Iewduh or Bara Bazar is probably the oldest and the largest wholesale market in Shillong. Here you can quite literally buy anything, if you look hard enough. As a local of the hill-city, I have been to Bara Bazar only a few times. And each time I have got lost. Late last year, I lost…
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A few years ago, I spent a weekend in a little town of the Swiss Alps called Zermatt. Very popular among skiers and mountaineers, Zermatt is also known for the stunning Matterhorn. Nicknamed as the Mountain of Mountains, the Matterhorn juts out from Swiss’ landscape like a clear, triangular peak. It is hard to miss…
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This year, I have spent a significant amount of my time staring and observing trees. It is one of those therapies that I cannot quantify. As an extension to my Instagram series, this post includes more visuals of trees from Kumaon in Uttarakhand. Also known as the fruit belt of India, I’ve been to the region…
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On an unlikely and unplanned Sunday in April, I found myself in Longding, a district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh. I was standing on the land of a district whose name I hadn’t heard of previously. Longding (the town) was essentially the middle point from where a number of hamlets and villages diverged. Hence my short…
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The colours of Mauritius will stay with me for quite some time. From the morning playful blues to the golden sunsets by the beach, I admire how beautifully the island can change and impress even a mountain girl like me. In my short stay there, I experienced cloudy, sunny and rainy days. The weather was…
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Chai Pe Charcha was my second walk with Raconteur Walks in Mumbai. Launching a number of different tours in August, this was a part of their Pay What You Want campaign, where walkers only paid ₹150 to register and at the end of the walk, an additional amount they thought the walk should be priced…
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