If you are eager to plan your winter travel in advance, here is some good news. Odisha Tourism recently announced the date for its annual eco retreat programme, a glamping opportunity at some of the most picturesque locations across the state.

If you have been looking for an excuse to visit the ‘dawn-lit mountains’ of Arunachal Pradesh, here is a perfect reason to do so.

Varanasi, said to be one of the oldest continuously lived cities in the world, still hides many surprises in its fold. Uttara Gangopadhyay stumbles upon a palatial building which ties Serampore with Varanasi.

Had I not spent hours inside a tiny cubicle like bar – that cannot accommodate more than seven people at a time- in Golden Gai quarter of Shinjuku on the western edge of Tokyo- I would not have discovered a Tokyo of a different dimension and ferment. There I was in Tokyo for a brief business trip this year and as I ventured out to explore the city I had heard so much about since childhood a different metropolis revealed before my eyes. Progressive, happening and yet so different from the cultural stereotypes of the western cities.