15 June 2013, a devastating flood had swept away the large portion of Uttarakhand (the land of Gods) and obliterated the livelihood of the local populations immensely. The most affected parts of the state were Sonprayag, Gauri Kund, Ram Bada, and everything that was situated nearby India’s one of the...

“The root of suffering is attachment.”- Gautam Buddha Buddhism is the 4th largest religion in the world having almost 7% of the world’s population as followers. Devotees in Bodhgaya Temple But as every big plant has grown out of a small seed, this strong and flourishing community, too founded by...

I had just stepped out of a bus from Delhi and was standing right in the middle of the famous mall road of Nainital, beholding the gorgeous mammoth lake in front me and wondering what to do and where to go? Photo From Unplash It was my first solo trip...

I still remember the time when I was at the river rafting point in Leh. The salesman there was asking me to book a slot profusely, I was like, “Bro, I have done the river rafting in Rishikesh, No way I am going to ruin my experience of this adrenaline...

Every trek in Himalaya is special in its own way, no matter which you choose to ascend to. Because anyhow (1) it gives us a dose of nature which we usually lack in the cities, (2) an opportunity to stretch our physical as well as psychological limits. But what makes...

For a very long period of time, I had this notion that the one who visit places is a traveler. And why on earth I would have thought otherwise? because this is what I had been taught as a child and this is what I had listened while growing up...

It had been just three grueling km’s and I was prickling in the midst of this uncharted trail of humongous Himalaya.  As far as alpinism is concerned, I was not a tenderfoot. I crisscrossed Himalaya quite often. But that day was mortifying, I was short on breathe and nobody seemed...

Sir, It seems you are developing AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) symptoms. Before it takes over you, let me prepare you some homemade remedy to ease down your nauseousness. A guy, who was also the caretaker of the homestay I was staying in, had told me when I was laying on...

I have spent seven years of my life, living in a single room apartment in the east side of Delhi. India Gate Delhi To say, within Delhi itself, there are plenty of places like Qutub Minar, Lotus temple, Red Fort, India Gate, Akshardham, Raj Ghat, Hauz Khas Village, and Jama...

I was having my delicious breakfast - Aloo ka Paratha and Chai in a small restaurant along with a friend near Badrinath - Mana road in Uttarakhand. Vasudhara Falls Since I have this habit of cranking a conversation with strangers particularly when I am traveling ( other days you will...