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We quickly zeroed in on Sakleshpur, as we were yet to visit the Malnad region of the Western Ghats. Being Monsoon time, we hoped that Malnad Region would be in it's full glory, and we were absolutely…

11 days, 1483 km, 8 places: 1 detox for mind & body, 4 UNESCO heritage architectural marvels and 3 beaches. Just me and Baloo, my Tata Nexon, named after strong, caring, yet cuddly bear from my childhood…

Engineering, it's not just a degree, it's a journey. A journey where you move out of your comfort space to face the world, meet all kinds of people, experience both heartbreaks and success but most…

The car is just fabulous to drive over twisties. Has a fantastic steering and great balance. Can pick up speeds quite well and feels exciting from behind the wheel. The RFT's are a weak link as far…

The Swift ZDi was my first car bought in December 2011. All through its 10 year or 1 lakh KM journey it was single drive and almost majorly with only me in the car. This year, after my car crossed…

For people in this part of country (West Bengal) and Bengali's in general, DiPuDa is not just a place, its an emotion. Its the most popular destination for people out here. I have seen people taking…

The forests here are largely composed of a dry deciduous type of vegetation. The area here is very humid and hot most of the year, and in fact the region here gets rain mostly from the northeast monsoons…

This time around I was going to meet a different Kashmir from the previous visit. On foot on a planned route, on a taxi with pre planned destinations and then on a bike on an unchartered and un planned…

So, planning a road trip of around 5500 kms, drive through almost 6 states, manage RT-PCR reports (within 72 hrs from sample collection) was definitely going to be a challenge at each state border…

As a challenge, Mr Girish P. Venkatraman has taken upon the entire trip on his 1997 TVS 50 XL moped. Even this frail but tough two wheeler is delivering smiles across the miles for Girish and his…