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Kashmir

The beauty, struggle and hope that is Kashmir

Kashmir is a breathtakingly beautiful tourist destination in India. Surrounded by the Himalayas, this beautiful valley is all about natural beauty and a rich cultural heritage which is a very aesthetic blend of mostly Indian and Persian influences. And that’s because Kashmir has witnessed an inflow and outflow of population from multiple religions and ethnicities. […]

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Gujarat

Rann Utsav

“Even in the most barren desert, one would still feel one’s heart beating” -Marty Rubin A mélange of colours and culture set in the distant background of the massive white desert, better known as the Rann of Kutch or Safed Rann (Safed is Hindi for White). This festival celebrated every year in the village of Dhordo in […]

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Gujarat

Rann of Kutch

vast, empty, white, mysterious! And like Amitabh Bachchan ji said “Kutch nahi dekha toh kuch nai dekha” Kutch means “that which intermittently becomes wet and dry”. Geographically, Kutch is a district in the state of Gujarat and is best known for the Rann which forms the northern perimeter of the district and also shares a […]