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SWINGIN' SUNSETS

SAHANA IYER BOOGIES HER WAY THROUGH THE SAND DUNES, AND INTO THE WORLD OF JAZZ, AS THE DEBUT JODHPUR JAZZ SAFARI BREAKS IN A NEW KIND OF HOLI

SIGN OF THE TIMES

HELLO, DYSTOPIAN NEW WORLD. WITH THE CORONA PANDEMIC SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ABATING, WE MAY WELL BE SEEING THE END OF TRAVEL AS WE KNOW IT...WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ‘GOING VIRAL’ WOULD BECOME SO HORRIFYINGLY LITERAL?

God's Own Quarantine

LOCKDOWNS, QUARANTINES, CANCELLED FLIGHTS, SHUTTERED HOTELS—THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL INSIDE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TOURISM HAS TAKEN A DIRECT HIT. JOSE DOMINIC, DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE CGH EARTH GROUP OF HOTELS, SPOKE TO RADHIKA P. NAIR ABOUT THE IMPACT ON TOURISM AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

Island, I see, I concur

AWAY FROM CLICHÉD LUXURY AND MANICURED RESORT ISLANDS, MANEK S. KOHLI STUMBLES UPON THE REAL MALDIVES. THERE’S HISTORY, RUSTICITY, AND A LITTLE MYSTERY

AND QUIETLY FLOWS THE BETWA

FOR MANY, ORCHHA REMAINS FROZEN IN TIME, AND BEAUTIFULLY SO. NOW THE NAMASTE ORCHHA FESTIVAL IS INFUSING COLOUR, SONG AND DANCE INTO THE CITY

THE ONCE AND FUTURE CITY

DELHI HAS HAD MANY AVATARS THROUGH THE AGES. TRUE-BLUE DILLIWALA AMAN NATH REMINISCES ABOUT THE DELHI HE KNOWS BEST

IN MEMORIAM - Chef Floyd Cardoz(1960-2020)

RUPALI DEAN BIDS ADIEU TO AN INDIAN CHEF WHO, IN THE WORDS OF DAVID CHANG, WAS ‘BELOVED’ BUT ‘CRIMINALLY UNDERAPPRECIATED’ IN THE WESTERN CULINARY SPHERE

Bhutan Journal: Chant, Read, Sleep

‘With silence comes peace; with peace comes freedom’. Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi recounts halcyon days in dragon country

Secrets of the HEARTH

WAZWAN TO DHAM, THERE IS A LOT THAT THE HIMALAYAN KITCHEN HAS GIVEN TO THE COUNTRY’S CULINARY LEDGER, SAYS MADHULIKA DASH

We Rise In The East

BE IT DYNAMIC CITIES, COMPLEX HISTORY OR UNWAVERING NATURAL BEAUTY, VIETNAM STUNS ANSHIKA NAGAR IN EVERY WAY

The Butterfly's NEST

AN ESCAPE FROM THE CITY THAT KEEPS YOU PINING FOR MORE, KAVITA DEVGAN FINDS HERSELF IN A SOULFUL PARADISE IN THE TIRTHAN VALLEY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

LOST AND FOUND

Simrran Gill is wooed by Aurika’s hilltop charm, hospitality and tasteful luxury

SOUND OF SILENCE

Local craftsmanship and mindful tourism make for a lovely stay at the Taj Theog Resort & Spa near Shimla. Nayanika Mukherjee comes back impressed

Getting High

THE MOUNTAINS HAVE A HEALING EFFECT WHEN YOU SURRENDER TO THEIR EMBRACE, DISCOVERS AMIT DIXIT ON A WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE PALANI HILLS.

In True Spirit

SAMIKSHA KHANDURI SOAKS IN THE COLOURS OF RAMMAN, AN INTRIGUING RITUAL THEATRE FROM THE PAIKHANDA VALLEY

PATHS OF Glory

SANTOSH OJHA SAVOURS THE OLD-MEETS-NEW CHARM OF LEBANON THROUGH ITS CITY LIFE AND TEMPLE TRAILS

A Day's Worth

IT IS AN ADVENTURE AND A QUEST FOR BEAUTY, THE DRIVE FROM ITANAGAR TO THE ZIRO VALLEY.

The Great Indian Journey

Fifty exciting experiences that define our idea of travel in the country

Where The Wild Ways Are

IT DOES NOT GET MORE RUGGED—OR MORE BEAUTIFUL —THAN THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND. AMIT DIXIT HITS THE ROAD ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY

Rumble In The Jungle

IT WASN’T WOODSTOCK, BUT IT SURE WAS MUSIC IN THE WOODS. AMIT DIXIT ATTENDS AN EDGY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN TIGER COUNTRY

What The Snow Brings

THE VISTAS OF GADAGUSAIN MAY BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVERSE BUT THEY SURE INVOKE A CHILDLIKE EXCITEMENT.

The Blessed Island

OMKARESHWAR IS A GEM HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

Revvin' It Up

A SPANKING NEW MOTORCYCLE, AND THE UNFETTERED BEAUTY OF THE HIMALAYA IN LADAKH.

Old Spice

MALAYSIA’S UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE TOWN WHERE FOOD AND DRINKS FLOW APLENTY, MELAKA IS THE PERFECT WEEKEND GETAWAY FOR THOSE WITH SOME ENERGY TO SPARE, FINDS NIVEDANA JALAN

Kindred Spirits

LAO TZU FAMOUSLY SAID THAT WHEN WE LET GO OF WHAT WE ARE, WE BECOME WHAT WE MIGHT BE. ON A RESEARCH TRIP TO CHINA, ASHWIN SANGHI EXPLORES ANCIENT TIES TO INDIA, AND FINDS SIMILAR SENTIMENTS

Hazy Shade Of Winter

AS DELICATE FLAKES GRACEFULLY FALL FROM A SOMBRE SKY, ROSHNI SUBRAMANIAN RECOUNTS HER TIME AT SKYVIEW PATNITOP, INDIA’S LATEST ADVENTURE TOURISM HOTSPOT

Feeding An Empire

THE ROYALE CUISINES FOOD FESTIVAL IN BHOPAL WAS A GATEWAY INTO THE USUALLY TIGHT-LIPPED ROYAL KITCHENS OF MADHYA PRADESH, PRESENTING A DELICIOUS SLICE OF HISTORY, FINDS ANSHIKA NAGAR

Still, we rise

SWEPT BY RAIN, WIND AND ALMOST-CELESTIAL MOMENTS, A TREK ALONG THE HIMALAYA’S SINGALILA RIDGE LEFT ASHIS GHATAK WAXING POETIC

HOP A LITTLE

RELAXING, BOXING OR BEING ONE WITH NATURE, THIS ISLE OF PLENTY BARES IT ALL FOR YOU,

The Great Outdoors

GLAMPING TO RIDING AN ATV, DISCOVERING ARCHITECTURAL GEMS TO LEARNING ABOUT ODISHA’S FLORA, THE MARINE DRIVE ECO RETREAT IS A TREAT THIS WINTER,