Shoma Abhyankar

The Foundry Of The Steel Giant

“Saavdhaan! loco aa rahi hai” the haunting voice suddenly caught my attention as I donned myself with the safety gear issued for a visit to the workshop of sixth largest steel […]

The Train to Howrah

Tatanagar, a popular nickname for Jamshedpur, did not feature on my travel itinerary till a few days back when I was visiting the Steel Plant of Tata. For a city that is named […]

Siddis: A Tribe Lost In The Pages Of History

What are the chances of meeting an Afro-American who can speak Hindi, knows which part of the country Indian prime minister hails from and claims to have a great grandfather […]

Adalaj Vav: An Illustration of Love and Religious Tolerance

“It’s amazing what people do for love. It’s even more amazing what love does for people” It was for this love, for her deceased husband Veer Sinh chieftain of Vaghelas, […]

10 Trips in Twelve Months: 2015, A Year of Travel

I guess I took this quote literally this year… Yes we travelled and travelled a lot with as many as ten different trips sprinkled over the year. The year began […]

5 Reasons That Are Making Me Question Travel Blogging

These are just my feelings not meant to disregard hard work of other travel bloggers. As the year draws to an end I look back on my journey as travel blogger…I […]