Ain’t no city like the blue city. Ain’t no fort like the Mehrangarh Fort. Ain’t nobody like the people of Jodhpur. We barged into Jodhpur post-sunset and had to rely on Mr.Google to lead us to our hotel. Surely enough, Google does not make a mistake in giving directions but… The route led us through […]
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Cold front coming..
Bikaner Day 2. 3°C. Biting cold. The Karni Mata Temple. Shivering even after wearing multiple layers of thermals. It was around 9:45 PM when we reached the temple. We managed to enter the temple just before closing time.The Karni Mata Temple is the famous rat temple situated just on the outskirts of Bikaner. As is the custom in every temple, […]

Foraging the Rajput fortresses … for memories.
Jaipur Day 1… 1 pm. The first day of the archaeology class. Soaking up the history. Basking under the Rajasthan sun’s glow. I was the disciple. The fort of Amber, the teacher. Awe and adoration of magnificence sticking with me throughout the midday sunshine. The marble walls shadowing the shadows of the limitless, spirited crowd. […]

Welcome to the wild wild west.
The Western ghats. As the sun was setting beyond the mountains, the mist rolled in, blanketing the earth with its cool. A low hum of the waterfall resounded nearby, quelling the silence of the forest. The dew was there for all to see, the darkness was there for all to fear, nature was there to […]
Navigating through nostalgia.
And there I was, on different weeks, in different places. You might wonder why the nostalgia then. I did NOT feel one bit nostalgic. Oh no! Not this time! Instead, it was my parents who went on a trip down memory lane. One week, I was in Kodumudi, one week I was in Ariyalur; you […]