A collection of travel stories and photo essays from Himachal Pradesh, featuring towns, temples, walks, seasons, and everyday life across the hills.
India is a showstopper with its varied culture, traditions, regional cuisines, costumes and pathbreaking architecture. Equally varied, interesting, intriguing and stunning are her bygone stories, history and historical places, which dot the length and breadth of this ancient region. So why restrict your travel plans in India to just a handful of places? Even if […]
20 Beautiful and Historical Places of India to visit Read More »
‘Trigart Kangra Valley Festival’ read the invite, and I was a bit puzzled. I pondered over the connection between Kangra valley where the event was happening and the word Trigarth(Trigart) until a simple google search threw me off-guard. The search result made me realize how little I as an Indian knew about this ancient land of
Trigart Kangra Valley Festival- An ode to the richness of Himachal Pradesh Read More »
Sidhbari sits quietly on the outskirts of Dharamshala in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh, at the foot of the Dhauladhar range. Often bypassed in travel itineraries and absent from most “things to do” lists, this small village has long offered something rarer than sights—space to pause, reflect, and step away from the noise that surrounds more
Sidhbari: A Quiet Spiritual Retreat near Dharamshala Read More »
Bakrota Hills, near Dalhousie, holds an unusual place in the history of Himachal Pradesh. Long before it appeared on travel itineraries, this ridge quietly served as a living link between the hill station and West Bengal—a connection shaped by colonial movement, ideas, and the lesser-documented currents of India’s freedom struggle. Despite its historical significance, Bakrota
Bakrota Hills Dalhousie — The link between Himachal Pradesh and Bengal Read More »
I was composing a blog post on the mesmerising Bhool Bhulaiyya of Lucknow when I found myself thinking about a very different labyrinth — our walk from Dalhousie to Dainkund and back, across the Singing Hills of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, India. The path through the woods was haphazard, brimming with the possibility of
Dalhousie to Dainkund: The Singing Hills of Himachal Pradesh Read More »
“Climb mountains not so the world can see you but because you can see the world.” I love escaping into the wilderness of mountain ranges. The snow-capped landscapes of Himachal Pradesh are especially close to my heart. Their magnificence humbles me, reverberating with positive energy and drawing out the wanderer in me. During our stay
Paoloni Mata Trek near Dalhousie: A Gentle Walk to Dainkund’s Singing Hills Read More »