Staying at Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, one of my favourite places in the world. A version of this story, titled “Fiercely protected, fearlessly wild”, was first published by The Pollachi Papyrus on 21 October 2015. Read it here. Spread over 640 km2, and surrounded by forests on all sides, the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is home to a large number of endangered … Read More
Romanticising train travel in India
This story was first published in The Better India, on September 8, 2015, titled: This is why I cannot stop travelling by Indian trains. Read it here. The sun was pink and gold as it rose over the plains, getting bigger and bigger as the train sped through the fields. I was standing at the door of Trivandrum Mail, with … Read More
Manjapra, a little-known village in God’s own country
This story was first published by Tripoto on June 19, 2015. Read it here. When Dee invited me over to stay at her farmhouse in Manjapra, Kerala, for a few days, I jumped at the idea. I’ve always been biased towards this South Indian state, having visited a few times earlier, and was enchanted by the idea of staying in a … Read More
Why Coorg keeps calling me back
This story was first published by Tripoto on May 26, 2015. Read it here Image credit: Ramya Sriram Dark-leaved coffee plantations. Waterfalls cascading down hills. Pepper vines winding their way around tall trees. Misty morning walks. Smiling peaceful people. If there’s any place that’s called me back again and again, it’s Coorg, nestled in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. I … Read More
The family that travels together stays together!
This piece was originally published on Tripoto on 5 May 2015. www.tripoto.com/trip/the-family-that-travels-together-stays-together-6304 The first thing that comes to mind when I think of my childhood travels is a blue Milton water carrier that faithfully accompanied us on long train journeys. Along with carefully rolled chapathis, fried snacks and biscuits, it formed our portable kitchen, a place where us kids … Read More
Why WPP Stream India 2015 was like a comic
(I was a Young Star awardee and an IGNITE Talks speaker at WPP Stream India 2015, Jaipur.) Having been drawing for most of my life, I find it easier to sometimes think in pictures than in words. I’m always looking for material to put into my frames, and WPP Stream India 2015 provided the perfect fodder for it. Stream, an … Read More
Valparai: Waterfalls, wilderness and solace
This story was first published by Yahoo! India Travel | Traveler on Mon 20 Oct, 2014 10:43 AM IST The link no longer works as Yahoo! just demolished their India travel section, taking away all the stories with it. Notes from an 80-km journey from the roaring Athirappilly waterfalls in Kerala to the forest-fringed tea plantations of Valparai in Tamil Nadu … Read More
The Angkor Smile | The Bayon Temple, Cambodia
A visit to the Bayon temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A version of this story, titled “Facing up to the past”, was first published in Mint on Sat, Apr 26 2014. 12 11 AM IST. Read the published article here. The Angkor Smile The 216 faces of the Bayon seem to know something we don’t. J7 is what he’s called … Read More
Train ride of a lifetime: 42 hours on the Konkan Railway
This story was first published by Yahoo! India Travel | Traveler on Tue 5 Nov, 2013 12:05 PM IST. Read it here. (Update: This link no longer works as Yahoo! India recently shut down its travel section, taking away all the the stories and comments with it.) Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram on the Konkan Railway, all of 3,149 km, is the longest trip … Read More
Hyderabad, India | Fingersmiths with a sense of style
This article was first published in Mint on Sat, May 11 2013. 12 07 AM IST. Read the article here. Hyderabad’s calligraphers’ sleight of hand keeps an ancient art alive, and electronic printers at bay Mohammed Abid Khaleel engrossed in work at his shop. Photo: Harsha Vadlamani Opening his bottle of Camlin Waterproof black ink, Mohammed Abid Khaleel dips the nib of … Read More
Chikmagalur: Soaking up the Sahyadris
This article was first published by Yahoo! India Travel on Wed 22 Aug, 2012 11:02 AM IST. Read it here. (Update: The link no longer works as Yahoo! India Travel shut down recently, taking away all its stories and comments.) Karnataka boasts of some of the most beautiful ranges of the Western Ghats one can ever hope to visit. It shelters … Read More
Kotagiri – Where the Blue Mountains turn green
This story was first published in Yahoo! India Traveler on Tue 5 Jun, 2012 11:34 AM IST. Read it here. (Update: The link no longer works as Yahoo! India Travel shut down recently, taking away all its stories and comments.) Yahoo India/Ramya Sriram – Kotagiri My first introduction to Kotagiri was through someone who had lived there and claimed that it was … Read More
Meghamalai – A walk in the clouds
By Yahoo! India Travel | Traveler – Tue 6 Mar, 2012 10:45 AM IST By Ramya Sriram Read the article on Yahoo! India Travel here. (Update: The link no longer works as Yahoo! India Travel shut down recently, taking away all its stories and comments.) — If you’re looking for a quiet escape to untouched, pristine lands, less of which seem … Read More
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