Meet Ritik Gupta, a resident of Agra who chose not to purse an MBA degree to launch Trocals, a travel startup that helps tourists explore the city’s lesser-known wonders, from the food to the history and heritage.
The etymology of stepwells includes forgotten civilisations in the form of exquisite artistry. Many of these were commissioned and built by queens and women in history.
In India, Biryani is not a food, it's an emotion -- in 2020, it remained the most ordered dish for a third year in a row on Swiggy. So we decided to create a Biryani Map of India that would cover even the rare versions of this iconic dish.
When she began, the idea that a heritage site could be altered was considered an anathema. But today, even the Qutub Minar can be on anyone’s travel itinerary—differently-abled, elderly or pregnant.
In 2011, the retired postman used all his life savings and the gold jewellery belonging to his wife, Tajamulli Begum, to construct a replica of the Taj next to his house in the village of Kaser Kalan in the Bulandshahr district of Western Uttar Pradesh.
Most of India’s problems can be fixed - if we take more time thinking about how the solution is implemented, rather than being focused solely on finishing the project - one way or the other.
About 25 km from the well-manicured lawns of Qutub Minar in New Delhi, lies what we can call its neglected cousin—the Kaushal Minar, also known as the Hastsal Minar or Chhota Qutub Minar.