Valley of Flowers Just Blew My Mind
Several years ago, in a more active and fit avatar, I had trekked to the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand. The route from Gobindghat to Ghangaria, the base for Hemkunt Sahib […]
Travelogues
Vietnam – Image & Reality
Vietnam was not on our list, and yet we landed in Hanoi, my knowledge of the country coloured by American war movies like Platoon, and the graphic image of the […]
Buddha of Langza
We visited Langza many years ago. But it feels like yesterday. Even though a long time has elapsed, I can clearly see the Buddha of Langza, sitting cross legged, watching […]
Dawki Meghalaya – Off the Deep End
Minutes before sundown, we surrender our sanity and walk across the border into alien territory. Neither of us is carrying a passport. Nor thinking of what might happen if the […]
Pangong Tso, Ladakh – Still waters
The urge to live dangerously tends to strike couch potatoes in midlife. It’s known as a “crisis”. Mine began with The Three Idiots or rather, a visual from the film: […]
Aurangabad: Awestruck at Architecture
Rock cut architecture which dominates the architectural style of western India, is nowhere more explicitly manifest than the caves of Ajanta and Ellora. Located near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, Ajanta and […]
Assam: Driving Trail along NH 37
The 369 kms drive from Guwahati to Sibsagar via Kaziranga National Park along National Highway 37 is one of the most enjoyable road journeys in the state of Assam. This […]
Alexandra David-Néel, Yetis, Himalayan Viagra
Alexandra David-Néel Alexandra David-Néel is a woman I have never met. Yet, had it not been for her, I wouldn’t be caught dead in North Sikkim at the onset of […]
Mumbai – Impressions of the Commercial Capital
Romola Butalia pens her impressions of Mumbai, where she lived eighteen years, between travelling, working, ideating. The City of Sri Mahalakshmi Mumbai, the city of Sri Mahalakshmi, where the goddess […]
Almora: On the Wings of Dreams
Almora Now Almora in Kumaon, Uttarakhand is 35 kms from where I now live. Notably, when I need to shop for provisions, vegetables, fruits, even an envelope to post a […]