking the bus from the capital Hyderabad to Aleru, a small wonderfully sleepy town 60 kms away. Read More...
Tamil Nadu
Feathered Friends of Vedanthangal ~ Bibhas K. Dey
Sharing his love of birds, the writer recounts his impressions of Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary near Chennai. Read More...
A Sacred Space - Dhyanalingam
~ Shobha Vishwanath
The Dhyanalingam is regarded as a Guru with an energy of tremendous proportions. Here the transformation of an individual from the limited to the resplendent can happen in an instant. Read More...
Chennai - Sentimental Mixture ~ Suyash Sinha
Caught amidst the rigid roots of a Dravidian cultural orthodoxy and the tantalising tentacles of modernisation, stands the Gateway to South India - Chennai. Read More...
Karnataka
Hampi: A Dream In Stone ~ Monami Guha Das
The monuments and the temples are exquisite works of art that need no introduction. The spread and magnitude of the ruins evoke awe and respect. For someone who is perpetually in love with history, Hampi only reinforces that love and passion! Read More...
Rain-soaked Kirudale, Coorg: Smell of Raw Nature ~ Alokparna Das
A journalist by profession and a nomad at heart, the writer has travelled extensively through the country - from trekking through the Himalayas to staying near the Kovalam beach; from watching a tribal fair at Tarnetar in Gujarat to walking through the streets of Madurai. In the following article she writes about her experience of staying in the rainforests of Coorg. Read More...
Biking Trip: Bangalore to Bandipur National Park ~ Suresh S.V.
A biking enthusiast, relates the story of his 2-day bike trip from Bangalore to Kabini, Karapura, Wayanad and Bandipur. Read More...
Biking from Bangalore
~ L.V. Srinidhi Raghavendra
A keen biking enthusiast enjoys taking off from Bangalore to explore potential weekend getaways. Read More...
The Beautiful Beasts of Nagarhole ~ Manuel Fernandes
The mini bus rattled along the jungle roads through the 6.30 morning mists. We peered out of the windows, hoping to see tiger, but with the sound that the bus was making we would settle for any lesser being. Read More...
Hampi - Vijaynagar Wanderings ~ Amar Dhindsa
Have you ever wanted to be part of an Indiana Jones adventure, complete with lost city, hidden treasure, crumbling temples and screeching monkeys? Well, here is your chance. Read More...
Nisargadama - Island Getaway ~ Manuel Fernandes
"Islands in the stream..." went one of the more popular songs of the wonderful sixties. The Ministry of Forests, government of Karnataka, may or may not have been aware of this song but when they saw this fine island in the river Cauveri they decided that it would make a tranquil tourist destination. Read More...
Pondicherry
Post from Pondicherry ~ Soumitra Biswas
The writer is attracted to Pondicherry by an ad which says, 'Give time a break' and at the end of the four days there, he struggles to recover from the time warp. Read More...
Pondicherry on Sri Aurobindo's Birthday ~ Ganges Sharma
"I discovered the true meaning of Auroshika - fragrance and light beyond ages," writes a devotee of Sri Aurobindo as he continues to replay the many wonderful moments he had in Pondy. Read More...
North East
Northeast Travels ~ Sudhakar Vishwanath
Undertaking a 54 hour train journey from Bangalore to visit picture postcard perfect Shillong, Guwahati the capital of Assam, rain drenched Cherapunjee, one-horned rhino at Kaziranga...Reader experiences shared. Read More...
Namdapha, Arunachal Pradesh: Forgotten Rainforest
~ Amrita Talwar
The sight of the huge yellow moon, whose glow surrounded the valley, overwhelmed me. The crickets with their raucous calls and the occasional cry of the barking deer further enhanced the surreal quality of my surroundings. Read More...
Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya - Rain Measured in Feet ~ Dinesh Desai
Most people's idea of Paradise is relaxing on a sunny tropical beach; mine is just the opposite. I recently went to one of the world's wettest places specifically to experience the heavy rains. Read More...
General
Tribute to Indian Summer ~ Romola Butalia
"In one leaping bound, childhood fled without trace. And yet, truth be told, summer afternoons will take you back to Alice's Wonderland and Mary's Secret Garden." Read More...
A 'Real' Traveller ~ Romola Butalia
The Editor, India Travelogue, writes spontaneously from a train as she sways and lurches lulled by the rhythmic sound of the wheels as they glide over the tracks. Read More...
Waiting at Feroke Railway Station ~ Radha Nair
The writer shares the atmosphere and emotions of waiting endlessly for a train. Through the images created with words, anyone who has waited at a railway station can easily identify with what is said and with what remains unsaid... Read More...
Tibetan Marathon ~ Rajiv Butalia
Barely publicised, the high altitude marathon between Hemis at 3,800 m (12,450 ft) and Spituk (3,400m (11,220 ft) in Ladakh is a tribute to man's endurance and spirit of adventure. The runners seek only the glory of running. Read More...
A Lifelong Tryst ~ Van Heenings
I do hope to return to India in the near future but I have no current concrete plan. If it is my karma, it will come to pass! In the meantime, thank you for all the articles on India Travelogue! Read More...
Gourmet's Delight ~ Savita Rao
It started on the train. When I first saw the attendant carrying the steel plate with a three-tier 'dabba' sitting prettily on it, I smiled politely, thinking he was carrying his food. Read More...
On The Right Tracks - Indian Railways ~ Manohar V. Rakhe
The best way to get to know a vast country like India is to traverse it by Indian Railways. They run 1300 trains and move more than 14 million people every day, over a route length of 67,000 kms. Read More...
Keyhole Perspective ~ Shaili Chopra
"Pack the cooker, rice, instant potato, my mustard, curry leaves and may be your underwear if there is any place left." Just a bit of conversation I overheard at my neighbor's residence Read More...
Travellers Beware ~ Santosh Choudhury
The frenzy of freedom, democracy, human rights and fellowship among human beings during the 1980's led to an enormous increase in travel between countries. Despite an increase
in travel the safety and security of the innocent travelers have deteriorated. Read More...
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