The Third Eye Zone

 My travel chronicles started from the day I cannot even remember, with the journeys to the tea estates of Peermade as my dad was working with a tea production company which was found in 1925. My grandparents and a few grand-uncles also shared a history of being part of the same tea company in different estates. Carady-Goody and Arnakal, these tea estates have a legacy which dates back to the Colonial Era of India. The travels to and fro the estates and the tours from the estate offices which covered almost every touristy places of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka marked the beginning of my love for places and travels. Pashuppara Tea Estate   Peerumedu (as pronounced in Malayalam) is a hill station in the Idukki district of Kerala. The place is believed to have got the name from the Sufi Saint Peer Mohammed, as it is translated as "Hill of the Peer". The location has traces of a rich Neolithic History according to the Archaeologists. The townships Vandiperi

Entering Willong Khullen. On the way to Yang Khullen is Willong Khullen, another small village in the Senapati district of Manipur. I heard about this village from some friends of my friend as they were explaining to me about the history and peculiarities of the region. The village is famous for its presence of the Megalithic Stonehenge which is similar to that of England. While we go to the English land to have a first hand experience of the Stonehenge, unfortunately, we are totally ignorant of our own rich heritage sites. Except for the people from the vicinity of the village who always lived with these stone structures, nobody knows about the presence of a Stonehenge in this area. The Stonehenge of Willong Khullan. Northeast India is one of the major locations in the archaeological map of India for its prominent presence of Megalithic remains distributed around. What makes the case of the Stonehenge in Willong  Khullen curious is the mystery behind it. Nobody has

Earlier this year when we were planning a trip to the North Eastern part of India, all I had in mind was to visit some well-known locations (if possible) as the trip was not merely a travel-focused one, but more of a stay. I was staying at my friend's place experiencing the Maram culture from a close watch (of which I will talk in detail in a separate post later). After some 10 days, she told me that we will visit some of those villages and I readily agreed. I didn't even ask her the names or peculiarities of the places, but was all set for an exploration as visiting certain villages in this part of the country is a golden chance. An outsider is not permitted to enter there easily. Even if you are from another tribe of the same state, you may need permission to enter some villages. The case of Yang Khullen is also the same. We started in the morning in a Scorpio from Maram Centre and reached Yang Khullen by afternoon 2:00 p.m. It took almost 3and half hours to reach the des

I came to Hyderabad in 2009. The city was never in my plans when I was thinking of my higher studies, even if I had appeared for the entrance exams. I won't say that I had fallen in love with the city immediately, from the first day or first few years. But gradually even without realising something has bound me to this one. Especially, the Old City. Till 2012 or 2013, I had never been to the Old City during Ramzan, I guess, it's after that first visit, I started to fall in love with Hyderabad. Thanks to the ones who introduced me to this festivity. It has always surprised me that the enormous crowd never suffocated the otherwise claustrophobic me. It's a photographer's paradise during the season. Capturing the Charminar and the colours of the shops and crowd in one frame is always a happy moment, but not necessary that you always find a suitable spot for taking photos amidst the crowd. The market has shops for everything including fruits, food, athar (the P