The Western Ghats of India, are a nature lover’s paradise. Thousands of species of flora and fauna thrive here, some…
Of Hoops and Flames
In the middle of the night, a train is blaring its horns, announcing its arrival at a wayside station. A…
Last Stand of the Lower Quadrants
Tucked away in a corner of the Punjab, lies a nondescript town named Dhuri. If you ask the locals, they…
Ghost Cat Diaries
Continued from…. They say well prepared is half done. And prepare we did for this trip. After all, we were…
The Terai Trains
“Almost every other week, one of the station staff sees a tiger around here. Occasionally, a leopard. Elephants, well in…
Riding the Sri Lankan Railways
Early in 2017, I visited Sri Lanka with a friend. Apart from checking out major tourist attractions on the East…
Tale of Two Kingdoms – Redux
The fabled land of Rajasthan was actually a collection of princely states. Chief among them were the states of Mewar…
The Dhoulpur State Railway
In a tiny spit of Rajasthan – sandwiched between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, lies the town of Dhoulpur. Once…
To Digpa Ratsa Ri
Sometimes, it just comes together. Months of planning, researching and preparing pays off. We were given the opportunity to spend…
The little trains to nowhere
Over the last decade or so, India has accelerated the pace of replacing its narrow and meter gauge railways with…