What’s the fun in visiting places which everyone knows about? But does that mean you have to travel really offbeat to discover something new? Sometimes you can explore the same place with a completely new perspective and amaze people with exciting stories. But when you are short of time, it can be hard to choose the destinations and […]
Category: Culture & Tradition
Street Life in Pushkar
I have always wanted to visit places that are unheard of. Therefore, I have not visited the most well known places in India. This winter I had two reasons to go to Pushkar. To start visiting the well known touristy places, and to escape the choking smog of Delhi. In the end, I stayed for […]
Villages of Santorini
‘This is edited/ enhanced version of my original article that was published in Travel Secrets magazine, January 2015 print edition’ “You will not find Greek locals in Santorini. That island is run only by expats and tourists,” a fellow traveller tells me from behind a cloud of cigar smoke and with an air of indifference. Those were not […]
Tunes of the Tribes
While many of us can easily classify sounds of western musical instruments that are available in stores, can we also identify the sounds of our tribal musical instruments? Such instruments are not found in any store. There are hundreds of such instruments used by communities all across India, and they are made by the artist […]