Month: October 2018
Tarapitha: Seat of Tantra
Tarapitha is a supremely sacred Tantrik place of pilgrimage. It is not only one of the 51 Shaktipithas but also a Mahapitha. Today’s Tarapitha is yesteryear’s Chandipur located on the […]
Uttarakhand Birds : Birds of Indian Himalayas
Extensive Database of Birds
Hampi – UNESCO World Heritage site
Far from the mad crowded city life, we had two days of complete and absolute bliss at Hampi. The erstwhile capital of the Vijaynagar Empire (14th-17th century A.D.) was like […]
Gandhiji: A Man Before His Time
“To deprive a man of his natural liberty and to deny to him the ordinary amenities of life is worse than starving the body; it is starvation of the soul… […]
Mountaineering: Singalila Ridge
The Darjeeling hills were a part of Sikkim till the 18th century, when the Gurkha ambition to establish a trans-Himalayan empire rendered the original inhabitants, the lepchas, almost extinct. Later, […]
Scuba: Colours of Marine Life
After having dived in the coral reefs of Lakshadweep, explored a shipwreck off Goa and having snorkelled in the Andaman Islands, Siddhartha and I, who both enjoy diving, were wondering […]