Remembering Tagore's deep ties with Kumaon

(NIYOGI BOOKS, RS. 3,000) We have all grown up with Ashok Dilwali's photographs of the Himalaya, from the panorama that youll find in every Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam hotel to coffee table books on spiritual India. To finally see the fruits of his ...

A sign seen at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Rick McCharles / Flickr Hindu scriptures say that in a hundred ages of the gods you could not do justice to the Himalayas. So where do mere mortals start? Knowing where to go in an area 10 times the ...

Travel: The Big Trip: How to do ... the Himalayas: Since the first successful ascent of Everest, 60 years ago next week, the Himalayas have opened up to walkers. From Pakistan to Burma, Ed Douglas rounds up the best treks on the roof of the world Ed ...

There are very few things that can be as enticing as a trip to the hills in this scorching heat. More so, if the destination is an idyllic little town far from the madding crowd. Lansdowne, at 1,700 metres above the sea level in the Pauri Garhwal ...

12 classic trips from Outlook Traveller's first year (June 2001May 2002). Revisited, and reinterpreted, 12 years on Outlook Traveller Khajuraho. (Photograph by Corbis, From Outlook Traveller June Issue, 2013) 1. Madhya Pradesh ...

If the monsoon conjures images of mucky roads, traffic snarls and clothes not drying for days, you need a break. Here's a list of places you can visit during the rains and come back rejuvenated. ABBOTSFORD Location: Nainital, Uttarakhand Best for: ...

Legendry abode of Shiva and source of 4 major rivers The holy Mount Kailash is situated in the western Tibetan plateau of the northernmost region of the Himalayas. Also referred to as Mount Meru and Kang Rinpoche, or snow jewel, Mount Kailash is a ...

It is a hot April day, but not too hot. I am gazing at the cluster of stone temples that makes up the ancient Jageshwar complex, 125 temples devoted to Lord Shiva. In turn, I can feel someone gazing at me; the compelling intensity of the scrutiny is ...

Leaving a blistering Delhi behind for the sylvan climes of Uttarakhand is a gratifying feeling, particularly when you would be camping the whole weekend in a predominantly visitor-free part of it. For this Uttarakhand sojourn, we decided to give the ...