Creative Travel Blogs

Steeped in Tradition: The Chai Class

In India, chai is more than a drink. It is a morning ritual, a reason to pause, a companion to conversation and, quite often, the beginning of a story. The Chai Class invites you to step into this everyday yet deeply cherished
August 18, 2026

The Hidden Science Behind India’s Sun Temples

Long before the Sun was measured in wavelengths, temperatures and solar cycles, it was understood in simpler terms: as the giver of life. Across civilisations, people looked skyward and saw divinity. In India, that reverence found expression not only in prayer, but
August 18, 2026

Bari Kothi: Reborn from Ruin

In the quiet lanes of Azimganj, a once-crumbling 18th-century mansion tells the story of Bengal’s forgotten trading empire. Built by the Dudhoria family, wealthy Sheherwali merchants who arrived from Rajasthan when Murshidabad rivalled global economic powers, Bari Kothi stood empty for over
August 18, 2026

Pakoras: The Fritter That Became a Feeling

Long before it had a name in English, the pakora existed as pakvavata in Sanskrit texts, a compound word meaning simply “cooked lump.” Early traces appear in Sanskrit and Tamil Sangam literature: round cakes of lentil or vegetable fried in oil, described
August 14, 2026

Ajaypal Singh Banga – President of the World Bank

He was born Ajaypal Singh Banga in Khadki, in what was then Bombay State, the son of an army lieutenant-general whose postings moved the family across a young, restless India. He studied in Shimla, then Hyderabad, before economics at St. Stephen’s College
August 14, 2026

Atmantan, Mulshi: Where the Hills Do the Healing

Atmantan sits on a crystal hill in the Sahyadris, forty-two acres of green folded into the hills above Mulshi Lake, close enough to Pune to reach in under two hours, far enough to feel like another world entirely. The name itself is
August 14, 2026
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