Srirangam Saga
I had woken up the next morning to a wonderful breakfast of idli, vada and proper filter coffee (an aromatic beverage made […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
India, South, Tamil Nadu
Towards Trichy
My 2nd Tamil Nadu inning was neither pleasant nor easy as the 1st solo trip. What had started as an […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
The mystery of Seven Pagodas
My 1st solo foray into Tamil Nadu happened on a hot, sunny afternoon when my onward connecting flight to Maldives […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu trippin’
Do you believe in destiny and that despite our birthplace or background we are all fated to lead the life […]
India, North, Punjab
The touch of golden solace
Jallianwala Bagh had left me shaken to the core and I had gladly made a bee line for our original […]
India, North, Punjab
The elixir of Amritsar
The sun streamed on our faces like warm honey and we woke up to a proper Punjabi morning. The household, […]
India, North, Punjab
The land of 5 Rivers
Scraggy rocky ravines of Aravalli Hills passed by in a smoky noon haze as my rickety volvo bus raced towards […]
Goa, India, West
Southern Goa sun
It did not rain the next day or the day after. Luckily in spite of Phailan cyclone warning, on the […]
Goa, India, West
Say a prayer in Old Goa
Being in Panjim, one day I gave into Uttam-Sandy’s wily travel propositions and visited Old Goa for its celebrated churches. It was […]
Goa, India
Tracing Portugal in Panjim
My last day in north Goa was spent watching a melon coloured sunset on the broad and calm Morjim beach. […]