Have you ever wondered what becomes of whales after they beach themselves or are washed up ashore, dead? Have you ever wondered what happens to their decomposing smelling giant bodies…
Hello readers! Many of you know that for the past few months, I have been travelling in Odisha. When I arrived here in the first week of April, summer was at its peak…
I vaguely remember seeing Queen Harish dancing in a talent show on television. Harish, a lanky young man from Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer had appeared slightly nervous before the audition but had morphed…
Bhubaneswar’s Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifacts is efficiently maintained and managed, that too without any entry ticket, that you will want to applaud the management behind it. Located inside…
In the last post, I wrote about my day out in the desert, watching rallyists in action at the 2016 Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm rally in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. In the 6th and final leg…
The sun is beating down ferociously, compelling me to pull my scarf closer around my head every few minutes. The metal rim of the sunglasses perched on my nose has…
As a frequent female solo traveller there are very few things I find more intimidating than asking strangers to click my photo. While travelling alone, it’s a daunting task to…
‘Madam ji, which newspaper are you from?’ the voice that belonged to this query seemed just inches away from my left ear. I turned around, ever-so-slightly irked at having been disturbed.…
The Kila Raipur Sports Festival – the annual four-day-long sports jamboree held in Kila Raipur on the outskirts of Ludhiana city– is a crazy celebration of not just sportsman spirit…
‘Saanp saanp!‘ came the startled cry from someone standing not too far away from where I stood. ‘Arre…cobra hai, cobra hai…!‘ another voice chipped in, almost immediately. Wandering around the…