Travel Diaries

By Neha Kirpal At the age of 28, I finally got a chance to visit the ‘Jewel in India’s crown’ – the quintessential paradise on earth, as they call it, and realized that everything they said about it is true. “If there be a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here!” a... Read More

By Kanika Bhatia I’m not much of a writer and perhaps that’s why I took to the camera to tell my stories. Unfortunately that too was no good when we recently visited Kushalgarh. Why? Well, we got stoned {I think it was bhang} out of our minds. How? By a Yogi. By choice? No. Would... Read More

By Vineet Khunger I got my Open Water Scuba Diving licence on a lark – I was backpacking through the South-East, had a couple of weeks in Thailand, and figured, here’s a new thing to try that should be a lot of fun. Well, “a lot of fun” turned out to be a massive understatement –... Read More

By Cara Tejpal Seeking Shiva, Shakti and sustainability at Manimahesh. “Bholey ki Fauj, kareygi Mauj” A band of young men, shove past me as I get off the bus at Bharmour, Himachal Pradesh. On any other day I would callously label them vandals, but today they are pilgrims. Saffron... Read More

By Cara Tejpal In late 2010, I realized two things. One, I am not cut out for structured academia, and two, if you want to travel, stop waiting around for someone to come with you. With these realizations dawning on me, I found a new avatar for myself- ‘College Opt-out and Solo... Read More

By Ajita Banerjie It’s empty in the valley of your heart The sun, it rises slowly as you walk Away from all the fears And all the faults you’ve left behind… Listening to my favorite Mumford and Sons song, we drive through the beautiful winding roads leading to Mussoorie, they... Read More

By Upasana Gupta ‘When she was just a girl, she expected the world. But it flew away from her reach, so she ran away in her sleep.. dreamed of paradise.’- Chris Martin It’s a half-moon night, the radio channels are playing lazy sleepy instrumental, my eyes act... Read More

By Manka Khanna What is 25 degrees most of the year, high on life, chilled as a beer and surrounded by food in and out?? Not too hard to guess! While I’m sure half of you would know the right answer, for the other half – it is Bengaluru. The city speaks for itself. For me, it’s... Read More

By Suchita S. I love Bombay! The sea {even though it isn’t particularly clean}, sea-link, the people and the hustle-bustle of life, the boutiques, the nightlife, the energy! Whether you’re in Juhu or Bandra, Colaba or Lower Parel, if it’s 7 in the morning or 4 at night, you’ll... Read More

By Upasana Gupta The Ajmer Shatabdi was scheduled to leave Gurgaon train station at 7.05 am. With just 35 minutes to get to the station from the New Delhi airport, I knew I had to make a run for it. It was just like the movies- dense fog, ramblings of an eccentric driver, a race... Read More

By Upasana Gupta Clouds, they always tell a story.. Of flying horses and scattered blue screens of a parallel reality. Of floating rivers and snow-capped mountains. Of a lone traveller and friends in strange shapes. They cry to make the world smile, they burn to make the earth... Read More