India

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21 November, 2021 /

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20 November, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I liked Pahalgam. Well, I liked Gulmarg too. But unlike Gulmarg, people reside in Pahalgam. It is more like a village than just a tourist destination. It also means that people are warmer and more welcoming instead of constantly haggling you to hire them. Pahalgam has many sides to it. The centre point is...

19 November, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1647504740846{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Gulmarg is probably the place in Kashmir that made someone call it ‘Paradise on Earth’. Gulmarg is gorgeous in every season - winters, springs, summer and autumn. The valley just changes colour with different degrees of clouds and mist hanging around. I am sure the place looks mindblowing in winters (and...

18 November, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1647504557782{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]This is my Kashmir travel itinerary for a long-awaited journey and a lifelong dream for my dad. Like most Indians, I have had my presumptions and imagination about Kashmir. After all, it is one of the most talked-about subjects in Indian politics, a subject that we love as much as...

18 October, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1647502664160{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Festivals in India is a topic of great importance. After all, what is a culture without its beliefs? And beliefs come to life during festivities when people gather and celebrate what is common amongst themselves. Interestingly, almost every big and small occasion in India calls for a celebration. It could be...

15 February, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I could never get used to the name ‘Prayagraj’. That used to be the name of one of the two important railway station in Allahabad, not the city. For me, it was always Allahabad. You see I have frequented Allahabad most of my life. While my current hometown is Lucknow, both my parents fare...

04 February, 2021 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]My friends looked at me weird, pitiful eyes when I told them I will travel to Bijapur to see the city. To be honest, the plan was to go to Hampi for the weekend and add a few days for Badami and Bijapur since they are on the same route north. But this isn’t...

02 February, 2021 /