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Pangong Tso has beautiful shades of blue
India, Ladakh, North

The timeless Himalayan beauty called the Pangong Tso

The day after the spectacular Ladakh festival, I woke up early in the morning to start my journey towards the […]

October 26, 2025
India, Ladakh, North

Getting Leh (ed) in Ladakh

The memory of the spectacular Pangong Tso lake haunted me for some time and completely occupied my mind. At that […]

October 26, 2025
the first sight of nubra valley
India, Ladakh, North

The white desert of Nubra Valley

Nubra Valley is situated in a remote northeast corner of Ladakh. It is a spectacular place, famous for a pristine […]

October 26, 2025
India, Ladakh, North

Mountains and Monasteries and Mountains

Leh was again a welcome break but before I fell into my lazy routine, I pushed myself to do a […]

October 26, 2025
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Culture Peeps, Dances, India, Kerala, South, Travel Extras

The Pulikali tiger dance of Kerala

Among all the stunning South Indian states, I prefer Kerala, and the main reason is the earthy magnitude of their […]

October 26, 2025
street art in fort cochin
India, Kerala, South

A perfect stay in Cochin in Kerala

I have been visiting Cochin for some years now and it remains one of my favourite cities in India. There […]

October 26, 2025
India, Kashmir, North, Uncategorized

Autumn in Kashmir and snippets of mysticism

I discovered mysticism at every step in Kashmir. While some of these discoveries shook me up, others were quite entertaining. […]

October 26, 2025
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Culture Peeps, Dances, East, India, Odisha, Travel Extras

Dance like a man I

I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had […]

October 23, 2025
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Culture Peeps, Dances, India, Odisha, Travel Extras

Dance like a man II

Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, […]

October 23, 2025
India, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Itineraries, Trip Photos

India trip in a nutshell

This year in February, I went on an India trip with my friend and my 6-year-old son. It was the […]

July 11, 2023
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