Nestling in Mumbai’s heartland, Dhobi Ghat is an integral part of the city’s economy. It is also a locality which has made me curious for half a decade. In August this year, I got in touch with Raconteur Walks in the hope to explore this neighbourhood. My 30-minute walk was short and precise, satiating a…
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(Caution: This post is on my current grouse about the travel blogging industry. If you don’t want to continue reading it, I’d totally understand :) ) Late last year, I was on a phone conversation with a blogger, who gallantly boasted, ‘I have never paid for any of my travels.’ In my head, I thought,…
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The 2.5-hour drive from Katni Railway Station to Kings Lodge in Bandhavgarh National Park was full of anticipation and excitement. It was the first time I was in Madhya Pradesh and the eagerness comes as a natural precursor to a new journey. I reached in the darkness of the night and my first impression of…
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Have you ever worked on a project which resulted in nothing? Or walked a kilometre in the wrong direction for food? The previous week has been exactly like that for me—every ticket I buy stands cancelled. No, this is not going to be a post wallowing in self-pity. I haven’t been able to shudder this constant…
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Through the crowded, dusty roads of Haridwar, the jeep took me through Shyampur’s dimly lit village towards the yellow lights of Aalia. I had just finished the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib trek. Escaping the exhaustion, I allowed Aalia to flatter me with its luxurious comfort. And in the following days, I realised how addictive…
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On an excruciatingly hot day, I decided to walk around Rishikesh. It was not my first visit to this mystique land but things have changed much since the 2013 floods. My eyes looked for the landmark statue of Lord Shiva, facing Parmarth Niketan and not having located it, I asked a passer-by, who told me it…
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