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Cricket, cake, circus
Susheela Nair
Thalassery has the distinction of being the land of cakes, circuses, cricket, Communism, looms, lore, spices and Theyyam, a ritual art ...
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Looking for a getaway? Try Mysuru
Susheela Nair
If you want to distance yourself from the hustle and bustle of Mysore, the royal city, head to Ibis Styles, ...
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When life is a villa and a quiet beach
Susheela Nair, Bengaluru
AS I clambered up a series of red laterite stone steps lined by lilies, spider plants and indigenous plants, I ...
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Joys of the Telugu kitchen
TO feast on Telugu food in a pleasant ambience, look no further. Reputed for its well-researched, authentic recipes from homes ...
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Khajuraho: Check out love and life in the temple city
Susheela Nair, Khajuraho
AS we passed tree-lined avenues and green-dotted rocky outcrops on our way to the venue of the 50th edition of the ...
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Ambling around Kozhikode’s streets and markets
Susheela Nair
THE drive from the charming hill station of Wayanad to the scorching plains of Kozhikode, the erstwhile capital of the ...
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Soaking in the Konkan
Susheela Nair
OUR Konkan sojourn began with Ratnagiri, which conjures up visions of Hapus or Alphonso mangoes. It is said that here you cannot ...
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Getting a whiff of Coorg and its coffeeology
Susheela Nair
SNUGGLED in the midst of 300 acres of verdant coffee and spice plantations in a picturesque pastoral setting, Evolve Back ...
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Keilpodh: A Kodava festival of arms in Karnataka
Susheela Nair
COME September and the Kodavas look forward to Keilpodh, or the festival of arms, a celebration peculiar to Kodagu. The ...
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In Wayanad for the rains and more
Susheela Nair
Reclining in the balcony of my glamp, a diaphanous igloo-like structure, in Mount Xanadu Resort, I watched a green expanse come ...
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Get away from it all
Susheela Nair
IF you are seeking to unwind and calm your nerves, jangled by urban living, head to Kshemavana, a wellness and naturopathy ...
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A cottage in Misty Woods in the heart of coffee country
IT was 3 pm when we zoomed into Misty Woods Resort in Kakkabe in Kodagu district of Karnataka. Set in the ...
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A cultural binge and a food trail to savour
THERE is much to see and savour in Madhya Pradesh, the heart of India. There are historical monuments, intriguing palaces ...
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Peace, sheep at Tosa, stay a while in village homes
Jehangir Rashid, Kashmir
TRY an adventurous trek in Kashmir this summer after you’re done with Srinagar’s Dal Lake and Tulip Gardens. Tosa Maidan ...
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Waterfalls, sand and a woman’s curse
Susheela Nair
AFTER we had our fill of the royal city of Mysore, we decided to explore nearby destinations within driving distance. ...
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Sonamarg’s snowy slopes are where the new action is
Jehangir Rashid, Kashmir
FOR winter sports lovers in India and abroad, there is good news from snowy Kashmir. Sonamarg in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal ...
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Village of ancient temples
AFTER a heritage sojourn to Badami and Pattadakal, I stopped by the picturesque village of Aihole on the bank of ...
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Lose yourself in Valparai's walks and wildlife
Susheela Nair
LEAVING behind the scorching heat of the dusty plains of Coimbatore, it was a pleasant climb up to the tea country ...
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Nandhana Palace’s gen next is in the cloud
Susheela Nair
WE were on a culinary excursion to savour the flavours of Andhra cuisine in the Garden City. It was past ...
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Restoring Alwar’s magical fort palaces
Susheela Nair
THE Tijara Fort Palace dominated the landscape for miles around as we approached it from the Alwar bypass highway. Strategically ...
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Walking into the past in Ahmedabad
Susheela Nair
ON a cold winter’s morning, I sauntered into a maze of narrow lanes in Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Wondrous stepwell and a love story in Adalaj
Susheela Nair
A 20-km detour from the city of Ahmedabad took me to Adalaj, a village reputed for an architectural wonder: a ...
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A stunning Ahom legacy beckons in Assam
SUSHEELA NAIR
AS we rambled through Sibsagar, the heartland of the Ahom kingdom in Assam, we felt as though we were in ...
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Does Goa have a future without mass tourism?
Derek Almeida, Panaji
Tough restrictions on entry of tourists, a partial shutdown and preparations for a third coronavirus wave, has sent a shiver ...
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Drive to Masrur, discover a mysterious temple
Murad Ali Baig
EVERY summer, many thousand people drive on holidays to Kullu, Manali or Dharamsala but very few know that a small ...
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Take off for Gwalior on a temple adventure
Murad Ali Baig, Gawalior
ANYONE with a sense of adventure and a taste for art and history will find some amazing old Hindu temples ...
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Old temples, great carvings in Bishnupur
Susheela Nair
FROM Kolkata, the dusty terracotta temple town of Bishnupur is just a 200-km train ride through lush green paddy fields ...
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COVID-loafing in historic Bundelkhand
Murad Ali Baig, Jaso (MP)
Winter is the perfect season for motoring and exploring many wonderful destinations not too far from home. To break out ...
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Sri Lanka's delectable cuisine
Susheela Nair, Bengaluru
What do Tamil Nadu and Kerala have in common with the tear-shaped island of Sri Lanka? It is the versatile ...
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Dying to get out? Drive to palaces, a jungle, museums
Susheela Nair
From Bengaluru we embarked along the well-marked SH-17, the main highway to the heritage-rich city of Mysore, driving past Ramnagara, ...
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A cathedral in Madurai! Not just temples
Susheela Nair
As I approached the temple town of Madurai, the lofty gopuras of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple loomed into view in ...
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Monasteries and momos in Tibetan heaven
Susheela Nair
We were zipping down the Bengaluru-Mysore highway (SH-17) which connects Mysore to the coffee heartland of Coorg, when an arch about ...
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Romance and heritage at Mandu
Susheela Nair
On a wintry morning, I checked into my tented accommodation in the fort town of Mandu in Madhya Pradesh. I ...
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Galle's great for its colonial past
Susheela Nair
It was noon when we sauntered into the cobbled streets of Galle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the southwest ...
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An oasis in a valley
Susheela Nair
Located in the heart of Karnataka’s Bellary district, Sandur, which in Kannada means ‘town between hills’, is defined by a ...
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The elegant Grand is green as well
Susheela Nair
It was evening when we zoomed in to the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya after a temple sojourn covering some ...
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Istanbul and its many charms
Susheela Nair, Istanbul
The unique city of Istanbul in the north-west of Turkey is, amazingly, the only city in the world straddling two ...
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Take a tour of history and have strawberries
Susheela Nair, Mahabaleshwar
A striking statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj astride a horse with sword held high welcomed us as we entered the ...
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Feel the jungle
Susheela Nair, Bhopal
It was pitch dark when I reached Reni Pani Jungle Lodge, a luxury lodge on the outskirts of the comparatively ...
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Nothing like Nalanda
Partha S. Banerjee, Patna
Ruins make great tourist attractions. Ruins of ancient palaces, of forts, temples. But ruins of a university? As you wander ...
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Bird in stone! Jatayu is world’s biggest sculpture
Susheela Nair, Thiruvananthapuram
Spread over 65 acres across four hills, the Jatayu Earth’s Centre hosts the world’s largest bird sculpture at an awesome ...
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Going to Hulakoti? Tuck in at the millets café
Shree Padre, Hulakoti
An Ethnic Food Café on National Highway 67 which links Ankola to Bellary is attracting locals and travellers with its ...
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Coconut Lagoon brings back the original Kerala tharavad
Susheela Nair, Thiruvananthapuram
From the private jetty the boat chugged across the Vembanad lake, the largest wetland ecosystem in Kerala. Serene hamlets nestled amidst ...
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Go to Bhopal for museums, monuments and palaces
Susheela Nair, Bhopal
Sitting in the balcony of my room at the Noor-Us-Sabah Palace Heritage Hotel in Bhopal, I watched a magnificent sunset ...
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Tamara colonial charm in 1860 bungalow, greenery
Susheela Nair, Bengaluru
The imposing The Tamara Kodai is just a stone’s throw from the din and bustle of Upper Lake View amidst ...
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Chanthaburi heritage and Pattaya’s 3D art
Susheela Nair , Chanthaburi (Thailand)
The Indian tourist has evolved and matured. When destination fatigue sets in, Indian tourists scout for off-the-beaten track destinations, new experiences ...
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At Ross Island a bakery, club house from its past
Susheela Nair , Port Blair
From the Phoenix Boat Jetty in Port Blair, a boat ferried us to Ross Island, the erstwhile administrative capital of ...
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Travel to Vagamon, find synergy of 3 religions
Susheela Nair, Kottayam
As we left the rubber town of Kottayam, we felt a perceptible change in the landscape and weather. The air ...
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Horsley Hills is an ideal weekend getaway
Susheela Nair, Chittoor (AP)
The eight-kilometre drive from the parched plains of Madanapalli in Chittoor district past wooded slopes and hair-pin bends to Horsley ...
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Three museums on the ordinary citizen
Derek Almeida, Panjim
About a year ago a Russian girl made a frantic call to Victor Hugo Gomes, curator and founder of the ...
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Why Bandipur is special: jungles and rustic living
Susheela Nair, Bandipur
April is the cruellest month at the Bandipur National Park but a slight mist in the early hours enhanced the ...
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Go trekking in Munnar in the heart of tea country
Susheela Nair, Munnar
We received a green carpet welcome as we entered the tea town of Munnar. There were manicured tea bushes all ...
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Tosa Maidan to be tourist attraction
Jehangir Rashid, Srinagar
Tosa Maidan, a huge meadow in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, is set to make its mark on the tourism map ...
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Hospitable Kashmir seeking tourists
Jehangir Rashid, Srinagar
After being pushed to the wall during the summer agitation the beleaguered tourism sector in Kashmir was relieved when three ...
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Medieval India's sights and sounds in Bidar
Susheela Nair, Bidar
The silence of the morning was broken by the chorus of birds. Several colourful butterflies flitted around. Langurs pranced from ...
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Tourism makes the people of Kumarakom smile
Susheela Nair, Kumarakom
We zigzagged amidst a cluster of tiny picturesque islands around the Vembanad lake in a languid country boat, intrigued by ...
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Adrift on the Konaseema backwaters
Susheela Nair, Konaseema
Drifting down the Konaseema backwaters in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh is an amazing experience. The little-visited territory of ...
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The many colours of the Rann and its Utsav
Susheela Nair, Ahmedabad
Dawn was breaking when we walked on the crusty Great Rann of Kutch and the crumbling underfoot added to the ...
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When in Goa next visit this museum of modern art
Civil Society News, Candolim
From the outside, it is a high and yet somewhat boxy structure in an industrial estate, but inside is a ...
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A stepwell of great beauty by a queen
Susheela Nair, Ahmedabad
After a 125-km drive from Ahmedabad, an amazing sight awaited us at the village of Patan. What makes Rani-ki-Vav or the ...
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Tathastu: A rustic retreat near a jungle
Susheela Nair, Nagpur
Tathastu resort is a charming weekend getaway located in a hamlet on the fringes of Pench National Park in Madhya ...
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Little Rann of Kutch is teeming with wildlife
Susheela Nair, Ahmedabad
It was twilight when we checked into Rann Riders, an ideal base to explore the Little Rann of Kutch, a ...
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Capt. Dhond’s big dream comes true
Gautam Singh
You know you’re setting out for something different when you arrive in Panjim and ask for directions to a certain ...
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At Bako in Borneo find great jungles and beaches
Susheela Nair, Kuala Lumpur
To get to the Bako Wildlife Park, we took a pleasant drive from Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, to the ...
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Living heritage is what Udaipur offers
Susheela Nair, Udaipur
I watched an amber sun sink behind mountain tops as I sat in the Sunset Terrace of the Fateh Prakash ...
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Great park gets back rare goat and more
Susheela Nair, Idukki (Kerala)
Ensconced between the high ranges of the Kannan Devan Hills in Idukki District and the Annamalai hills, the Eravikulam National ...
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