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Road Trip To Kumaon

Oct 052015

Himalayan Photo Odyssey: desi Goes On a Road Trip To Kumaon Himalayas Let us go on a road trip to Kumaon. But first let us ponder a bit – What is better than a road trip? Well to start a road trip with strangers and end with friends. So that in nutshell friends summarizes my road trip to Kumaon for a week. It started with a simple message on twitter. If I would like to join on Road Trip to Kumaon? Now Kumaon is not your typical touristy area, the beauty of Kumaon lies in the fact that even [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Incredible India, Wildlife and Nature Tagged with: birds, Himalayas, Kumaon, Road Trip, Rural India 18 Responses »

Travel Tuesday Picture: Nihang Soldiers

Sep 012015

The Nihang Warriors : Torchbearers of a glorious Tradition In today’s Travel Tuesday picture I bring to you Nihang Sikh Soldiers / Sadhu from the land of golden fields -Punjab. If you are not aware of the Sikh history, then you may wonder why I am mentioning the Nihang as both Soldier and Sadhu. Well during the middle ages, the Nihangs were the brave soldiers in the Sikh Army first raised by Guru Hargobind jee In later years the Nihang Soldiers played very important role in various battles, more so when the enemy was in larger numbers. No wonder Guru Gobind Singh Jee said Chirian [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Holy Towns and Temples, Punjab Tagged with: Horses, nihang, Rural India, sarson, travel Tuesday 8 Responses »

Sarson Ke Khet: Mustard Fields

Feb 112015

– desi goes to Sarson Ke Khet of Punjab — पंजाब के सरसों के खेत Sarson ke Khet! Mustard fields! Ah, those golden blooms spread over acres and acres bringing a smile on the wrinkled face of the old farmer. I was as his callused hands tenderly touch the delicate blooms more delicately than Shahrukh Khan caressed the tresses of Kajol in that eternal love song- “Tujhe Dekha to yeh Jana Sanam— तुझे देखा तो ये जाना सनम, प्यार होता है दीवाना सनम “ that made the “Sarson Ke Khet the ultimate romantic destination in India”. But dear reader long [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Incredible India, Punjab, Travel Pictures Tagged with: RahiOnRoad, Road Trip, Rural India, sarson, Wagah 61 Responses »

Lakshman Sagar : A Fairy Tale in Rajasthan

Oct 102014

Lakshman Sagar: A Fairy Tale Luxury Heritage Resort in Rustic Rajasthan There are hotels and then there are luxury hotels, once you are done with luxury what is left to experience? May I suggest living in a fairy tale from another era? The recipe is not easy to replicate but let me try. Take an old hunting lodge of King, add a beautiful lake surrounded by OLD Banyan trees where Peacocks perch for night, add a couple of havelis, now bring some creative interior decorators who add a dash of colors and a lot of local daily use things [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Rajputana, Resorts & Hotels Review, Travel Pictures Tagged with: colors of India, heritage, Lakshman Sagar, luxury, night pictures, Rural India 20 Responses »

Women Entrepreneurs of India: Some Pictures from my travels

Mar 062014

Photographs of Women Entrepreneurs of India Last year on International women’s day I wrote about some of the women travelers I have been fortunate to know and who inspire other women travelers both by the solo travel they do, as well as some of the tough adventure activities they engage in. You can read that post here. Women who travel and lead We all know about the top women executives of India Inc. the women who have broken the glass ceiling and raised the bar for men also. But there are millions of women across India who are CEOs of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

Posted by Prasad Np Incredible India, Travel Pictures, Travel TIPS Tagged with: Micro finance, Pochampally Sarees, Rang de, Rural India, Women Travel, Women's Day 16 Responses »

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