Tourism
Exploring nature in Haflong hills
May 24, 2021
Tourists visiting India often tend to stick to the traditional hotspots – Delhi, Agra, the palaces and forts of Rajasthan, and if time permits, a more varied cuisine and cultural tour through states in the South such as Kerala. However, for those looking for offbeat destination...
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International Tea Day: Tea, tourism & treat f...
May 21, 2021
Over the last decade, among the new niches of tourism emerging in India is tea tourism. With hundreds of tea estates spread over thousands of acres in the Himalayan foothills or in the Nilgiris, India, one of the top tea producers in the world, is experimenting with tea tourism. ...
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Culinary tourism: Exploring India’s enormous tre...
May 10, 2021
The unmatched variety of traditional Indian cuisines with their flavours, spices and curries are becoming increasingly popular among international tourists giving the country a chance to capitalise on its ancient culinary traditions. “Two-three pc of our international tourists ...
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Discovering unknown places with unknown people
May 6, 2021
Despite lockdowns, flight bans and the Covid-19 chaos, there remain a few options for travellers seeking adventures. But what happens if you are the only one in your group willing to travel? That is exactly what happened to Gagandeep Barua, a 30-year-old engineer, based in Tinsuk...
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Bishnupur: Land of Terracotta architecture
May 1, 2021
“It is hard to imagine an entire city built of terracotta, but those who visit Bishnupur in West Bengal can feast their eyes on a temple town built purely of clay and brick,” says Bhuvan Mukherjee, a Kolkata-based engineer who visited Bishnupur about two years ago. Away from ...
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Accessible tourism: A long way to go for Incredibl...
April 22, 2021
For 16-year-old Ekta Manjari of New Delhi, visiting Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala in September 2019 was an experience of a lifetime. So elated is she by her experience that she is already planning her next trip to a destination that could welcome her a...
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Magnificent mansions of Chettinad
April 16, 2021
“My voice echoed across the deserted corridor. The only noise was of sweeping footsteps of the caretaker of this Chettinad mansion in Karaikudi. Numerous colourful pillars flank the enormous courtyard as the scorching sun bakes the already scalding floor, devoid of cover. It ...
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Revival of pandemic keeps tourists to Lakshadweep ...
April 13, 2021
The year 2020 was the toughest on record for tourism industry across the world. In India, the big and popular destinations got a big blow and were most talked about. However, many small destinations that completely depend on tourism had to take the maximum brunt. One such destina...
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Exploring the monoliths of St Mary’s Island
April 6, 2021
Numerous rock monoliths make St Mary’s Island, a quaint island just off the coast at Udupi in Karnataka, great ecological wonder and a mesmerising place to be in. About 7 km into the Arabian Sea, the island is a geological treasure and hosts some of the most beautiful beaches i...
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Coronavirus robs tourist guides of their livelihoo...
March 31, 2021
“Even though we are not frontline workers fighting against the pandemic, we are the frontline workers of the tourism industry, but our plight was completely ignored by the government,” Gopal Sharma, a French speaking tourist guide operating in Rajasthan, tells Media India Gro...
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