There are people who say I shouldn’t post about travel at this time. There are others that say I shouldn’t have opinions. So, I’m posting some photos of me in a sari instead! 😆✌️Enjoy!

Bhagwad Gita has the solution to all your problems.

Spot the “guest” at Turiya villa. 😉 “As travellers seek more private accommodations, homestays emerge as a compelling alternative to traditional hotels in India, igniting what is now ‘The Homestay Revolution’.” newindianexpress.com/magazin…

The joys of brute forced #DigitalIndia Cyber threats becoming incredibly sophisticated. Spike in "digital house arrests" 200 cases per month just in #Delhi #Aadhaar & KYC craze driving all manner of creative & sophisticated frauds #DestroyTheAadhaar m.economictimes.com/news/ind…

Dive into the heart of Lucknow with the first episode of #StoriesByMaroofCulmen, where we explore the savory layers of the city’s culinary mosaic, Shir mal. Discover the tale of Mahumdu, an innovator whose creation became a symbol of Lucknow’s rich cultural mosaic, as chronicled in “Guzishta Lucknow” by Abdul Haleem Sharar. From its royal acclaim to its undying legacy, Shir mal is not just food; it’s a piece of history baked into the very essence of Lucknow. Join us, as Maroof Culmen brings to life the stories woven into the heritage, culture, and art of India. Alongside this delicious narrative, we’ve uncovered another piece of oral history. Would you like to journey with us through more tales steeped in tradition and flavor?

Women Mask Maker of Odisha , calls for help... Please support them , so that they can keep their craft intact. Chadhiapalli Village @HTH_Odisha @CMO_Odisha @AboutIndia @Sidac_Odisha @BBSRBuzz svanir.com/documenting-odish…

Incredible. A bridge in Mumbai can’t open fully because the connector to it - has a height gap. And they didn’t know about it. This is Mumbai’s rotten and incompetent municipal corporation. In any other sphere they would have been rendered unemployable.

At Nuapatna, home to Odisha’s Khandua Weaving Tradition

I have been very sad and ashamed since yesterday at how the police in Bangalore treated an honest hardworking boy from my neighbouring village of Sidri in Tons Valley, Uttarakhand when he went to file an FIR because his belongings were stolen from a bus. Can Twitter folks and Uttarakhand people living in Bangalore, help Mukesh Pawar? Read on to know about what happened... (Yesterday on arrival in Dehradun, I got a frantic call from Mukesh's uncle who is well known to me, saying he needs help since all his personal belongings were stolen in Bangalore. Then I met helpless Mukesh immediately) Mukesh Pawar is a young certified mountain guide from Sidri village. He was in Salem, Tamil Nadu to install and certify a rope course for a client. After finishing the work, he took a TNSTC bus from Salem to Bangalore on the evening of February 12, 2024 to catch a flight to Delhi on February 13th. Since the bus was overcrowded, he had to keep his luggage on an overhead rack a little further back than where he was sitting. He kept a watchful eye on his 2 bags at all stops. He saw the bags in Hosur and after it crossed the border to halt at Attibele. The next stop was Electronic City. A lot of passengers were getting down at this stop and there was commotion. The time was past 11 pm. In the darkness he momentarily lost sight of his bags. When he had to alight at Majestic, to his horror, he found that both his bags were missing. The TNSTC bus staff were sympathetic to his loss. They tried their best to help. They pointed him to the nearest police station in Majestic. The police there outright refused to hear Mukesh because the last time he saw the bags was before Electronic City. Even with the bus conductor requesting they file a complaint via phone in broken Kannada, they sent Mukesh away. Mukesh then went all alone in the night to Electronic City police station. The night duty staff there were 'drunk' he says. They were not interested in even trying to communicate with him in Hindi. They told him to go and file a complaint in Majestic! They refused to hear Mukesh or even attempt to talk to the police in Majestic. Poor Mukesh went back to Majestic, again they shooed him back to Electronic City! Not one policeman offered to communicate with him and listen to his story. Mukesh went back to Electronic City, where he says the police finally made a diary entry after much begging and didn't let him take a photo of the entry! He pleaded with the police to check CCTV images of the area where the bus stopped, they were simply not interested. With time running out to catch his flight to Delhi, he rushed to the airport! He missed his flight. He was left with only Rs. 600 and thankfully his phone. He called his relatives who sent money to buy a ticket in the next flight. He is now in Dehradun. He has lost: - ₹30,000 in cash - Laptop - Samsung tablet - Mobile Phone BUT THE WORST: ALL his educational and professional certificates his driving licence. This loss hurts him the most as he is a freelancer and every company he works with has to verify his original mountaineering certificate before expeditions. Folks in Bangalore, any volunteers and/or Uttarakhand people there... Can you visit the police station and get this FIR filed and pressure the cops to at least do one investigation? Mukesh can't spend money to come to Bangalore for this again. Also it's already a huge financial burden for him to visit all the necessary offices to get duplicate of every certificate. Living in remote mountain villages, just the transport cost to each office is crippling. @BlrCityPolice if you are reading this, can you investigate how Electronic City Police Station handled this incident? Haven't you sworn an oath to investigate to help innocent people get justice? If someone doesn't speak the local language, isn't it still incumbent on you to go out of your way to help? If anyone wants to help Mukesh, please send me a DM on how you can.

You are in for a treat. Have a look at the latest sensation in town. Had 20 mins to spare before a meeting and was able to make the best use of it. #Mumbai 1/2

Inside a striking new contemporary arts space near Hampi | The newly-opened Hampi Art Labs brings works by Andy Warhol and Manu Parekh to the UNESCO World Heritage Site ⁦@AboutIndia⁩ cntraveller.in/story/inside-…

Cracked! City rail officials crack the great #Mumbai CSMT toilet robbery case as 23-yr-old thief, a resident of Ranchi, returns again to steal at the same public toilet. Two other accused from Sion Koliwada who received the stolen goods have also been arrested. Read all about it in the web link here: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

This new art centre in Kolkata is housed in a restored 1940s mansion | Condé Nast Traveller India cntraveller.in/story/this-ne…

Not a conspiracy theory ✅ The Reserve Bank of India has announced the introduction of programmability in its CBDC to facilitate time-bound & targeted use of money. One step closer to UBI, with strings attached. Control the money & you control the people! m.economictimes.com/wealth/s…

Neeliyar Bhagavathi is a Theyyam ritual conducted in the northern part of Kerala, India. The term Neeliyar Bhagavathi refers to the goddess of the Mangattuparamba Neeliyar temple; the ritual is mainly performed in this temple. This Theyyam is usually performed in the evening, during sunset. The goddess Neeliyar Bhagavathi has temples dedicated to her in different parts of Kannur including Cherukunnu, Eranjikkal, Mathamangala, etc. This particular Theyyam is performed by the Vannan caste. A few musical instruments, like Chenda are used during the performance.

If you are planning a trip to Ayodhya in the coming days/months, don’t forget to bookmark this tweet. These are 7 tips from a friend who visited Ayodhya last week, in his own words: 1. Do not take your mobile phone and other gadgets, metallic items/bags. Depositing them and getting them back from lockers will consume about 20 minutes. 2. If possible go barefoot, that may save you another 15 minutes. 3. Crowd is relatively less in late evenings, if possible, plan for a 7pm darshan. 4. Once you enter the temple, take the right line. The right line goes closer to Ram Lalla by 6 feet, and chances are high that you may also get a bit more time for darshan. 5. Hanuman Garhi Temple is extremely crowded, so plan accordingly. 6. Don’t forget to visit Kanak Bhavan and Dashrath Mahal. 7. Guptar Ghat is a place to visit. There is a temple in the Cantonment that you shouldn’t miss.

Here is the story of how @googlemaps helped me recover items stolen in a moving train from my father. My father was travelling from Nagercoil to Trichy in sleper class in Nagercoil - Kacheguda express. He had boarded at 1:43 AM from NCJ. The train was relatively empty & another person who boarded along with my dad stole my dad's bag and mobile phone from him, and deboarded the train in Tirunelveli Junction.

This promises to be exhilarating- mostly because there will be stunning vistas of Hampi below you! Between 6th Feb and 31st March you can get up and high in a hot air balloon for Rs 20,000 per adult including transfers to the launch site. #karnataka

Architectural remains of temple/s, a palace, painted Chinese porcelain of Ming dynasty, and much more are being excavated from the #Barabati Fort at #Cuttack by @ASIGoI Read more about the ongoing excavation here: newindianexpress.com/states/…