1. Go Village Walking. The village kids are cute - make sure to smile at them or wave at them! Dhanachuli is a small village peppered with small houses and a few hotels. You can take leisurely ambles in the morning or evening along a variety of trails to choose from that take you through a pine lined path down the terraced fields planted with seasonal grains, flower…
Read moreA rich vibrant colorful gate in the narrow lanes of Pandharpur. Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. ~ Matthew 7:13-14. ------------------------------------------------…
Read moreEvery inch of Saswad soil has a chapter of history written on it! ~ Babasaheb Purandare Out to explore Pune with a day in hand and no fixed plans, we were thinking of where to head, busy tossing options between places within Pune vs excursions beyond Pune when our driver highly recommended Saswad and we settled for it. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY: SASWAD Ar…
Read moreLet me be honest about it. As a young girl who’s spent most of her summer vacations on the highway tagging along with her traveler parents, I understand what this means. No Mummy. Let’s wait for some more time… we might just spot a petrol pump nearby. Sometimes, we did. But not every time have we been lucky. Driving across long barren Indian national high…
Read moreSome 15 years ago, as a small kid I saw my grandfather start a change. Moved by the plight of the heat stressed and water starved people of our native village, in the desert state of Rajasthan, he installed a water cooler from his pension money and hard earned savings. Closer, in the balcony of our home, he always kept a plate filled with water for the thirsty bi…
Read moreExperience the rustic charm of Rajasthan … The villages… The heart of the state!!! Magnificent doors in the villages painted in vivid colors, the walls are carved with traditional paintings. The small but heavy metal rings act as door bells. These photos were taken in Khatu , Salasar and some other villages that I passed through in Rajasthan. A top view of a typ…
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