Hire a cab and make your way through challenging terrain towards North Sikkim to experience a world different from the rest of India. Hiding in the Himalayas in these stretches of the country are two twin villages of Lachung and Lachen. Read More...»

Head south from Kolkata and drive for a distance of about 180 kilometers towards a quiet beach destination on the Bay of Bengal called Mandarmani. Known only to the avid travelers on the east coast, Mandarmani is an upcoming tourist destination located in southern district of Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. Read More...»

As the cliche goes, India is a land of a variety of cultures, each of them being unique from the others. The north-eastern region of India exemplifies one tiny part of this rich cultural heritage. Read More...»

Tucked away in the middle of the Khasi hills in the state of Meghalaya in north-east India, Shillong is a tourist getaway that is often called the ‘Scotland of the East’, and for good reason. Far removed from the maddening crowd of the plains, Shillong is a small, quaint township that is a perfect escape for everyone who wants to return to nature. Read More...»

Take a four hour car ride or get on a train from Kolkata and head north towards the small university town of Shantiniketan in the Birbhum district West Bengal. Originally a known as Bhubandanga, Shantiniketan was owned by the predecessors of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Literally meaning ‘a peaceful and quiet place’, Shantiniketan was given its modern name by Rabindranath’s father, Maharshi Debendranath Tagore. Read More...»

The largest film industry of India is based in the city of Mumbai and is otherwise known as Bollywood. All films which come out of this industry are known as Bollywood films. Most people are of the impression that all films in India are made in Bollywood but this is not true as bollywood movies are just a part of Indian cinema. Films which are made in other languages such as Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, or Bengali are not part of Bollywood. The most noteworthy feature of Bollywood is the fact that it is the largest producer of films in India. Read More...»

Goa usually evokes images of sandy beaches and a dynamic night-life. However, there is more to this beautiful state on the west coast of India than what meets the eye. Read More...»

Nested on top of the Nilachal hill in the city of Guwahati in Assam, the Kamakhya temple is an important aspect of the Indian cultural heritage. Built in the late-16th century, the Kamakhya temple has since become popular as one of the major ‘shakti peethas’ in the country where the goddess figure is worshipped as ‘shakti’, or power, in her various forms. Read More...»