Ever since I sojourned on the wondrous and fascinating Andaman and Nicobar group of islands early this season, I have been wanting to know more about the history and geography of these tiny bits of lush green landmasses that are…
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Category: Books, Talks and Rants
Tags: andaman, bengali, Book, car nicobar, Green Islands of the Andamans and Nicobars, guide, havelock, India, meena gupta, nicobar, notionpress.com, port blair, protiva gupta, review, Talk, travel
Just as Chennai and its suburbs are recovering from incessant spell of rains, I am on my way to Puducherry for an extended weekend. Ready to precipitate anytime, dark grey clouds follow me as I drive south of Chennai along…
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Category: Puducherry, Travels
Tags: aurobindo, auroville, bay of bengal, chennai, east coast, French, goubert, India, pondicherry, Puducherry, tamil, Tamil Nadu, travel, Weekend
The following post is a part of the “Kailash Mansarovar Yatra” Blog Series Into the Sacred Space. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Previous Post …
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Category: Sikkim, Tibet, Trans-Himalayas
Tags: Air India, Bagdogra, Bhutan, China, Gangtok, India, Kailash, KMY, Mansarovar, MEA, New Delhi, Rangpo, Road, Sikkim, STDC, Teesta, Tibet, Yatra
The following post is a part of the “Kailash Mansarovar Yatra” Blog Series Into the Sacred Space. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. Previous Post …
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Category: Tibet, Trans-Himalayas
Tags: China, DHLI, First, Himalayas, India, ITBP, Kailash, KMY, Lake, Mansarovar, MEA, Medical, Nathula, Preparation, Shiva, Sikkim, Tibet, Yatra
The following post is a part of the “Kailash Mansarovar Yatra” Blog Series Into the Sacred Space. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please visit here. …
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Category: Tibet, Trans-Himalayas
Tags: China, Hedin, Himalayas, India, Kailash, KMY, Lake, Lhasa, Mansarovar, MEA, Nathula, Pilgrimage, Shiva, Sikkim, STDC, Tibet, travel