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Travelogues, Travel Ideas, Travel Guides, and much more…
As you stand on the shores of Pangong Tso, watch its quiet waves gently rocking the pebbles beneath your feet and look at the changing colours of the water, the mountains beyond and the sky above, you know that you are experiencing something very unusual, something that cannot possibly belong to this world.
Turtuk in Ladakh is a part of the tiny enclave from Baltistan which rejoined India in 1971, perhaps the only place where you will be able to experience the beautiful Balti culture as an Indian citizen.
Bhigwan is a sleepy little town off Pune Solapur Highway famous for the huge Bhigwan lake. Hundreds of species of endemic and migratory birds arrive here every year, making it a favourite of photographers, bird watchers and local ornithologists.
The Nubra Valley in Ladakh has seen trade caravans of the Silk route since antiquity and is famous for its sand dunes and double Bactrian humped camels.
An intimate affair with Khardung La, one of the highest mountain passes in the world, at 17,582 ft, that I crossed four times in a matter of two weeks.
Freezing a moment in time, for eternity…
Kathakali Rendition of Kichaka Vadham, a story from the Virata Parva of Mahabharata that tells how Kichaka, the brother in law of King Virata was killed by Bhima.
Sinhagad Valley is located at the base of the Sinhagad Fort and is a great place for bird watching and bird photography near Pune.
A very patient Ladakhi gentleman in a traditional attire and a prayer bead always in his hands, who agreed to pose for us.
This travel video is about our road trip in North Sikkim from Lachung to the Yumthang Valley and Zero Point.
Located at an altitude of 17,800 ft., the Gurudongmar Lake is amongst the highest lakes in the world and one of the most magical places you would see.
Lachen is a small town in North Sikkim @2750 mt above sea level. This quaint little place is a pit stop before setting off to visit Gurudongmar Lake.
Food, shopping, books, films, this and that of everything …
Narendra Bhawan is not a palace; it is the erstwhile residence of a royal and living memory of his life and travels, and a testimony of how its royal resident would have preferred to live, had he been around today.
Conceptualized as the finest luxury hotel in the Ladakh, The Grand Dragon Ladakh is the gold standard of luxury in the region, the finest place to stay when you visit Leh…
Food meditation is a mindful way of waking up to the miracles of ordinary life that we usually tend to ignore, a taste of the world to come. We experienced this all in Bikaner.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~ Mark Twain
Back in 2010, we placed our trust in Mr Twain and decided to explore the world in the little ways that we could, while still going with our 9-5 jobs, EMIs and other stuff.
Shadows Galore is our look at the world, about the places we have seen, the people we have met and the experiences we had, through our eyes… behind the lens …
We hope that you will enjoy this ‘journey’ …
We are now publishing Shadows Galore in Hindi for our readers who prefer it that way.