Travel
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Miles and Pawprints
Karan Mehta The Road Begins in Mumbai The smell of old books and rain hung in the air of Arjun’s flat as he sealed the last cardboard box. It was strange how quickly a life could pack itself away—eight years of a job, two failed relationships, a pile of unread journals, and a dog who…
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The Colours of the Desert: Three Souls, One Story
Deepayan Roy Chapter 1: It was one of those mellow Kolkata afternoons in early December when the winter sun bathed everything in a soft, golden glow. The city hummed lazily outside, trams clanged their way down College Street, and a faint aroma of roasted peanuts drifted in from the street vendor downstairs. Inside Deep’s room,…
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The Days We Wandered
Ritoban Mukherjee The Escape Begins It started with a silence between four friends who had known each other since college but hadn’t spoken properly in months. The kind of silence that grows not out of absence but the slow sediment of routine. It was Pramit who broke it one humid Kolkata afternoon by posting a…
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The Forgotten Tribes of the Northeast
Prithvi Mukhopadhyay Chapter 1: The aircraft trembled slightly as it descended through dense rainclouds. From the tiny window, Armaan Roy caught fleeting glimpses of green — endless forests, swollen rivers, and distant ridgelines lost in mist. The runway came into view like a wet ribbon stretched across the wild earth. With a final lurch, the…
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The Ganges Chronicles
Prakash Tripathi The Invitation Raghav had spent most of his life chasing stories, following leads across cities, through crowded streets, quiet villages, and hidden corners of the world. But Banaras was different. Banaras had always fascinated him. The city’s name alone carried an aura of mysticism, an invitation to a deeper understanding of life, and…
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Whispers of the Himalayas
Rinchen Lama 1 I hadn’t planned to go to Sikkim. In fact, Sikkim was a word that had only floated around in conversations—half-remembered from childhood geography classes or heard during travel shows playing in the background of my mother’s living room. What I had planned, after six years of numbing spreadsheets and artificial smiles in…
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Windswept Roads
Ishani Sen The Road to Leh The plane shook with a sudden jolt as it dipped through clouds, drawing a quick gasp from the passenger in seat 14A. She gripped her window armrest instinctively, then laughed at herself under her breath. “Relax, Tara. You’ve been through worse,” she whispered. Below, the Himalayas looked like a…
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Echoes of Delhi
Rahul Kumar The sun had barely risen over Delhi’s hazy skyline when I stepped off the train at New Delhi Railway Station, my backpack slung over one shoulder and a nervous excitement buzzing through me like static. I’d heard stories about the city, each one painting it as a place of endless motion, where ancient…
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The Desert Compass
Suchandra Mishra The train from Ajmer screeched gently into the sun-bleached station of Pushkar just past noon. The air outside shimmered with heat, and even through the dusty glass panes, Mira Sen could see why they called it the Golden Throat of Rajasthan. The sand blew like whispers across the platform, and the light had…
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Beyond the Itinerary
Asmita Dey Ishaan, a travel content creator from Kolkata, grows disillusioned with chasing viral moments. Seeking deeper meaning, he embarks on a soulful journey across Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Peru, and Iceland—discovering hidden stories, inner transformation, and the true essence of travel beyond the lens. Beyond the Itinerary is his awakening. Departure from Home The…
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Waves of Wanderlust- A Journey Through Kerala
Tanvi Iyer Chapter 1: Arrival & Munnar’s Tea Gardens The winding road through Kerala’s Western Ghats unfolded like a lush green ribbon beneath the soft morning mist. Rohan leaned slightly out of the car window, breathing in the cool, damp air tinged with the sweet fragrance of earth and tea leaves. The city chaos he’d…
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The Chaiwala’s Dream
Ravi Mehra Chapter 1: The Platform Poet The shrill whistle of the incoming train mingled with the smell of hot, spiced tea wafting from Arjun’s modest stall. The platform teemed with people—commuters rushing to their offices, families heading to ancestral homes, beggars weaving between luggage and legs. Amid the chaos, Arjun balanced a tray of…