Outlook Traveller - August 2020

In this issue

This month we're exploring our cities, and more specifically, our neighbourhoods. Take a whole new look at Delhi's history, Kolkata's heritage, and what it means to be a true Hyderabadi. We have some local getaways lined up for you, and get up close and personal with JW Marriott Juhu's Sharad Puri, and Guppy's Vikram Khatri. Take a deep dive into Keoladeo National Park, and other hidden places around the world with Sarah Baxter. Our team has curated some safe travel gear for you, along with a little glimpse into colonial Calcutta. Come join us in our micro adventures!

Seeking refuge in a Cathedral

When i was in my second year of college, a hostel wing mate handed me his heavily earmarked copy of The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. I sat reading that book late into the night, and on many others that followed. It told the story of Tom, the master builder, whose only dream was to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.

2 mins

NEW WHEELS, OLD CITY

You can call a place home for decades, but all it takes is some skillful navigation to see beneath the façade of this modern-day metropolis, discovers

7 mins

Joyful RENEWAL

It is only when the whiff of kathi rolls surrounds the street corners and the neighbourhood phuchkawala plops a fresh phuchka in my folded sal leaf platter, will I know that Kolkata is back to normal, muses

4 mins

PORTRAIT OF A City

A unique mix of history, modern living and unending charm, Hyderabad is where the Irani chai is more of a legend than in Iran, says AROSHI HANDU

5 mins

SOUTHERN Comfort

Chennai is an amalgamation of cultures, traditions and emotions for MANISH HATHIRAMANI who pays his favourite city a personal tribute

3 mins

In Own Your Backyard

We’re all up for experiencing new cultures. But you’d be surprised how much there is to see and how little you probably know about your own city. Here’s Team OT unlocking your hidden treasures

4 mins

ON HIGHER ground

On her maiden visit to Ladakh, pia sethi explores the vast and enchanting Changthang Plateau

10+ mins

STAY

HOTELS, HOSTELS AND NOTHING LIKE HOME

3 mins

MEET THE GENERAL MANAGER

JW MARRIOTT JUHU’S SHARAD PURI

2 mins

Book Reviews 76

Hidden places: an inspired traveller’s guide

7 mins

WRITER'S BLOCK 78

Janaki Lenin brings us into the wild with her latest natural page-turner

3 mins

ARTEFACTS of Crises

THE CRISIS BROUGHT IN by the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by relief packages, e-passes and coupons issued by the government to facilitate the movement of essential goods and people.

2 mins

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