An insight into the wrestling tradition of Kolhapur, a place that put India on the international wrestling map and gave us our first individual Olympic medal.
Category: Maharashtra
Murud Janjira’s African past and the mystery of the Boab tree.
Indians of African Origin? We first came across the story of the Siddis a few years ago in an article that spoke about a community of African descent living in pockets of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The article referred a people who came to India centuries ago, as slaves, traders or warriors, and fought for…
10 best places to visit in Maharashtra
Over the last couple of years we have taken three road trips across Maharashtra, covering the Konkan coast, parts of the Western Ghats and the Mumbai – Aurangabad sector. In this post we put together a list of the best places to visit in Maharashtra, some of which are well known, whilst others are more offbeat….
Naringre: Experience the real Konkan Maharashtra in this laidback farmstay
Travel can be tiring and the way we travel, using public transport or driving in some cases, moving from hotel to guest house takes its toll. And while we love it, where all the great bits about the constant exploration and moving usually outweigh the difficulties, there are times we like to slow down and…
Vengurla’s fisherwomen – conservationists & a boat ride with a difference
It was 7:30 am when we clambered into the boat with Shweta Hule and her two companions dressed in crisp colourful saris. Despite it being february and the early hour it was already getting warm and we were thankful for the cool breeze over the creek. We had hardly pushed off when one of the…
Four of our favourite places to eat from our Maha roadtrip!
One of the first places I ate at after moving to Bombay was Gajalee, thanks to a Maharashtrian friend. We went to the one in Vile Parle, an old establishment and local favourite as evidenced by the crowd outside. My friend ordered and we stuffed ourselves with several plates of fried bombil that simply melted…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E7: Devrai Art Village, providing dignified livelihood through art
Two monsoons ago we were driving through Maharashtra heading southwards across the Western Ghat on a roadtrip which we eventually had to abandon due to excessively heavy rainfall, flooding and collapsing bridges. Our last stop on that leg of adventure, which involved climbing up forts in the pouring rain with absolutely no visibility, was the Devrai…
Korlai: A Portuguese speaking village on Maharashtra’s Konkan coast
Over the last couple of years of travelling and documenting our journeys on our blog we have built a vibrant community of like-minded travel junkies who are as enthused about the idea of discovering more of India as we are. Often when we are travelling through a state, locals following our journey on social media…
Pinguli’s Kala Aangan that preserves the dying art of the Thakkar community
You should meet Chetan and check out the Thakkar art, I think you’ll find it interesting. This is how many of our journeys begin and this suggestion from a fellow traveller, when we were researching stuff to explore on our Maharashtra road trip proved to be an excellent tip! Pinguli is a little town on…
Exploring Dapoli: An offbeat weekend getaway
The black sand was soft and gooey under my floaters. I debated walking barefoot but decided against that. There was utter chaos in front of me, or what seemed like chaos but was in fact a highly organized, well-oiled machine, otherwise known as the Harnai fish auction. Far out in the sea were the large…
Maha Roadtrip 2.0! Rebooting our journey down Maharashtra’s Konkan coast
In the monsoon of 2016 we embarked on a road trip from Bombay down to southern Maharashtra. The plan was to drive till Amboli down the western ghats and back up the Malvan and Konkan coast. The plan was great, but the weather gods played spoilsport. We had only made it a little beyond Matheran when…