The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to our favorite listener and traveler, Tushar Shukla! 

Today's destination: Indore & Ujjain, MP!

Nearest Airport: Devi Ahilya Bai airport, IDR

Nearest Railway Station: Ujjain Junction, UJJN

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: October - Mar

Length of the itinerary: 3 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Tushar starts the conversation outlining the objective of the solo trip along with the points/themes of interest in both the places
• Points of interest covered - Indore:
• Khajrana Ganeshji temple 
• Chappan Dukaan 
• Gandhi Hall
• Lalbagh palace 
• Rajwada palace
• Kaanch Mahal

• Points of interest covered - Ujjain
• Mahakaal
• Harsiddhi Mata temple
• Chawkhamba
• Kaal Bhairav temple 
• Shipra river 
• Evening Aarti at Ram ghat 

• Other places in the vicinity
• Omkareshwar
• Bada Talaav
• Indira Gandhi tribal art museum

Links:

Link to the Thushar’s  blog: https://medium.com/@humanprojector83

Link to Tushar’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paneldaze/

Link to Tushar’s twitter: https://twitter.com/humanprojector

Link to the blogpost: https://medium.com/@humanprojector83/the-case-of-the-missing-newspaper-a-3-day-trip-to-indore-ujjain-e6b627c9da0d

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, listener and traveller, Krishan Insan! 

Today's destination: Mizoram!

Nearest Airport: Aizawl airport, AJL

Nearest Railway Station: Bairabi Railway station, BHRB

Prerequisites:  Innerline permit - https://ilp.mizoram.gov.in/

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: October - April

Length of the itinerary: 7 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Krishan starts off the conversation talking about the objective of the trip, to experience the famous Chapchar Kut festival in Aizawl, to trek the Blue mountain and visit the Castle of Beuno. 
• Detailed itinerary listed below: 
• Day 0: Arrived at Aizawl. Direct flights for Aizawl is available from Delhi/Calcutta/Guwahati Airports.
• Day 1: We reached the Parade Ground super early for Chapchar Kut Festival and enjoyed the entire Day there. In the evening we went to a Private ChapChar Kut Celebration which was a ticketed entry and spent the evening there and came back at midnight. 
• Day 2: We started for Sangau at 05:10. 
• The first stop was Aizawl City itself, Our next Stop was in Falkawn Village, The Traditions Mizo Village. We spent about 40 Minutes there. 
• Our next stop at Tropic of Cancer, which was after getting a few pictures clicked here, we moved and halted at Hmuifang Tourist Resort. 
• We halted again at the Tourist Lodge in Thenzwal at 10:30 and freshen up and moved further. Then we stopped at Tuirihiau Waterfall at 11:00. We trekked further and took a Indiginious Boat to Reach to Vantawng WaterFall Originating Point. Then we went to Thenzawl Golf Course and finally reached Sangau Tourist Lodge at 19:30. 
• Day 3: Started from Lodge at 05:30. We went upto Thaltlang Village (7KM from Sangau Tourist Lodge). Then we hired a 4X4 Bolero for travel upto Far Pak, 7KM (Forest Rest House) where the foothill starts. 
• The  Blue Mountain Trek. 
• We started Hiking from Far Pak Rest House at 07:20 and Reached at Blue Mountain at 09:35. We spend 45 Minutes there and started back at 10:15. Reached back to Far Pak at 12:15.
• Day 4: We started from Siaha Tourist Lodge for the Castle of Bawinu/Great Canyon of Mizoram. Then we moved to Palak Lake. We spent about an hour there and moved to Phura. Where we stayed Over Night inn Forest Guest House. 
• Day 5: We started our journey back to Langtlai. 
• Day 6: We visited Tuirum Li-Nghasih Lui and reached Aizawl at 20:30. We had Dinner in Aizawl Club. 
• Day 7: In the morning we started at 06:00 for Lalsavunga Park and then We went to Khawpawk Waterfall then we went to Local Market, where I would have preferred to spend more time. Then we moved to Airport See Off I fly to respective locations

Links:

Link to the Krishan’s website: https://www.krishanginsan.com/

Link to Krishan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insankg/

Link to Krishan’s  Linkedin: https://in.linkedin.com/in/insankg

Link to Krishan’s twitter: https://twitter.com/InsanKG

Krishan’s previous episode on Tripura: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/57TXGdaPPQCCuJAAtyZDfm?si=JSDsoBSTSZey6WnV9PsTVg

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Sahana Kulur from https://vacaywork.com

Today's destination: Madurai, Tamil Nadu!

Nearest Airport: Madurai International airport, IXM

Nearest Railway Station: Madurai Junction, MDU 

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions, summers can be hot.

Time of the year: October

Length of the itinerary: 2-4 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Sahana starts the episode  with some backstories about her travels to Sri Lanka, the inspiration for this trip - from a world famous architect, Geoffery Bawa to the coolest drink in South Inida - JigarThanda. 
• We cover the history and background of Madurai as well as the popular legends about the city and its main attraction, the Meenakshi temple. 
• The points of interest include a visit to 
• Meenakshi Amman temple - the most iconic structure and soul of Madurai 
• Koodal Azagar temple - an experience going to the rooftop of a temple and observing the gopurams up close. 
• Thepakkulam temple - the floating temple
• Tirumalai Nayak Palace - the palace of the Nayaka king and location of some very popular songs from Guru to Bombay. The palace has a museum and a sound and light show as well.
• Markets of Madurai including the Pudhu Mandapam, Banana market, Sungundi sarees, Madurai Malli or jasmine, the kumkum and the dasara golu or dolls
• The cuisine of Madurai includes the variety of idlis and dosas, ragi puttu, Kari dosa, idiyappam, keerai vada, mutton chukka, bun parota, jigar thanda, paruthi paal among others. 
• Other options include a visit to the archaeological site of Keeladi, Vellacheri doll village and a number of jain caves and rock sculptures
• We wrap up the discussion with other points of interest in the vicinity including Chettinad, Tanjavur, Chennai that one can plan for an extended itinerary. 

Links:

Link to the blog post: https://vacaywork.com/madurai-travel-blog/

Link to Sahana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sahana.kulur/

Link to Sahana’s website: https://vacaywork.com

Sahana’s previous episode on Bijapur: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0sfbo4CGkeJJImd1Acx5K1?si=luN1sAtdSo63QvhK_fqTeg

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Saakshi Rajat - a traveller and co-founder at True Joy Travels, as she takes us to Goa with seniors!∂

Today's destination: Goa!!

Nearest Airport: Dabolim Airport, GOI

Nearest Railway Station: Karmali Railway Station, KRMI

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: July

Length of the itinerary: 5 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Saakshi starts off with an overview of True Joy travels - a luxury travel service company for seniors, their USP and objectives. You can check out more on the social media handles of TJT linked below. 
• We discuss the planning and considerations that go into curating the trip and itinerary for seniors, origin story of TJT. 
• The points of interest include a visit to 
• A heritage walk to Fontainhas -  the latin quarter of Old Goa
• A visit to Basilica of Bom Jesus and Se Cathedral 
• A visit to some popular beaches
• A trip to Chorao island and Salim Ali bird sanctuary
• A boat ride around the mangroves of Chorao island
• A visit to a local’s home and cooking session
• A stop at Konkani canteen for goan thalis
• A visit to a casino
• A stop over at fort Aguada and the beach
• We wrap up the discussion with upcoming trips and contact info for True Joy Travels  

Links:

Link to TJT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truejoytravels/

Link to Saakshi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saakshirajat/

Link to TJT’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyk7iRYo0Q3l-NreJMjY94A

Saakshi’s previous episode on Majuli: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16TwAz8XY5luMwv3yYsO9r?si=3QfbEnXqRRetZ5bjXa8BvA

Other episodes on Goa: 

Riverside Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HeHcX8FwaKiDHge99x5NX

Islands of Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RDLi8SRHdd14TvngVl61H?si=jz8a856xSR-h8nvYNO7csA

Susegad Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SrAaNTHCZfJ4KyuFjY1Tq?si=Nj6tJirJTmyzpCCQ8e-L9A

Roadtrip to Goa - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qVIaTJi9aVGkG306w94jW?si=swG6hsIARuiFP5n1e194cw

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a author, columnist and podcaster Shoba Narayan as we talk about her latest book, Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis

Today's destination: Bengaluru!

Nearest Airport: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)

Nearest Railway Station: KSR Railway station (SBC)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: NA

Length of the itinerary: NA

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Shoba opens the episode with an overview of the book, her connection to Bangalore and how the book came about. 
• We talk about the history of Bangalore, including the recent discoveries of hero stones that date the city back to 750-500 BC. We also talk about the myths and legends as well as Bangalore’s earliest trade connections. 
• We dive into the transformation of Bangalore of the 90s from pensioner’s paradise to the pub city of the 00s, some of the iconic drinks and breweries, the drinking culture of Bangalore, as well as the earliest connections to liquor. 
• We talk about the monsoon delicacies and snacks and take a quick stroll down memory lane. 
• Next we cover some iconic neighbourhoods of Bangalore, including Malleshwaram, Shivajinagar and VV Puram. 
• We cap off the episode by talking about the green lungs of Bangalore and closing comments. 

Links:

Link to buy “Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis”: https://www.amazon.in/NAMMA-BANGALORE-Metropolis-SHOBA-NARAYAN/dp/9357024662

Link to Shoba’s website: https://shobanarayan.com/books-main-page/namma-bangalore/

Link to Shoba’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shobanarayan/

Link to Shoba’s podcast: https://birdpodcast.com/

Photo Credit: Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis, published by Rupa Publications

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a award winning travel writer Varun Suchday as he talks about time spent with the Tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Today's destination: Chhattisgarh and Odisha!

Nearest Airport: Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur (JGB)

Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Train Station (JDB)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: Oct-Feb

Length of the itinerary: 7 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Varun takes us on a one of a kind journey to the hinterland of tribal India as he shares his experience spending time with the tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. 
• Varun spent a month living and interacting with tribes such as Muriaa, Maria, Halba, Gond, Dhurva,, Praja and Bonda. 
• The topics  covered during the episode include
• Cultural and religious practices
• Concept of Dowry in some tribes, hunting and eating practices, forest to table way of life
• Guru maayis and the dying form of travelling songs 
• Haats or tribal markets, things bought and sold in such markets
• Festivals of the tribes 
• Ant chutney and local brews like Salfi
• Cock fights and controversies
• Places of interest - Jagdalpur, Bastar, Kanger valley national park, Chitrakoot falls, Thirathgarh falls, Dholkal trek, Kotpad, Koraput, Deomali Hills, Bonda Ghati, Dantewada. 

Links:

Link to Varun’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirdworldstoryteller/

Link to Varun’s blog: www.windsoftravel.com

Link to Varun’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindsofTravel

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a returning guest, Ayush Kumar, a solo traveller and listener who takes us to the spiritual city of Udupi!

Today's destination: Udupi, Karnataka!

Nearest Airport: Mangalore International airport (IXE)

Nearest Railway Station: Udupi Railway Station (UD)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Good walking shoes and rain gear, dress appropriately while visiting temples

Time of the year: Nov-Feb

Length of the itinerary: 3-6 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Returning guest Ayush Kumar covers a comprehensive itinerary of Udupi and the places of interest in the vicinity. The itinerary can be split across religious/spiritual places, culture, nature and food. 
• Ayush also covers the experience of travelling on the Green Route (Bangalore-Mangalore), covering the western ghats
• The places of interest covered during the podcast include
• Udupi Sri Krishna temple, its origins and significance
• Kanakana Kindi at the Sri Krishna temple complex
• Experience with the temple prasada and lunch
• Ananteshwara temple
• Varanga Jain Basadi
• Kamala shile cave temple 
• Brahmi Durga Parmeshwari temple 
• Pajaka 
• Local festivals including Bhoota kola, yakshagan and Kambala 
• Manipal and places of interest including the Hasta Shilpa museum, Manipal museum of Anatomy
• Popular beaches include Padukere beach, Kodi Bengera or Delta beach. 
• Treks around the western ghats, home ot Agumbe, the city with the second most rainfall
• Exploring the unique cuisine or the region

Links:

Link to Ayush’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soul.traveller.kumar/

Ayush’s other episodes on The Musafir Stories

Coonoor - https://spotify.link/r1Vd63sWaEb

Puri - https://spotify.link/UjpVQquWaEb

Bhubaneshwar - https://spotify.link/6G5zvXvWaEb

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vatsal Nandu, a traveller and founder of travel community Nomads of India as he takes us to the breathtaking Zanskar and Suru Valley!

Today's destination: Zanskar and Suru Valley, Ladakh!

Nearest Airport: Srinagar International airport (SXR)

Nearest Railway Station: Jammu Railway Station (JAT)

Prerequisites:  NA

Packing: Good walking shoes, camping gear if needed, AMS medication, warm clothes

Time of the year: May-Oct

Length of the itinerary: 12 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Vatsal shares his experience travelling and hitchhiking across the Zanskar and Suru valley.
• The journey starts off at Kargil and Vatsal boards a bus to Sanku. Here he explores Kartse Khar ruins and the Maitreya Buddha Statue. He also makes a trip to Parkachik and Panikhar to get a view of the Nun Kun peaks. This covers the Suru valley leg of the journey. Other options include Rangdum monastery, Drang Drung glacier 
• Next stop is Padum, which is the administrative capital of Zanskar. From here, Vatsal makes trips to Purney and treks to Phugtal monastery, Gonbo Rongjon, Stongdae Monastery, Karsha Monastery, Zangla palace and Shilla waterfall and Sani lake and monastery. This covers the Zanskar leg of the itinerary. 
• Vatsal also talks about the hospitality of the locals, some options for food and boarding as well as challenges and adventures of travelling solo. 

Links:

Link to NOI’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadsofindia/

Link to NOI’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nomadsofindia

Link to the website: https://nomadsofindia.com/

Link to the blog post: https://nomadsofindia.com/travel-guides/zanskar-valley-ultimate-travel-guide/

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Prasenjit Sharma from Six Degree Adventures as we explore Nagaland on foot!

Today's destination: Nagaland

Nearest Airport: Dimapur airport (DMU)

Nearest Railway Station: Dimapur Railway station (DMV)

Prerequisites -  Inner line permit, will be arranged by Six Degree Adventures

Packing - Good walking shoes, water to stay hydrated, warm clothing

Time of the year - Sept - Mar

Length of the itinerary: 8 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• In this unique episode focused on rural tourism, Prasenjit talks about the flagship Nagaland on foot tour that spans a series of villages in this jewel of North East India. 
• The trip focuses on exploring villages, ways of life, culture, traditions of each village and tribe, all while also enjoying the bountiful natural resources that the region is blessed with. 
• The trip begins in Dimapur where the group flies into, from here, the group sets off on the journey spanning 5-6 villages listed below
• Kiruphema village is the first pitstop, where the group spends the first evening, spending in bonding exercises and learning about their local hosts
• Khonoma is the next village on the itinerary and is one of the more populous villages - it is also known for the vicinity to the capital Kohima. It is also reknown as Asia’s first green village and the group gets to learn about the shifting cultivation practised by the villagers. The team also visits the tragopan wildlife sanctuary on the way to this village. The team also gets the opportunity to do a number of village walks, visit the Khonoma fort as well as learn more about the history of the region. We also discuss the concept of Morungs of the community center for the youth of the village. 
• The group’s next destination is Dzuleke - renown for its streams and rainbow trout. The group also gets to interact with the Angami and Zeling tribe while travelling through this region.  
• The group also covers other villages like Poilwa and Benreu. People do have the option to visit Kohima on request if there is interest. 
• There are also extended options of covering the Hornbill festival and the Dzuku valley trek during the month of December. 

Links:

Link to Six Degree Adventure’s website: https://www.sixdegreeadventures.com/

Link to Six Degree Adventure’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/sixdegreeadventures?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Other episodes on Nagaland:

Nagaland with Aakash Mehrotra - https://spotify.link/JPbQwGKoqDb

Headhunters of Nagaland with Ila Reddy - https://spotify.link/MRCGS5MoqDb

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vishnu Menon, a traveller and a student of History, as he takes us to Old Delhi aka Shahjahanabad! 

Today's destination: Old Delhi!

Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL)

Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi  Railway station (NDLS)

Prerequisites -  NA

Packing - Good walking shoes, water to stay hydrated, umbrella, shades

Time of the year - Oct, Feb, Mar

Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Vishnu starts by covering the history and background of the 7 cities of Delhi, and why it was so important over the years
• We focus our discussion on Shahjanabad or current day Old Delhi, Delhi 6. 
• 1. Lal Kot / Qila Rai Pithora - settled by the Tomars and the Rajputs, including Prithviraj Chauhan
• 2. Siri - In 1192, Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj, and left the region to his slave and commander, Qutbuddin Aibak, who built the city of Siri, which was also used and consolidated by the Khilji dynasty. 
• 3. Tughlaqabad - 
• 4. Jahanpanah - Ghiyassudin Tughlaq’s impressive fort-city, which can still be visited, was cursed from the start, and his successor Mohammad bin Tughlaq fortified the walls of Qila Rai Pithora and Siri, and encapsulated them into a new city: Jahanpanah
• 5. Firozabad/ Feroz Shah Kotla - His successor, Feroz Shah Tughlaq, was the first to build a fort along the Yamuna, recognized as the fifth city of Delhi. Feroz Shah’s city was humongous by the standards of the day, extending from the Northern Ridge (where the other Ashokan Pillar stands) to Hauz Khas
• 6. Shergarh - Then, Sher Shah Suri, upon defeating Humayun in 1540, returned to Indrapat, a purportedly ancient village, and built his city, Shergarh, at the same site.
• 7. Dinpanah  - Humayun came to power in 1555, and added to that, building the Purana Qila as his city, Dinpanah.Shah Jahan’s great-grandfather, Humayun, too, had built a capital city there—Dinpanah, which later came to be called the Purana Qila or ‘Old Fort’. 
• 8. Shahjahanabad  - Shahjahan was the next Mughal to reign from Delhi, and gave it the most recent historical city,Shahjahanabad. Northward along the Yamuna, it had fourteen gates, and enjoyed the Golden Era of Mughal rule. It continued to serve as the Mughal capital until the end of the dynasty in 1857, in the decades before which it saw a brilliant cultural renaissance, a time of high etiquette, courtly graces and flourishing literary and music culture.
• We talk about the main structures around which Shahjahanabad is structured - Red Fort and Jama Masjid
• We also speak about the different developments that came up between and around these structures including Chandni Chowk, mosques, temples, markets, food streets, nature and much more. 

“Link to episode on Mangalore with Sampath Menon” - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vVloNSFG0deaMUzzSuhUk?si=ia9whfB6Q4ePm7ZgKt5F8Q 

Links:

Link to Vishnu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charithra.sanchari/

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