This documentary aims to investigate the concept of sustainability in Wayanad, exploring relevant issues such as tourism, environment, tribal rehabilitation, man-animal conflicts and so on. The district of Wayanad in the North Kerala is a large area that is largely forest covered and is part of, the same forest ecosystem[…]
‘Bhoot pret se mukti Ho ya Charam dard ki samapti. Har kathinayi ka ilaj rakhti Mayong ki kale jaadu ki ye shakti’ (Be it getting rid of ghosts or pains. Mayong’s power of black magic can end all woes) These lines reminded me of our Deori gardener, Manik dadu[…]
Nestled in the lap of the East Khasi hills in the North Eastern state of Meghalaya lies a 1000-years old sacred grove. This grove is located near the Mawphlang village, 25 km from Shillong. As soon as we reached the village, we could not help but just stand and breathe[…]
Beautiful backwaters. Tropical trees. Sunkissed shores. That is how we describe Kerala. But have you ever wondered how Kerala came into existence? Well! I would not have known the history had I not visited Mannarsala, the abode of serpents. A 119 km bus journey from Thiruvananthapuram will ferry you to[…]
It was a Sunday afternoon when I received a phone call from my hometown. My aunt had just given birth to the seventh set of twin boys in our family. It was not at all surprising to me as my family has a history of fraternal and identical twins. When[…]
New college. New friends. New stories. Well! This has always been the same story for me. But it is not everyday that you make friends with somebody who says that he hails from the Rajput Warrior dynasty of the Mewars. It was evident from the beginning itself that this[…]
‘Bhangarh ke Bhoot ho ya Agarwal ki Chaas ki ek ghoot. Bikaner ki Bhujiyan ho ya Jaipur ki saariyan. Sabse Chokha lage Lalaji ki hi storyia’. (‘Be it the ghosts of Bhangarh or One sip of Agarwal’s Chaas. Be it the Bikaneri Bhujia or Jaipur’s sarees. Best of all shall always[…]
The car had become a veritable bedlam with all the five of us trying to prove an argument. We were arguing whether or not Lakhamandal was once a temporary home to the Pandavas, when they were on their Agyat Vas (incognito). My friends and I were on our way to[…]
I was on a spring break from college when my classmate Shristi invited me to her hometown in Maletha, Uttarakhand. Famous for many short and unknown legends, this state houses many small hill stations, towns and villages which one should visit at least once. One such legendary place is the[…]
We piled out of the bus, the wind wafting in all directions sprayed the yellow sand on us. We had just reached Talakad, the desert town of Bangalore (or… let’s just say the cursed town). Located 133 Km away from Bangalore, Talakad, otherwise known as Bangalore’s gourmet valley had been[…]