Towards the Onkadeli market of the Bonda people
I stayed at Jeypore before proceeding towards Onkadeli, the weekly market of the Bonda people. This town was a pleasant […]
East, India, Odisha
East, India, Odisha
Chatikona market and the beautiful Dunguriya people
Chatikona market of the Dunguriya people was in full swing when we arrived. I walked around with Sarat, took in […]
East, India, Odisha
A Dunguriya village lunch invitation
The Dunguriya village was tucked away in the depths of the Niyamgiri hills. Clean swept dirt alleys lead inside the […]
East, India, Odisha
Tribal Odisha and its richness and controversies
My offbeat tribal Odisha trail started with the Chatikona market. Well, actually, the journey started off in Rayagada and the […]
East, India, Odisha
Odisha, on a less travelled path
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck. […]
East, India, Odisha
The little, big town of Puri
Odisha is our neighbouring state and I have visited it a zillion times since childhood. Having hailed from Calcutta, during my […]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips
Things you can do on your Havelock Island holiday
Havelock Island of Andaman and Nicobar group of islands has been developing fast in recent years. A huge surge of […]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India
Havelock Island, India’s most spectacular secret
When we told our friends in Germany that we were going to Havelock Island in India for a vacation, there […]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos
20 Havelock Island photos that will give you serious wanderlust
As I mentioned in my last post, most of our friends in Germany gave a big “WAS!” when we mentioned […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
This is Kathleen’s Kolkata
‘Some may say that film-makers romanticise the old world charm of Kolkata and that they are not painting the true […]