Author: Saurav Mehra

For much of the 20th century, the ravine-scarred badlands along the Chambal River were synonymous…

Long before the Indus Valley Civilisation or even the earliest Vedic settlements, communities were already…

Unlike most Uttarakhand destinations built around a town or village, Binsar is entirely a forest…

At roughly 300 square kilometres, Bangus Valley is often called the largest meadow in Kashmir…

Bordered by Manipur to the east, Bangladesh to the west, Mizoram to the south, and…

Anini sits on a small plateau wedged between two rivers — the Dri and the…

Cross the village of Hanu on the road west from Leh, and the landscape shifts…

Trekkers who’ve walked it often call Miyar Valley the “Yosemite of the Himalayas” — a…

For over five decades, Nelong Valley existed on no tourist’s itinerary at all — sealed…

A short drive from Munnar’s main tea-garden circuit sits a village that takes its name…