The sun was blazing as we hurriedly made our way through the labyrinth of streets, leading us to the iconic Meenakshi Amman Temple. The temple is the most popular among all Madurai attractions — a good enough reason to let
Kochi or Cochin is lovingly called the Queen of the Arabian Sea. Once a flourishing port, today Kochi is a major metropolis in the southern Indian state of Kerala. This city is a mixture of many cultures. During the colonial
We were planning our first trek up north in the Himalayas. Our flights to Dehradun airport were booked, and all our trekking gear was packed. We were mulling over where to spend the two days we had at hand before
The town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan witnesses colourful festivities in November every year. Celebrated around the full moon night of Kartik Purnima, this famous seven-day-long camel and livestock fair sees thousands of camels, horses and cattle being
Winters are a wonderful time in India. The Himalayas transform into white wonderlands. The dusty summer heat retreats from the northern plains, giving way to a thick blanket of fog that smugly settles down. The southern peninsula and coastal areas are
