Category: Heritage

All travellers should be aware of Covid -19  travel advice and recommendations Location : Goa, India Goa is called Pearl of the orient. The Portuguese colonization had brought to Goa different catholic celebrations . One such festival is Goa carnival which happens before lent days . This is open to all and no tickets required. Read More…

The word Navaratri means ‘nine nights’ in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights Navaratri theoretically falls twice or four times a year. Of these, the Sharada Navaratri near autumn equinox (September–October) is the most celebrated The festivities extend beyond goddess Durga and god Rama. Various other goddesses such as Saraswati and Lakshmi, gods Read More…

Nowadays Mumbai is the best place to watch the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi.   Ganesh Chaturthi falls between 22 August and 20 September every year. Amidst loud bellow of “Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya”, in Mumbai commences the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations each year.   The festival ends on the tenth day after start, when Read More…

  Kerala Kalamandalam was founded in 1930 by Sri Vallathol Narayana Menon and Sri Mukunda raja at Cheruthuruthy. Currently, it grew up to become a  premier public institution in India imparting training and conducting performances of the classical arts (500 BCE) of Kerala.   It was founded when the visionary poet and nationalist envisaged the Read More…

*St. George’s Forane Church, Edappally inaugurated on 2015 Kochi is an amazing tourist destination for many reasons. Moreover, its history is beautifully blended with historic and prehistoric elements. St. George’s Forane Church, Edappally is one of that kind. It is believed that Thomas the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, founded the church Read More…

Vadakkan (Northern) Kalari Thekkan(Southern) Kalari Thulunadan(Tulu region) Kalari The schools are primarily divided according to the geographical region of Kerala where its practiced. The ola or palm leaves in which the the fighting techniques were written and different families or Kalaris ( training schools ) kept them for generations. 1.Vadakkan Kalari This is prevalent in Read More…

Kathakali is one of the most pictured and propagated classical art form in south Indian state Kerala. It is an art of narrating a story through the dance performance along with facial expressions , movements and hand gestures ( mudras) . The micro expressions using eyebrow, chin, lips , eyes etc are aptly used during Read More…

Udaipur “the city of lakes ” has been a favorite shooting spot for Hollywood and Bollywood movies. Even though it kept appearing in Bollywood movies since 1965 ( Dev Anand starer Guide) Udaipur shot to international fame with the Roger Moore starer ” Octopussy” in which he plays the fictional character James Bond. It was Read More…

Location: Agasthya Mala,Kerala, India Destination type : Wellness Destination Agashthya Mala Biosphere Reserve lies between the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This region , part of Western Ghats, is rich with herbal medicinal and other plants ( over 2000 spices). The air here is considered to have healing properties. Its an excellent site Read More…

Solan- City of Red Gold Solan is a tourism destination in Himachal Pradesh, India.For its moderate climate Solan is an ideal tourist destination with picturesque vistas of the Himalayan foothills  . History According to local folklore, Pandavas lived here during their exile. Kuthar For was built 800 years back In 1815 British won Baghat state Read More…