The banks of the beryl-grey ribbon of a Spiti River are home to the far-flung, rugged region of the Spiti valley – a desert mountain valley lying high in the Himalayan range in Himachal Pradesh. History Spiti, originally pronounced as ‘Piti’ literally means ‘The Middle Land’, i.e., the land lying between India and Tibet. Its […]

Also known as Malabar’s Ooty, Kakkayam is a picturesque dam site situated in Kozhikode (Calicut) and nestled on the outskirts of the Western Ghats.  History Kakkayam was deeply affected by the political turmoil which took place during the Emergency and has witnessed and played an important role in Indian history. That being said, Kakkayam is […]