Adventure

India has some of the most breathtaking travel locations in the world, and solo trips to any of them are a must. Here are some of the top destinations that people, especially women, can travel to alone.

Multi-talented actor and politician Gul Panag spoke to The Better India about her latest accomplishment – becoming a pilot – and her plans for the future.

Shital Mahajan, the first woman in the world to have executed a sky-dive from the North and South Poles, has 5 World Records and 14 National Records to her name.

Your children need not spend their summer vacation indoors watching television. Check out these summer and adventure camps for kids aged 9 to 17.

Akriti Heer, resident of a small village of Suliali located in Himachal Pradesh, was only 20 when she achieved recognition as the youngest Indian woman to have scaled Mount Elbrus at the time.

If you’ve ever planned to travel the world with no money, take a hint from what Anuj Khurana and Ishant Kumar have done. They hitchhiked across India, slept under bridges, gatecrashed weddings for food, and had a whole lot of fun all the while.

Who wants to ride through 17 cities, over 3000 kms, in 2 weeks over bumpy roads in a flimsy vehicle? Only crazy extreme-adventure-sport-loving foreigners, right? Wrong! There’s one daring 29-year-old from Mumbai who also decided to take on the challenge.

Archana started dabbling in adventure sports 20 days after her wedding, and hasn't looked back since then. She is India’s first woman civilian Building Aerial Span Earth jumper as well as India's first woman master scuba diver trainer. Here's more about her journey in her own words.

A list of 9 trek trails in South India that are less known and offbeat, but must do!

The famous mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who climbed some of the highest peaks in the world, died at the young age of 40. Here's our tribute to this brave man.