A journey of four holy rivers of India, namely Ganga, Yamuna, Mandakini, and Alaknanda, is an experience you don’t want to miss. It is a trip, taking you to the four prominent holy destinations and is an unforgettable experience for all the devotees. Chota Char Dham is a spiritual tour of four pilgrimage sites in India, namely Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, all present in Uttarakhand. Hindus believe that everybody must visit these places during their lifetime.

I had to say it was an eventful journey for me as I boarded the bus from Chennai to Palani from the famous koyambedu bus stand. I was so new to travelling in bus. My childhood never had too much of travelling.. Except for the occasional holiday trip in Kerala we were quite homey kind of people who loved being in our Singara Chennai. Koyambedu bus stand amazed me at first sight 😲 hundreds of buses leaving from there and coming in.. We boarded our bus at night and we were at palani in the morning. I was too sleepy to see anything on the way.

A perfect marriage of ethnicity and comfort, walking into this retreat will always be your homecoming, for at every corner is a semblance of Rajasthan’s majestic and warm hospitality enveloped in solace and elegance. While the rooms may feel perfectly cosy and courtyards wide enough to unfurl all your musings across, but as you sip your tea overlooking the sun dance behind the dunes, you will realise just how far removed you really are from the world.

With the season of giving just around the corner, what better way to spread joy and good fortune than to give gifts, and here in Asia we have a variety of traditions when it comes to gift giving

I am sitting on my balcony. It is spring and there is a little bit of heat in the sun. The balcony looks out over a road. The road is usually busy… an endless stream of trucks and cars but right now there is no traffic. Everyone is self-isolating. The machine has stopped. It feels…