Photo Story: Village Walk in Sarrahirri, Madhya Pradesh

Earlier this year, in the month of June, Ankita and I decided to go for a quick walk to the neighbourhood village. Sarrahirri is a kilometre away from Pench Tree Lodge in Madhya Pradesh. The mornings were rather warm in Pench. So we decided that the earlier we left, the better it was. With open fields on…

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Photo Story: First Glances of the Sepia Town of Segovia, Spain

There must be a word for it—something warmer than overwhelmed and real than magic. And that word would perfectly encapsulate the essence of Segovia for me. The stark vacuum of the barren lands stared at me. After the concrete layers of Madrid, I wasn’t ready of the contrast. As the car drove closer to the…

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My Favourite Hideouts in Delhi

It wasn’t love at first sight exactly. In fact, it wasn’t love at all. The more I knew of Delhi, the further we moved away from the chances of a happily ever after. And in spite of all our misgivings and compatibility issues, we did have our moments. After all, you don’t invest more than…

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Photo Story: Walking the Tea Trail in Mumbai

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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Photo Story: A Morning Stroll in Córdoba, Spain

It was a place like no other—Córdoba. While doing my preliminary research on Spain, something about Córdoba made me feel fuzzy and warm. And after my visit, I knew I would be happy to return for many weeks to this friendly town. A small town in Spain’s Andalusia’s district, Córdoba is famous for the Mosque-Cathedral,…

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Photo Story: A Morning in Varanasi

Living in nostalgia is like being on a boat that steers us into the darkness of the night. The night which seems so wondrous under the curtain of stars and the inviting winds, keep us enveloped in our warm memories. More often than not, it is a dream come true. And until we wake up…

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