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…

Travelling Leads to a Happy Ending of Cultural Biases. Does It?
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Travelling Leads to a Happy Ending of Cultural Biases. Does It?

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 if 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…