Neemrana and Kumbhalgarh - The Rajput Legacy
The fort housed the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan III sinceĀ the mid 15th century. Somewhere around the middle of the 20th century, they abandoned the fort. Soon it started falling into ruins li...
Hotel Review: Balrampur House, Nainital
The Balrampur House, Nainital is nestled in about 4 acres of land. This is practically miraculous, given it's proximity to theĀ Naini Lake. The palace is built in the lee of a mountain and that form...
Best of Narkanda - HatuMata Temple & more
Depending on who you ask, this is a temple dedicated either toĀ MandodariĀ or theĀ Goddess KaaliĀ orĀ Draupadi. There seems to be a definite lack of consensus about the identity of the reigning deity he...
For a moment there though we were truly terrified. Neither of us had ever driven on snow or ice before! I drove on gamely, although to be truthful, I could feel the odd tyre spinning freely. The ca...
Explore Nawalgarh: Havelis and open sewers
Our room was a largish single - storied cottage of sorts, away from the main complex. I assume it must've been an erstwhile outhouse or servants quarter. Irrespective, it was now a very comfortably...
A Mumbai to Udaipur road trip is a pretty straight - forward dash of 750KMS or so along the NH 48. The excellent roads mean one can get there in about 10 hours driving time. This is way better than...