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“Hindustan ka dil dekha…” was probably the best-ever advertising campaign for a state tourism department. It was way back in 2007 when this campaign was released for Madhya Pradesh tourism and it took all of us by storm. The lyrics, those caricatures and the idols in the ad were just …

“Are you back home?” that’s the question most of my colleagues and friends are asking. And that’s because of the amazing road trip that I have been on. In my last blog post, I spoke about my first solo drive from Hyderabad to Lucknow. A journey that was about 1400 …

Driving a car was always something that I looked forward to. From getting the car out from the parking lot to home to driving Nexon in Idukki, I was always game for it. It was just that I was nervous about driving in cities and had a lot of apprehensions …

I guess I’m old enough to say “Humare zamane mein….” (During our times) we used to recharge our numbers with 98 Rs for 2GB of 2G data. WhatsApp was just launched and Instagram wasn’t there. We used to spend most of the data on Orkut and Facebook. Fast forward to …

It’s that time of the year when India gets into the festive season. Navratri, Dussehra, and Diwali take over the country. And over the last few years, another sort of festival that starts around the same time is the shopping festival. While I try to spend only on things that …

I’ve complained in the past that there aren’t many places that you can visit around Hyderabad for a short road trip. While I do stand by this, compared to Pune and Bangalore there aren’t places around Hyderabad for short road trips. However, ever since I got my Tata Punch, I’ve …

If you’re friends with a person working in the IT industry, I’m sure you know about a secret desire they have. A desire to open an eatery. Be it a momo stall, tea stall, food truck, or even a restaurant, we techies have always felt that the roadside chaiwala makes …

I did my first ever solo road trip in my Tata Punch a few weeks back. I traveled from Hyderabad to Pune which is close to 600kms one way. My office has called my entire team for a meeting in Pune. And I thought it was the best opportunity to …

Back in the day when we had our first car – a Maruti 800 DX, 5 Speed, I remember we went on a road trip almost every weekend. My dad was enthusiastic and so were all of us. We explored places like Modhera Sun Temple, Pavagadh Temple, Mt. Abu, Udaipur, …

India’s youngest state Telangana has been a front runner in a lot of things. Be it the boom in the IT sector in Hyderabad or tourism. One of the latest additions to Telangana’s tourist circuit is the Ramappa Temple, it earned the coveted UNESCO’s world heritage site tag last year. …