Second trip to Rajasthan: Jodhpur – Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhavan Palace
Follow Date: 28th November 2006 My first trip to Rajasthan was in 2005, for a friend’s wedding in Jaipur. This year, another friend got married – in Rajasthan. And although his wedding was taking place...
View ArticleSecond trip to Rajasthan: Udaipur City Palace, Lake Palace
Follow This is a continuation of a journey that began in Jodhpur. En route to the “City of Lakes,” we stopped at Ranakpur which is famed for its Jain temple. Date: 29th December 2006 Here’s a video I...
View ArticleCalicut, Kerala: Beypore and Kappad beach
Follow Date: January 2007 This trip was when I went one weekend to attend my friend Azhad’s wedding in Kozhikode (Calicut). He lived close to Beypore beach, so the day I arrived, we drove straight to...
View ArticleMy hometown of Kannur: The beaches, St. Angelo’s Fort, and more
Follow This is the last post from my travel archives. After all the posts I’ve written about my travels within India and abroad, it’s only befitting I write about my hometown. Although I was raised in...
View ArticleYou gotta love restaurant menus in India!
Follow While English misspellings are common throughout the world – especially in Asia – India sure has its fair share of hilariously bad English. Last week, my friend took me to an old restaurant in...
View ArticleDiwali in Bangalore – A pictorial
Follow Just a few shots I took on the night of Diwali outside the apartment complex I stay at. All the residents had gathered at the public park in front to burst firecrackers. Hope everyone...
View ArticleWhy Indians need to give new politics a chance
Follow Hi there. Most of you would have landed on this page because of this video: Before I get into the technical details of the video, let me just tell you why this video was created. Life in India...
View ArticleAAP’s Delhi Manifesto – My thoughts, suggestions and ideas
Follow As someone who believes new alternative political parties are the only way we will see a corruption-free India, I have been watching the rise and actively supporting new age political parties...
View ArticleA day visit to Bekal Fort and Bekal beach
Follow Date: February 2nd, 2014 Done with my Philippines series, I had no other trip report to write about after that. Being in Kannur, I had always wanted to go to Bekal Fort in Kasarkode district,...
View ArticleDay trip to Pyramid Valley meditation center
Follow Date: 21 April 2014 On a Monday morning, I joined my cousin brother and his family on short day-trip to a place called Pyramid Valley International, just off Kanakapura Road. You have to get off...
View ArticleKannur’s famous Peralassery Subramania temple – the largest step well in Kerala
Follow Sri Subramanya Temple in Peralassery in Kannur district is home to the largest step well in Kerala. Located 14 km from Kannur town, it is located in the neighbourhood of Peralassery, just metres...
View ArticleDTPC Munnar day tour: Mattupetty dam, Echo point, Kundala dam – Part 1
Follow Date: March 12, 2018 After arriving in Munnar yesterday, we all woke up early to have our breakfast and then head to DTPC‘s office for our full day tour. DTPC is the District Tourism Promotion...
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