Maldah – In the Land of the Panduas. An easy pace for the active seniors and Boomers Subhasish Chakraborty February 18, 2014 Asia, Feature, India, India, Travel Tips At the junction of the Kalindi and Mahananda rivers, Maldah was once an important place as the port of the former Moslem capital – Pandua. An English factory was established here way back in 1656 but moved...
Shillong – In the abode of Clouds Subhasish Chakraborty February 3, 2014 Asia, Feature, India Shillong, the picturesque capital of the state of Meghalaya, located at an altitude of 1,496 meters above sea level is easily one of the most happening hill stations of North East India. It is also one of the...
Recreation Vedic Style Subhasish Chakraborty January 21, 2014 Asia, Feature, India, Resorts, Spas During my frequent trips to the Vedic Village Resort & Spa, I had the opportunity to appreciate what “Wellness” was all about. The manner in which the entire resort is designed, offers the very...
Compelling, Captivating Chattisgarh, the youngest state of the Indian republic Subhasish Chakraborty May 3, 2013 Asia, Feature, India, India Chattisgarh – the youngest state of the Indian republic is also the most attractive in terms of tourism resources. The beautiful state of Chattisgarh was carved out of one of India’s largest state –...
Musings in Mizoram, North East India Subhasish Chakraborty April 25, 2013 Asia, Feature, India, India During my high school years spent at the residential (Baptist) Carmel Residential School in Tezpur, Assam, I had the opportunity to make friends with many boarders who hailed from the state of Mizoram. Since...
Bandhavgarh National Park: Wilderness and History Entwined Subhasish Chakraborty April 19, 2013 Asia, Feature, India, India Many of us marvel at the exciting wilderness oriented things that other people do, but we have lots of excuses for not attempting them ourselves. No time. Not fit enough. Too risky, etc. etc…… The truth is...
Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang – Seduction in the Himalayas Subhasish Chakraborty April 6, 2013 Asia, Feature, India, India Any mention of Arunachal Pradesh rekindles memories of my childhood days spent in unfretted and no-holds-bared rendezvouz in the company of my tribal Monpa friends. Winters were always very special and we took...
On the Riveting Temple Trail of Orissa Subhasish Chakraborty March 30, 2013 Asia, Feature, Hotels, India, India, Resorts In terms of tourism in Eastern India, the age-old pilgrimage circuit of Bhubaneswar-Puri-Konark is equivalent to what the Delhi-Agra-Jaipur circuit is to North India. These three pilgrim sites make a...
Marooned in the Islands of Andamans Subhasish Chakraborty March 29, 2013 Asia, Feature, Hotels, India, India, Resorts The chance to holiday in a secluded island right in the middle of the Bay of Bengal came calling in the month of October 2007 when a motley crew of anthropologists from Australia’s Griffith University...
Oh! La La La Ranthambore: Subhasish Chakraborty March 28, 2013 Feature, India The magnificent Ranthambore National Park is ideally located in between the picturesque Aravali Hills and the plateau of Vindhya. It is easily one of India’s pride as far as Wildlife Sanctuaries are...
