Taking A Glimpse Of The Kondh Tribal Culture In Odisha
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Taking A Glimpse Of The Kondh Tribal Culture In Odisha

Story by: Sayali Gupta Being a native of Odisha, I always admired my home state. In 2019, I decided to travel outside my city Bhubaneswar, and freely visit a few villages and meet some tribal communities. Among the numerous tribal communities, I was interested in meeting the Kondh (or Dongria Kandha) tribes. The Kondhs are the…

From Kolkata: Eating Mishti Doi With Strangers Who Are Now Friends
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From Kolkata: Eating Mishti Doi With Strangers Who Are Now Friends

Story by: Aditi Singh I find myself to be a free traveller who has always been fascinated by the richness of Indian culture. Being a native of Rajasthan, I did not know what to expect from my upcoming journey to Kolkata. I was literally taking a journey from west to the east of India. I…

Jibhi Village: My Home For One Week
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Jibhi Village: My Home For One Week

Story by: Nandini Pratap In 2021, I decided to go for a solo trip to Jibhi village in Himachal Pradesh. I embarked on a journey to one of the most beautiful states nestled in the Himalayas. I knew that I would be experiencing some of the most breath-taking landscapes and unique local cultures. As I…

My Story: Machan Tiger Census In The Pench National Park
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My Story: Machan Tiger Census In The Pench National Park

Story by: Rushant Dhanwatay Spending 24 hours on a machan in a tiger reserve (Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India) wasn’t the highlight of the census for me in the year 2017. Machan census is a data collection activity where a team of two or more individuals sit at a height of 15-20 feet on…

Working From A Remote Village In The Indian Himalayas
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Working From A Remote Village In The Indian Himalayas

Story by: Utkarsh Sethia On the night of 15th May 2022, I was searching for “Eay Ma Ho Homestay” in Dhankar village. The village is at an elevation of around 3900 meters in the high-altitude region of Spiti in the Indian Himalayas. The plan was to do remote office work for a week-long time from…

Does Travelling Lead to a Happy Ending of Cultural Biases?
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Does Travelling Lead to a Happy Ending of Cultural Biases?

Read this blog below on how travelling can help diminish and even end cultural biases and poor assumptions that we may hold about others. I have always wished I could travel to Africa. One reason is that I want to see through my own eyes what Africa really is. Africa, I believe, will be something…