A (Nostalgia-tinted) Guide to Shillong
Apr 6
Unwinding at Keanna Village Home, Uttarakhand
Greeted by the cloudy drizzle, I wished for clear skies when I entered Keanna Village Home in Nathuakhan. Nestled in a quiet hamlet of Uttarakhand, my initial thoughts of the homestay were warm and cosy. In the next two days, my conversations with Devika Aunty, who owns and lives in the compact property, made me…
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Mar 27
Solo Destination: Darjeeling, Bengal
If you notice the map of Darjeeling, it is essentially one road that dominates it. While walking through the town, I realised that the map is a farce! The numerous lanes and steep steps that connect one another is a mayhem. Consistently losing my way through them on my first day here, I was always…
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Mar 24
Photo story: An evening at Arambol Beach, Goa
Over the past year, Goa, for me, has meant moving away from the beaches and exploring the inlands. And even though I stayed in a quiet sleepy village of North Goa in my recent trip, I travelled to Arambol beach for a day, all in the quest to get feathered hair extensions. Once I was…
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Mar 23
The Women of Spiti
Yesterday, I spent a lot of time trying to do very many things simultaneously, feeling exhausted towards the end of it. By nightfall, I was trying to visualise the life of a multitasker and wondered what productivity meant for them. Playing around with my random disconnected thoughts, I found myself somewhere in Spiti. And how…
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Mar 20
Black Sheep Bistro, Panaji
The Goan capital has seldom meant a fine dining experience for me. In my many visits there, I was lucky enough to eat at all popular and alternative restaurants for the best food. However, this time when a friend of mine took me to a new place for dinner, refusing didn’t seem like an option….
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Mar 17
Photo story: Goa Carnaval 2015
Every year, four days in the middle of February marks the Goa Carnaval. The colourful and lively state adorns even more character by displaying ‘floats’ across different towns and cities. There are a number of cultural programs and street performances that are exhibited with social messages. This year, the Carnaval was held from February 14…
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