There are an unbelievable number of ‘firsts’ in life, but few so cherished by us as our first trip outside the house that didn’t include the church. Or the paediatrician. Or the supermarket. Well, I’m definitely NOT talking about those…
The festival of Rakhi has to have a special corner in every Indian’s heart. The unconditional love and spirit of brotherhood fostered in the culture is truly remarkable in every sense of the word. Having been brought up in a…
Once upon a time, long long ago, when I was a girl of fifteen, my parents had taken me to the outskirts of Kolkata to my Uncle’s place in the Dooars – the beautiful woods in West Bengal mysterious and…
“Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free I’m gonna pack my bags because this great, big worlds is calling me…”~ Elvis Presley A travel spree and bagful of vigor is all that you need to procure a perfect holiday for…
It is long believed that one is able to visit holy shrine of Vaishno Devi (Katra) only when durga mata calls her children. This seemed quite true for me as I was trying for the past 4 months to visit…