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7 States. 6 Days. 2,148 km
and a journey of a lifetime
Day 1
The Indian Military Academy, Dehradun Uttarakhand

When Archana Masih and photographer Rajesh Karkera set course from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, they could not think of a better place to begin their journey than the stately campus that has given India some of its greatest military heroes. Read:

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When Archana Masih and Rajesh Karkera set course from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, they could not think of a better place to begin their journey than the stately campus that has given India some of its greatest military heroes.Read:

Day 2
Doon Valley
The girl who is going to grow vegetables after PhD

'W'e Indians have forgotten what is good for us. Foreigners say oats are good, so we say the same, arrey, we have oats since ages!' Preeti Virkar is a believer of a different kind and her enthusiasm is infectious. Read:

'We Indians have forgotten what is good for us. Foreigners say oats are good, so we say the same, arrey, we have oats since ages!' Preeti Virkar is a believer of a different kind and her enthusiasm is infectious. Read:

Day 3
Bathinda, Punjab
Rising Bathinda takes on Udta Punjab

Bathinda is the only district in Punjab to start a movement 'Rising Bathinda' to find out what is the drug situation on the ground and aims to address it. Read:

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Bathinda is the only district in Punjab to start a movement 'Rising Bathinda' to find out what is the drug situation on the ground and aims to address it. Read:

Day 4
Chhattargarh-Bikaner
Where have the dhabas gone?

True Indian scenes most often lie on less travelled routes, along roads that have fallen off the map, after modern highways have come up. One such forgotten place is in the Thar Desert. Read:

True Indian scenes most often lie on less travelled routes, along roads that have fallen off the map, after modern highways have come up. One such forgotten place is in the Thar Desert. Read:

Day 5
Nagaur, Rajasthan
A cow hospital with a cancer ward and ICU

Wards for cows with breast cancer, cows that have lost their legs in road accidents, cows that have been operated upon to remove plastic from their bellies, the hospice is a tourist attraction. Read:

Wards for cows with breast cancer, cows that have lost their legs in road accidents, cows that have been operated upon to remove plastic from their bellies, the hospice is a tourist attraction. Read:

Day 6
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
The life and times of a modern princess

Princess Shivranjani of Jodhpur is breathing new life into dead forts and quietly changing the house of Marwar. Read:

PPrincess Shivranjani of Jodhpur is breathing new life into dead forts and quietly changing the house of Marwar. Read:

Day 7
Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
To Gandhiji, wherever he is

The 2,148 km journey revealed a country that not only is breathtakingly beautiful, but has a great heart. Read:

The 2,148 km journey revealed a country that not only is breathtakingly beautiful, but has a great heart. Read: