Category: Travelogues
On The Shores Of Tso Moriri
I turned back to look at the matchbox houses of Karzok beyond the vast marshy grassland that I had walked through. Civilization seemed far enough now. I turned to the water again, took my glove off, bent down, and touched the freezing waters. Tso Moriori looked as beautiful up close as it did in my dreams.
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The Road To Tso Moriri
A road less taken goes from Pangong Tso to Tso Moriri. Though more challenging than the Leh route, it provides breathtaking sights and an experience unparalleled elsewhere. We decided to follow this route and reach the High Mountain Lake.
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A Trip To Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary
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.
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The Magical Pangong Tso
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.
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Turtuk – The Crown Jewel Of Baltistan
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.
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In The Nubra Valley
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.
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Across The Khardung La
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.
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The Sun Temple At Modhera
A hot October morning in Mehsana took me to Modhera, to a beautiful Sun Temple dating back to the 11th Century AD. A glowing specimen of the Solanki architecture, the ruins of this temple left me both awestruck and sad!
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A Day Excursion To The West Of Leh
We started the Ladakh trip on a soft note with a half-day excursion towards the West of the Leh, all the way till the Alchi monastery and came back richer, both in terms of experience and photographs.
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Banaras: A Mystic Love Story
An ode to the magical Banaras, the oldest living city in the world, a mirror of the Indian civilization and Hinduism, a reflection of our Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb, a place of love and devotion and one of the most unique places to visit in India. Also, my favourite city.
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A Winter Morning At The Residency of Lucknow
A visit to the Residency in Lucknow on a foggy morning of the Winter, when I took a sombre trip to the past, to the turbulent times of 1857 and the siege of Lucknow.
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Chilling Out In Ella
Nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains, Ella is a sleepy little town in the Central Hill Country of Sri Lanka, very popular with foreign tourists.
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