The Spice Route on Royal Enfield
This mesmerising Motorcycle south India trip will take you to the heart of South India covering the two beautiful states of Tamil Nadu & Kerela.
Despite the sudden rise of American fast food joints across Indian metros, churning out their monotonous fare of burgers and French fries and insipid coffees, the grassroots level street food and dhabas will always be there.
Indian street food is something that foreign travelers to India shouldn’t miss, for several…
In the South Indian languages of Thamizh and Malayalam, the word Kalari signifies two totally different things – the battlefield and the floor where grains are threshed. It also indicated the training ground of martial arts like Payattu. One of the oldest fighting systems this art was prevalent in…
Yoga is a path to enlightenment. The word ‘yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, to join, to unite, to attach.
The history of yoga in India is long yet copious with its pregnant past. In the Indian yogic culture, the first yogic Guru or the Adi Guru is…
Dance in traditional Indian culture permeated all facets of life, but its outstanding function was to give symbolic expression to abstract religious ideas. The close relationship between dance and religion began very early in Hindu thought, and numerous references to dance include descriptions of its performance in both secular…
As Indian cinema completes 100 years. Indian Rides takes you closer to the Land of Bollywood.
Bollywood, the name given to India’s (Bombay) Mumbai based movie industry, is the world’s largest film making entity. Bollywood is evolving from making extravagant, romantic films to more experimental cinema. But its primary mission…
Andaman Islands, an exotic mixture of picturesque natural beauty and numerous pristine white sand beaches, are a perfect travel getaway and entice travelers from across the globe. Located in the Bay of Bengal and measuring 700 kms from North to South is a sprinkling of 572 alluring Islands of…
India has some of the most beautiful beaches of the world spread across its vast coastline. Here during the day you can laze on the golden sand and tan your skin, you can swim and dive, snorkeling, sea cruising, all the fun and water sports. In the evening you…
Biryani was originated in Persia and it might have taken different routes to arrive in India. Biryani is derived from the Farsi word ‘Birian’. Based on the name, and cooking style (Dum), one can conclude that the dish originated in Persia and/or Arabia.
In the olden days, rice was fried…
In about the sixth century B.C. Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family. When he was a young adult his experiences with the outside world drove him to seek out a greater understanding of life and spiritual fulfillment.
The stories of his search presuppose the Jain tradition, as Gautama…
Biodiversity as we see today is the outcome of over 3.5 billion years of evolutionary history, shaped by natural processes and increasingly, by the influence of human beings.
India is one of the identified mega diverse countries of the World. With only 2.4% of the land area, and accounts for…