Destination: India

Surround Sound

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By thebluegnu | Views [282] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget the day that I disembarked the plane and headed out into the spicy unknown of Delhi to catch a taxi. What a rude awakening that was! Forget someone marching into your bedroom at 6am with cymbals clanging and tubas trumpeting – the cacophony ... Read more >

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The Freedom Trail

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By ankitapal | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

Frozen waterfall. Indomitable mountains. Raging river. Thin ice. Subzero temperature. Exhaustion and exhilaration. This was just the day 3 of the Chadar trek over the frozen Zanskar River. ‘Chadar’ locally means a blanket. This blanket of ice has been ... Read more >

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Mountains are high.

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By whatiswhat | Views [121] | Scholarship Entry

"Control you guts", i was feeling. "what a view", my eyes were wandering, as I travel in those snaky,loopy roads cutting through mountains of himalayan ranges in northern state of uttarakhand. Its hard for stomach but as you pass countless gorges, the ... Read more >

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'The first time I saw her, I felt at peace!'

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By adampeerbux | Views [363] | Scholarship Entry

I felt I knew her before I had even met her. I've seen pictures, videos and even read about her entertaining celebrities and royals. I was told by those who saw her that her beauty caused the body to feel something special and give that 'butterflies in ... Read more >

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Photos: That's me!

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By nomaddict | Photo Gallery

A palace that was built to house a tomb.

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By viajar-escribir | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry

It was a sultry summer morning when I first visited the intriguing Taj Mahal. Accompanied by close family and a guide we were asked to leave our cars behind and walk a small distance to the western gate. Almost dizzy with excitement I nearly overlooked ... Read more >

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Chai

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By writerightrite | Views [146] | Scholarship Entry

I could say the heat hit me first; and it did. But the smell overwhelmed me more. This mouldy stench that invaded every centimetre of each building and lingered on in the air was initially unpleasant but became like music in a restaurant - easy to forget.... Read more >

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Experience India

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By intransit | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry

I went on a volunteer vacation in High School, before realizing what exactly I was doing and what voluntourism was. I saw the ad online, the catch phrase "Experience India" pulled me in. I had worked at an ice cream shop for an entire year to save up ... Read more >

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So this is the place she told me about..

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By dylanizm | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

Okay, so my friend Anita had suggested I come to the tech fest held at her college, which was at Idukki, one of the few districts in Kerala where much encroachment of civilization has not yet happened. So I told her yes, and set out with my camera, GPS ... Read more >

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Frozen in Time - by Pangong!

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By hemanarayanan | Views [363] | Scholarship Entry

I froze in time, literally, by the sheer beauty of what lay in front of me. My hand reached out to my sling camera & switched it off, not confidant if my frames will do justice to this stunning creation of Mother Nature. What enchanted me was coincidentally ... Read more >

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Exploring the Himalayas

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By namijourneys | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day when I decided to travel by roadways to my hometown, which lies among the mighty ranges of Himalayas .My journey comprised of three halts Jammu, Srinagar and Kargil until my ultimate destination Leh, Ladakh. We were to cover ... Read more >

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An Imagined Memory

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By farriemist83 | Views [584] | Scholarship Entry

It was balmy evening as I sat on the bench at the local fire temple. The temple was one of the last traces of the Parsi community that occupied the city of Bharuch years ago. It overlooks a river and in the distance you can see a railroad bridge that ... Read more >

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Travel, Photography, Lifestyle

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By ssld_travelography | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

Myself a IT student & A Travel Photographer & Indian citizen i have visited many city, villages & regions of india. My Story is about lifestyle of a indian photographer. that how he use to travel nd photograph. How he use to save his money for photography ... Read more >

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Because everything happens for a reason

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By ellelogical | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry

The air was crisp and clean. Even at that altitude of 14000 feet above sea level with reduced oxygen levels, I could bet my lungs were happier than they would ever be in my urban smog-ridden existence back home. I was happy here. This felt like home too.... Read more >

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Crying aloud...

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By winkingwiz | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw the Taj Mahal, I cried. To have the most beautiful memorial rise before you in all its astounding glory and to hope that you will be able to appreciate its magnificence all at once is a humongous task. And so I cried. I was restless.... Read more >

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