Vrindavan: Timeless Tales
Walk down certain paths in Vrindavan and you will find it difficult to tell the decade, or even the century, you are in. The pilgrimage town, that attracts millions of […]
Travelogues
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rafting: River Runners Pilgrimage – Rafting in Ganga
Rafting is about nervous anticipation…heart stopping build-ups…meeting the challenge…the thrill of the rapids…the solitude of the calms…sights seen…..experiences shared…..knowledge gained…campfire tales…new found friends. All of it sums up a trip […]
Trekking: Dashaur Lake
Dashaur Lake is the destination. The tea is sweet. The warm slurps melt down my throat providing much needed warmth inside. Vikram and Awnish are lost in their own thoughts. […]
Panchmarhi: Sun-dappled Shadows
Bee Falls Was it the humming of the midges or the singing of my mindThat rose above the crashing of the waters hurtling the rocksIn reckless abandon? The strange frond […]
Khajuraho: Erotic Art
It is only a small matter of perspective. Those who visit Khajuraho temples wonder about the sexual motifs. Then there are those who have visited Konarak, Bhubaneswar and other lesser […]
Pilgrimage to Lord Ganesh in Ireland
Manohar V. Rakhe, an NRI form London, visits Vicoria’s Way, in a small village called Roundwood in county Wicklow, southeast of Dublin, Ireland. A Maharashtrian by birth who has always […]