On The Road Less Travelled
Featured in the Spectrum, Tribune for ‘Inhabiting the Lonely Planet’. Dehradun-based, Supriya Sehgal, ostensibly lives in Bangalore now but traipses around the country on work. She travels map-less and un-Googled, and loves getting lost. An occurrence, she confesses, that has befallen her with unfailing regularity over the past eight years, since she exchanged her office […]
Heritage Arc
Two thin blue capillaries can be seen on the vast map of India, fusing with each other, close to where the heart of the subcontinent lies. Allahabad is situated at this significant confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers (along with the mythical Saraswati), opening the traveller to a world of mythological and spiritual wonder. […]
Summer Holidays
Contributed to the Summer Holidays Lonely Planet Guidebook for suggestions to take a break during the summers. n this book we have tried to represent the best holiday destinations from all over India, some short and convenient, some long and ambitious. It thereby allows you to choose the holiday best suited to your family needs, depending […]
Filmi Escapes
Contributed to the Filmi Escapes Lonely Planet Guidebook that takes the traveller through a Bollywood trail in different parts of the country. This is a first-time book for India! How often we must’ve wanted to travel to every place we’ve seen in the movies. The Ladakh of Aamir and Kareena in 3 Idiots, the Kasauli of […]
Spiritual Trips
Uttar Pradesh offers unrivalled opportunities for the spiritual travellers with more then a handful of destinations focussed around strong divine ties. Be it the Buddha circuit from Sarnath in the east to Kushinagar and Shrawasti bordering Nepal or the Sangam of the rivers Yamuna, Ganga and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad, the state caters to […]
Agra & Braj
The irony of the two distinct Hindu and Muslim vibes of the Braj and Agra circuit of Uttar Pradesh are unavoidable as you hop between monuments and temples. Even though the two regions are segregated by thousands of years, the undertone is inimitable. However, this observation is only limited to the general ambience of the […]
Filmi Escapes
Major Bollywood filmmakers have gravitated towards Uttar Pradesh for more than five decades, drawing from its history, culture and atmospheric locales to create celluloid history. Fortunately for the traveller, many of these destinations that have been immortalised on film are within easy reach, offering plenty in the way of sightseeing, eating and shopping too. Octopussy […]
Bundelkhand Circuit
A fusion of inimitable architecture, stories of dynastic struggles and roaming the stark arid topography, which has witnessed the valour of some of the most eminent freedom fighters of India, will leave you in thrall at Bundelkhand. Bundelkhand lies wedged between the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north and the low Vindhya Mountain range to the […]
Travel Safe With Lonely Planet
Twitter Chat: Meet Supriya Sehgal, who has been willingly getting lost for the past 11 years on her solo travels, but managed to curb her vagabondish ways to create Lonely Planet travel guides that kept her on the road for 250 days last year. She also contributes to national and international publications and scripts TV shows, documentaries, […]
Bastar Dushhera
A blend of both abundant natural beauty and spirituality, Bastar is Chhattisgarh’s most compelling destination. Even though the region is now fragmented by seven district boundaries, together these make the erstwhile Bastar. The region demands that you fine-tune your own rhythm to match that of the slow paced life it holds, and to immerse yourself […]
Going Solo
With the travel space no longer hinged on ‘annual family holidays’, it’s time to leave the clichés behind. The last half a decade has seen a prominent surge in Indian travellers who want to explore destinations just on their own.
Meandering Through The Charminar Area
Built over 400 years ago, Charminar is the longstanding symbol of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty that ruled the city of Hyderabad. Intended to be a mosque, the structure became a landmark that marked the centre of the city. Four well-planned streets emanated from it and created the commercial landscape of the place. In that sense, […]