Walking the Railroad…

We all have that memory of train journeys with food trays and railways station announcements embedded somewhere in our DNAs. In creating these memories, the railways has inadvertently contributed to consolidating a national identity that is accepting, aware and curious about Indian diversity. 

Besotted by Mayanagari

A city where no need goes unfulfilled, the line between right and wrong blurs, with a little help from alcohol of course!

Eat, Pray, Love in Singapore

With the Merlion constantly throwing out water, it is almost as if it is constantly fuelling this city-state in what seems like its race against time. This view for me defined what Singapore stands for; there is something in it for everyone.

Travel: elixir for life

Originally posted on themindprism – sadhna shanker:
Guest Post – Pujya Priyadarshni, travel writer When it had struck, I couldn’t believe it. And then I was simply numb. As parents, family and friends prepared for a complete breakdown, they ensured that I wasn’t alone and always had someone to talk to. But days past, with…

The Holy Gluttony!

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Guest post by PUJYA PRIYADARSHNI, travel writer If what you do first on a trip sets the tone for the rest of the journey, then ours was a bugle call to the gastronomical adventure we were about to embark upon! Like most travelers to Amritsar, our trip was driven…

Of Heritage and Identity

Originally posted on themindprism – sadhna shanker:
Guest Post – Pujya Priyadarshni, travel writer As I read flipped through a weekly magazine, which diligently analyzed the ongoing Syrian war, the plane started it’s descend in Athens. Having lived in Syria for three years nearly a decade ago, every such story, photographs and/or video, left a…

Climb Every Mountain…

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Guest post by Pujya Priyadarshni ‘Travel’ – isn’t the word synonymous with excitement and discovery? But here I was packing my bags in apprehension. How do you begin a journey you have been agonizing about since the day of its planning? Will I survive the mountainous bus journey?…

Shifting Sands

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Guest Post by Pujya Priyadarshni, travel writer  How do you even attempt to write something new about Rajasthan? I myself had gone through unending travelogues about what to do in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer as I packed my bags for a long weekend getaway to the state that has…