Uttarakhand’s spring up in the flames
Forest fires are not new and they are not unusual. I have seen them in many of my visits to the state in recent times. There are definitely effect of
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Hope from despair while moving in 2021
This song written by Sahir Ludhianvi more than 62 years ago (in 1958) beautifully sums up the despair we were all in last year and looked towards hope while ushering
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Ranthambore Fort: Red lake, langurs and a Ganesha with three eyes
It is said to be one of the strongest forts in India. It isn’t a surprise as a fort sitting on a hilltop with deep trenches on three sides, surrounded
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Flying like a bird in a paraglider
Located west of Joginder Nagar valley, at the base of the lower Himalayas Bir-Billing is often billed as India’s paragliding capital, and rightly so. That was the way this place
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Desert National Park | For that Bustard feeling
Well, worst of summer is over. Although with onset of Monsoon, humidity will keep pushing us to limits. It’s safe to be in homes therefore due to all sorts of
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Time back to travel! Madhya Pradesh opens its National Parks today
For all those with travel lust and right now feel like being chained in their homes due to COVID19 situation, there is a trickle of some good news. Among the
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Chaukhamba : A peak on four pillars and it is not our democracy!
I couldn’t have missed the satire in the present context as all the four pillars of our democracy are currently on terribly shaky ground. Having said that, this post is
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Two valleys where flowers missed you this lockdown
India has big number of exceptionally stunning valleys of flowers across its peninsular region, and top among them is definitely the ‘valley of flowers’ in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district inside the
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Lockdown effect | A yatra without yatris!
Chardham yatra is one of the India’s major pilgrimage and it is second time in last eight years that it has to be shelved. Last time in 2013, it was
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Missing Ladakh : Let’s go for a photo journey!
For many, Ladakh is an annual ritual, for many others it is an ambition of lifetime and you definitely can't doubt the feelings of all of them who are terrified
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