100 Stories of India

100 Stories of IndiaChampawatChampawatUttarakhandUttaranchal

Ancient Baleshwar Temple in Champawat in Uttarakhand

The blinding winter sun adds a touch of warmth to the cold morning. Towering pines whiz past us as we ...
100 Stories of IndiaMadhya PradeshResponsible Tourism

Responsible Tourism Initiatives of Madhya Pradesh

Sitting on a rustic charpai in a remote village called Ladpura Khas and surrounded by a bevy of women clad ...
100 Stories of IndiaOdishaOrissaPuriRaghurajpur

Gotipua – the traditional dance performed by boys

When you think of ancient traditions, colourful crafts, performing arts and forgotten folklore, you think of Odisha. Home to several ...
100 Stories of IndiaKeralaWayanad

How did Sultan Bathery get its name

It was the name that intrigued me. Sulthan Bathery seemed more like a nickname and I wondered if there was ...
100 Stories of IndiaMaduraiTamil Nadu

Vilachery Pottery Village in Madurai

The streets around Madurai Temple were bustling as I walked around taking in the scenes. The markets were shifted recently ...
100 Stories of IndiaOdishaOrissa

On the road from Bhubaneshwar to Puri in Odisha

I had been barely on the road for about 20 minutes when my taxi driver suddenly made an unscheduled stop ...