Shekhawati was unlike any place I have ever visited in Rajasthan. Located in one remote corner of the windswept sandy western India state, Shekhawati consists o...
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati had set me off to this extraordinary place and this post on Nawalgarh is the fourth post in the series on “The Pai...
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati set me off to this extraordinary region of Rajasthan and this post on Mandawa is the second of 4 posts in the seri...
My Shekhawati travel was really offbeat. I visited there last year when hints of spring had been around the corner and it was perhaps the best time to explore t...
Odisha is our neighbouring state and I have visited it a zillion times since childhood. Having hailed from Calcutta, during my growing up years, school trips, b...
The access to the Taj Mahal (at least the one we took) was so horrible that by the time we reached the entrance, I was actually wondering if it was worth all th...
My first trip to the Taj Mahal happened some years back when on a weekend my daughter and I ventured out on a road trip to Agra. It was during winter vacation a...
Hampi in Karnataka is a place like no other. It has the perfect setting of prestigious ancient ruins against the most jaw-dropping natural setting. A laidback b...
Hampi in Karnataka is one of those have it all kind of destinations. Its fame spreads far and wide and most people end up lingering there longer than planne...
My posts on Calcutta are definitely not comprehensive enough as a guide, but are fondest memories of a place called home. However to present Calcutta's unique s...