Kanvashram – The Birthplace of Emperor Bharat
India is called Bharat or Bharatvarsha. It is named after King Bharat, but not many people would be able to name his birthplace, leave alone locate it. I happened to visit Kanvashram – the...
84 Kutiya Rishikesh – Ruins of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram
84 Kutiya literally means 84 huts. 84 is a number that represents the base numeral of the number of species we believe to exist on this earth 84,00,000. In Indian belief system, you take...
Rajaji National Park – Exploring the Wildlife at Chilla Reserve
Rajaji National Park is something I always managed to miss despite having visited Rishikesh a million times throughout my life. This time when I was in Haridwar, I was invited to stay at the...
Splendor Of Himalayas At Binsar, Kumaon
Binsar in Jhandi Dhar hills of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand is technically a wildlife sanctuary. In good old days, it served as the summer capital of Chand kings who ruled the region from 11-18th...
Birding In Kumaon – Explore Uttarakhand Nature
Uttarakhand is home to about 700 species of birds that are found in India. Although we had an inkling of the variety of birds reported in Uttarakhand, the hill state of India, our itinerary...
Bhimtal, Sattal, Naukuchiatal – Mystical Lakes Of Kumaon Valley
We all know Nainital – the famous hill station of Uttarakhand surrounding the deep green lake called Nainital. Do you know Nainital is just one of the many lakes in Kumaon Valley? The area...
Mukteshwar – Kumaon Valley With Jaw Dropping Views
Uttarakhand is called Devbhoomi – the land of Gods. Of Course, there are temples dedicated to Shiva everywhere. However, for, me it is the Himalayas that surround the valleys that make it look like...
Jageshwar Dham – Abode of Shiva & Shaivism in Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Jageshwar Temple Complex - one of the oldest surviving temples of North India in the lap pf Himalayas surrounded by thick Deodar trees and nurtured by waters of Jata Ganga.
Must Do Walks In And Around Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Landour is a perfect walking town. A small army cantonment, with few houses, a couple of churches, a temple, and few shops – that is Landour. Located few km above Mussoorie, it kind of...
Landour In Words With Rokeby Manor & Residences
Landour is a hill town straight out of your dreams, situated a few km uphill of Mussoorie. Landour always stood in my mind for the town where the likes of Ruskin Bond, Stephen Alter,...
