The beauty of Ladakh is compelling, as much as it is surprising. Despite being almost barren, with stark plains, and craggy mountains, it holds a beauty that can only be called as ethereal. Tall peaks, crowned by glittering snow dominate the landscape, a hauntingly pretty blue sky looms overhead and the silent, rocky terrain extends […]

Pushkar was created by the gods. Myths are entwined with facts in this quaint town, as I discovered soon after setting foot into it. Located a few kilometers from Ajmer, Rajasthan, Pushkar is quite possibly one of the biggest religious attractions in India. Sitting on one of its 52 ‘ghats’, or steps that lead down […]

The journey begins. I am at the gates now, waiting for the rest of my group. They are not as eager as I am – the sun has quite dulled their spirits, but it doesn’t matter. My sister sips water from her endless supply of bottles and I roll my eyes. A long, winding road […]

‘A thousand years of silence in a goblet of calcareous blue, of distance and moon, fashioned of the bare geography of night.’ I remembered the words of Pablo Neruda, the great Chilean poet as I stood in the desert, watching the wind mould the sands of Thar. The morning sun cast a golden glow over […]

The lake shimmered in the afternoon sun. As the water lapped against the boat, I sat back and closed my eyes, enjoying the brief respite from the heat in the middle of Lake Pichola. I was in Udaipur, which has often been called the Venice of the east, and not without reason. Udaipur is a […]