My Dearest Friend, I know what you’re thinking. You’re sitting there by your window, watching the rain lash against the glass, and you see my Instagram story. There I am, soaked to the bone, grinning like an idiot on top of a misty hill, and you’re thinking, “He’s finally lost it.” Why on earth would … Read more
There are some landscapes that pictures can never do justice to. You see them online—these vast, rolling, impossibly green meadows brushing against a backdrop of colossal snow-white peaks—and you think, “That can’t be real.” I’m here to tell you it is. And its name is Ali Bedni Bugyal trek. I’ve been trekking in the Indian … Read more
Some places are just spots on a map. Others are the very soul of a city. High above the elegant, palace-strewn city of Mysore, perched atop a granite hill that has watched over its people for a thousand years, sits one such soul: The Chamundeshwari Temple. This isn’t just a temple; it’s a spiritual anchor, … Read more
There’s a certain magic to the Western Ghats just after the monsoon. The entire landscape is saturated in a thousand shades of green, the air is thick with the scent of wet earth, and the hills seem to breathe under a blanket of mist. While most weekend warriors from Bangalore flock to the famous peak … Read more
Some treks challenge your body. And then some treks challenge your soul. The Chadar Trek is unequivocally the latter. It’s a journey so surreal, so demanding, and so utterly primordial that it changes the very definition of what you think is possible. This isn’t just a walk in the mountains; it’s an expedition across a … Read more
Some places you visit. Others, you feel. They have a presence that hums in the air, a story that whispers from the ancient stones. In the sprawling, modern metropolis of Hyderabad, a city of dazzling IT parks and historic Nizami grandeur, lies one such place—a spiritual anchor that has held its ground for nearly 900 … Read more
The Himalayas have the scale, the grandeur, the snow. But the Western Ghats… they have a soul. A deep, green, breathing soul that comes alive in the monsoon mists. And nowhere have I felt this more intensely than on the trail to Gangadikal Peak. For years, I’d heard whispers of this trek in the circles … Read more
Some treks are about the challenge. Some are about the views. And some, very rarely, are about a feeling—a deep, ancient resonance that stays with you long after you’ve washed the trail dust off your boots. The Yulla Kanda trek is one of those rare journeys. I’ve been privileged to walk many trails in the … Read more
Have you ever felt a profound connection to the natural world, a sense that you are part of something vast and ancient? For me, this feeling has always been a quiet hum in the background of a busy life. That is, until I embarked on a journey that transformed that hum into a powerful symphony: … Read more
Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur is a masterpiece of ancient architecture and one of India’s most revered places of worship. But behind its grand sculptures, towering gopurams (entrance towers), and impressive history lies a world of mysteries. These 5 dark secrets of the Brihadeeswarar Temple remain hidden in the shadows, known only to a few curious … Read more