Category: India

Bomdila Embassy: A Boutique Bliss in Arunachal

It was one of those cold January mornings in Bomdila when the mountains disappear behind clouds and mist wraps around the town like a shawl. I pulled back the curtains…
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Mandala, Mountains & Meaning: Arunachal with Holiday Scout

It began with a Mandala. Intricate, symmetrical, and impossibly delicate, the Tibetan Mandala I saw in Bomdila was unlike anything I had ever seen. A symbolic geometric design, painstakingly created…
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Once upon a time at Tamara Kodai

The car turned on familiar curves of the Shola hills. Memories of my previous visit to Kodaikanal came back in flashes as the mist enveloped us. I arrived at Tamara…
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Finding my Rhythm in Lonavala: A birding staycation

I came back to Mumbai after a year of living in a village: first in Goverdhan, then in Jia in Kullu, Himachal. The moment I landed, my heart sank. The…
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Offbeat Odisha: Mayurbhanj and the Regal Belgadia Palace

In the vast expanse of paddies, migratory birds chirped incessantly. Not very far, local women thresh rice outside their mud huts. Rural Odisha boasts of one of the most pristine…
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Vocal for Local: Local arts and crafts of India

In a tiny town called Pipli in Odisha, last December, I struck a conversation with a stranger who sat on a tailoring machine, stitching colourful pieces of Appliqué together. We…
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The Hilldaari Movement: Nestle India’s Commitment to Building Sustainable Hilltowns

It is a normal day in the life of Susheela Ji. She walks down the narrow pathway, armed with gloves in her hands, ringing doorbells of homes, collecting waste, and…
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Quirky Wanderer Bride: An Unconventional Pre-wedding shoot

“Do you want to do a cliche, run of the mill, conventional pre-wedding shoot?” I asked my social media-shy fiance, (knowing the answer). “Can I please not be in front…
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Exploring Kutch during Rann Utsav: A complete guide

Folk tunes fill the air as the sun is ready to dive into the infiniteness of the white desert of Kutch. It is a chilly evening but the classic backdrop…
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