Kailash, the timeless land of Shiva!
…As he reached Yam Dwar (the gateway of the god of death) he felt all his energy has been drained away! He has spent months walking from Southern India, bare foot, and no proper winter clothings, fought with deadly animals on the way and dacoits...
Manasarovar – the Lake of Dreams
“How long until we reach Burang?” I asked the driver. “Not much long, about an hour or so left”, he replied back. As we drove through the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve (Qomolangma is the Tibetan name of Everest), we kept seeing directions to...
Tales from Tibet – the roof of the world!
Tibet : 5:00 am - phone ringing in the hotel room I picked up the phone and a familiar voice spoke up - “Namaskaram, it is the wake up call for Yoga practice” Yes that has been our routine for the past 3-4 days. The initial bit to get out of the...
Kathmandu tales – final part
Kathmandu : “So how long have you been involved in tourism?” Vishal, our cab driver said “for more than 15 years now”. Tourism is a big industry of Nepal and why not! The country has so far amazed me with its historical places, monuments...
Summer in Central Europe
I was born in a small town in eastern India and grew up in another tiny town called Raiganj. My father had a transferable job and we used to travel to various small town and cities of northern parts of Bengal. When I was a child and I visited any...
Kathmandu tales
Basingstoke : Any journey begins with a bit of chaos, anticipation, nerves start taking over and the ever eternal question - have I packed all I need? I am no different, if anything worse! Ever dependent on the ‘better half’ when it comes to...
Le Castella
Calabria: Le Castella is a small town located on the Ionian coast of Calabria, 10 km from of Isola di Capo Rizzuto in the province of Crotone, Calabria . Official name is Punta Delle Castella. Calabrian people likes to call it as Casteddi. Town is...
पजै न राण प्रतापसी
महाराणा प्रताप का जन्म 9 मई, 1540 को हुआ था। अगले कुछ दिनों में हम जनके जीवन से जुड़ी गौरवशाली गाथा को जानने का प्रयास करेंगे। उनका आर्दश था, की बापा रावल का वंशज किसी के आगे सिर नहीं झुकायेगा और इस प्रण को उन्होंने जीवनपर्यन्त निभाया। स्वदेशप्रेम,...
A Pilgrimage to Eternal Mewar
Rajasthan has always been a big draw for tourists, from both within India and abroad. Honour and valour cuts a deep impression in all humans and in India thoughts of same invariably draws one towards Rajasthan. One of the most iconic Bengali films...
