Travel: Bike Rides

Spiti valley had been an important part of the ancient silk route when travellers walked on difficult mountain trails starting deep into China, crossing over Tibet and then entering India. The thoughts of caravans of people moving on these paths with limited resources and constantly

Madhya Pradesh, the central state of India has always been a busy transit route. Be it armies from the North marching to the South to subjugate them or the soldiers from the South attacking the North to avenge their pride and to recoup what was

South India has always fascinated me with its rich culture, which has historically made it a target for the kingdoms from the North; be it Alauddin Khilji or the Tuglaqs and later on Aurangzeb. The sheer resilience with which the South has revived itself from

I have always been fascinated by the role various kingdoms of Karnataka have played in Indian history. Be it the famous Chalukyas whose King Pulikeshin II had stopped the advancing armies of Harsha-vardhan from conquering the Deccan; or the Chalukya kings’ continuous quest for supremacy

I had dreamed of a bike trip through the entire coastal Gujarat for the first time in 2007. I was working as a medical officer in Bharuch district (Hansot) and had planned to ride back to my native town in Haryana via coastal areas of

Riding through Konkan on a motorcycle had been on my bucket list for a long time. I was fascinated by it ever since childhood when I read about the Western Ghats in geography classes. It is a rocky mountain range standing tall between the Arabian

I would count the days of this journey as some of the best days of my life. I made some very good and inspiring friends during this travel and I realized that India is really a truly beautiful place to be explored. During this journey,