Uttar Pradesh Travel Guide Blog for Culture, Heritage & Places

The beauty of Braj Holi: some memories and tips

My earliest Holi memories go back to my growing up days at the paramilitary camp where we stayed during my […]

At the bend of the Yamuna River, just 2 kilometers away from the Taj Mahal, lies the magnificent Agra Fort. […]

January 7, 2020

We left Agra the next day and started driving back towards Jaipur. Fatehpur Sikri was on the way and we […]

January 6, 2020

The access to the Taj Mahal (at least the one we took) was so horrible that by the time we […]

January 5, 2020

My first trip to the Taj Mahal happened some years back when on a weekend my daughter and I ventured […]

January 4, 2020

On a sunny afternoon of 1893, an English archaeologist, Edmund William Smith from the Archaeological Survey of India stares at […]

January 3, 2020

Veiled gossiping women with babies on their hips stared at us as we walked by. The air was scented with […]

January 2, 2020

The stupendous Buland Darwaza towered at 55 meters high and was built in 1576 to commemorate emperor Akbar’s victory in […]

June 7, 2014

Our second Agra morning is my most memorable one. I woke up early and witnessed the breathtaking sight of the […]

June 4, 2014