India Travel Stories
‘Aaney, aaney, aaney!’, my niece started jumping up and down the moment she spotted a few elephants in the distance at Sakrebailu Elephant Camp. As our long walk started from the parking area to the river bank, we could spot…
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Monsoon was around the corner and clouds were gathering to cool down the summer heat. I set out on a drive towards the western ghats with the hope of catching some rain. There was a wedding to attend and then…
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The original plan was to drive all the way up to Rohtang La, spend a couple of hours and then head back to Manali by evening. As it happens most of the time, we got delayed at the start and…
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It was still dark when I woke up early in the morning. It took me a while to realize it wasn’t the alarm that woke me up, but the constant pitter-patter of the rain outside. I got up, finished the…
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First of my many visits to Mahabalipuram was ten years ago. Those were the days when I was not yet bitten by the travel bug. It was a hot, sunny day in the month of May 2004 when I got…
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Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary, where the wild elephants chased us. The sun was setting down. My eyes were looking out of the jeep mechanically while the mind was still at Kuruvadweep. I was still thinking about the island as we had…
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