Blog

Follow My Blog

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.

Blogs

Experience Karva Chauth: Celebrating Love through witnessing Moon!

Every October, one evening turns north India into a single shared rooftop. Markets stay open past midnight, mehendi artists run out of appointments, and by sunset thousands of women in red are glancing at the sky. This is Karva Chauth, and in 2026 it falls on Thursday, October 29. What Is Karva Chauth? Karva Chauth…

Durga Puja in Kolkata: One Goddess, Five Days, Many Ways to Celebrate.

For five days in October, Kolkata stops being a city and becomes one enormous celebration. Streets are closed to traffic, lanes fill with the sound of dhak drums, and every neighbourhood builds its own temporary palace for the goddess. Durga Puja in Kolkata runs from Shashthi to Dashami, 16 to 20 October in 2026, and…

Celebrating Shravan: A Journey Through Faith and Food in India

India has many ways of praying. Some light a diya before sunrise. Some walk barefoot to a temple. Some carry holy water for miles, while others simply sit quietly before a Shivling and whisper a wish. And then there are those who celebrate faith through food, family, music, flowers and traditions passed down through generations.…

Sheher Ki Tapri Chai Vs Pahado Wali Maggi

Maybe it was never about choosing one over the other Some things never ask for attention. Yet, they quietly become a part of our lives. A cutting chai from the neighbourhood tapri. A steaming bowl of the OG Nestlé Maggi in the mountains. Neither is luxurious. Neither is expensive. Yet somehow… Both feel priceless. Chai…

The Rain Never Ruins a Journey. It Reveals One.

The weather forecast says heavy rainfall. For many, that’s enough to cancel a trip. But for travellers, it often sounds like the beginning of a story. We spend weeks planning the perfect getaway. We bookmark cafés, save viewpoints, plan routes, and dream of clear skies. We want everything to go exactly as planned. Then the…

The Joy of Getting Lost: Rediscovering Travel

There was a time when travelling meant leaving without knowing exactly what waited ahead. It meant following a road because it looked beautiful, stopping at a place because the view felt right, and discovering stories in moments we never planned. But somewhere along the way, we started travelling differently. We started measuring journeys through checklists,…

Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.