When I was planning my itinerary for a trip to Mcleodganj and Dharamshala; I came across some pictures of ruined rock cut temples in the nearby region being referred as the Ellora of the Hills. I immediately decided to include…
Golden Temple in Amritsar ~ Abode of Peace and Calm
After years of imagining and planning I was fortunate to be at the Golden Temple this year. It was the month of May and almost everyone warned me of the intense heat in Amritsar during this time of the year.…
Temples in Kangra ~ Bells echo in the Hills
Every trek in the Himalayas is a pilgrimage for me. I can feel the divinity of my soul as I spend the nights under the clear night sky and the days walking through narrow mountain paths forcing me to look inward and be…
Norbulingka Institute near Dharamshala showcases Tibetan Art
Norbulingka Institute established in 1988 is a must visit place during a trip to Dharamshala and Mcleodganj. I had read about it online, seen a few pictures but could not find anyone who had visited the place. It firmly figured…
Day Hike to Triund Top near Mcleodganj
When I planned a trip to Mcleodganj, I thought of a “Triund Hike” in a day since I did not want to camp alone overnight as a solo traveler. I was deliberating to go or not to go when I…
10 Things to Experience on a Shillong Trip
On a hot summer afternoon in Kolkata many years ago, a 9 year old me read a poem that transported me to a far away land in the hills, where the air was cool, flowers bloomed to the rhythm of waterfalls and…
5 Must See’s to complete a Sohra Trip (Cherrapunjee)
During my school days I remember reading about Cherrapunjee a small town in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya where it rained the most in the world. Sohra was known as Cherrapunjee for more than a century when the British mispronounced…
Top Tips and Itineraries to Plan a Meghalaya Trip
Meghalaya as the name suggests is the Abode of the Clouds in the eastern corner of India. One of the 7 sister states of the North East, Meghalaya is spread across undulating green Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills and is…
Trekking to Double Decker Root Bridge and Rainbow Falls
The Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya is an innovative way of using nature’s abundance for connectivity. The bridges are man made by weaving in the aerial roots of Rubber Trees around a Betel Tree truck placed across a stream or…
10 Best Kolkata Durga Puja in 2016
Over the years Kolkata Durga Puja has evolved as an excellent display of installation art that I can never have enough of. Its not about religious fervor any longer but of homecoming, celebration of creativity the energy and talent for…