While some of these places harboured the secret of wootz steel making, others featured in Marco Polo's writings. Your next summer vacation is bound to be a slice of history!
Sudhakar and Noushadya are currently living in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, where they have built an ecofriendly, sustainable house from natural raw materials and mud amidst a farm.
Spread across India from the Tulip Festival in Srinagar to the Dasara Flower Show in Mysuru, these flower festivals are a splendid gateway into the culture of the states they are organised in.
“We first met at a heritage site and travelling is the cornerstone of our relationship. We had a budget-friendly destination wedding too and all our guests got to see a new place."
Though many places in the state were addressed with anglicised monikers during the periods of colonialism, the last few decades have seen most of them reverting to their to colloquial titles.