Ancient temples. Thousands of years of history. The architectural marvels spanning several forts from its medieval heritage and colonial...

What's in a name? A combination of two Sanskrit words, Hima (snow) and Anchal (lap)... no coincidence that the state is located in the...

Above: The Konark Sun Temple What makes this state special? Ummm, where do I start.... A history that dates back to primitive times and a...

A land of culture and colorful (literally and figuratively speaking!) festivals - take a look at one of my posts from nearly a year...

Travelling across this Himalayan state is particularly highlighted by the dramatic contours of the scenery, from thick woodlands to...

First things first. Chandigarh, the city beautiful, my home town, the first planned city in India..... can you tell I looooooooooooove...

Otherwise known as the ‘Mysore State’, up until as recently as 1973... not familiar with that? Its just one of those facts about...

Welcome to the land of the Rajputs, with all its festive traditions rooted in color, culture and music. One of the things that struck me...

The heart of India indeed, from a physical perspective, as well as the fact that the state of Madhya Pradesh embodies everything that is...

There's always that day during the monsoon season, when the rain is pelting away on the window glass, its about that time early evening...

Known to most for its unique dialect, and being the equivalent of the "wild-wild-west-where-men-will-still-be-men" :), it would come as a...

This past week was the call for the new year in the Hindu calendar... the year 2078! The onset of the harvest season Baisakhi in Punjab,...

Be it a tryst with nature and the use of all things natural, or the stark contrast and use of minimal spices in their cuisine in...

Picture this... (I am also picturing this coz I haven't yet traveled to Goa... BLASPHEMY!!!)... honestly don't know how that came to be...

The festival of colors to welcome the onset of spring, Holi has a plethora of memories for me from my years growing up in Chandigarh, and...

Home to Bombay, the heartbeat of the Indian financial markets, and Bollywood, the heart of the Indian film industry that currently...

My girls always used to wonder what the significance of their father's middle name is, given that it wasn't part of the family name and...

This post is a contribution from a friend of mine, Sujata, whom I've known since I was 5 or 6 years old... many a good time was had...