From Tigers to Tombs

06/04/2019

Partners in crime are back to see one of India's most iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites- , 7 years after our epic 75 day trip across the country.

02/02/2019

Our trip to Hampi in 2011 was what got us excited about visiting all UNESCO world heritage sites in 2012. Even after the accolades that Hampi has gotten, it's sad to see a lack of civic responsibility to help preserve something so culturally rich.

Seeing Hampi might also persuade you to accept the idea of involving good corporates to preserve heritage differently. The New York Times tells the world to go to Hampi in India. It is second in its annual list of 52 places to visit worldwide. There is a big, proud and positive buzz in India about ....

10/01/2019

https://theprint.in/culture/nyt-lists-hampi-as-the-second-must-see-global-destination-for-2019/175613/

Hampi, the legacy of the 16th century Vijayanagar Empire, has long been a tourist attraction for its ruins and temples.

26/04/2016

Follow us on Instagram as we release some of the pictures from our journey across India in 2012.
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23/08/2012

From Bhopal, we went to the ever so royal Jaipur. The Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal were places we wanted to see and Daal Bati Choorma was something we really wanted to eat. While Jaipur is surrounded by magnificient forts and palaces, the Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory is what made it into the UNESCO world heritage list. It was India's newest addition into the list before the Western Ghats were recently inducted. Do check out what we thought of it.
http://fromtigerstotombs.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/jantar-mantar-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-the-universe/

From the Land of Begums-Bhopal, we arrived at the Land of palaces Jaipur. We we clearly looking forward to visiting Jaipur after hearing a lot about this wonderful city-its palaces, people, food, ...

09/08/2012

After Bhimbetka, we are back on the buddhist trail again to stop by at Sanchi. Over 2000 years old and built by emperor Ashoka, this imposing structure situated on top of a hill oversees its place in history.
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We continued on the Buddhist leg of our journey with a trip to Sanchi. It is one of the three World Heritage Sites in Madhya Pradesh and just fifty Kilometres from Bhopal. But don’t be foole...

09/08/2012

Our blog rolls on covering the rest of the trip. Heard of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh? Dont worry, we dint know much of it either. But is the oldest world heritage site we visited-more than 13000 years old!
http://fromtigerstotombs.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/bhimbetka-understanding-our-origin/

Bhimbetka was probably the place about which we had least information prior to making the trip. We did recollect it being mentioned in our History textbooks, but never once did it occur to us as a ...

03/07/2012

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/39-sites-in-Western-Ghats-get-world-heritage-status/articleshow/14622091.cms
India have a new addition to its already rich UNESCO world heritage site list. The western Ghats have been added to the list on account of it being a precious biological hotspot, home to many endemic species of plants and animals. On the bright side, this status will ensure a reduction in mining and deforestation activities that could have destroyed the region. But this status will also now increase the attention that these forests are getting and will be subjected to more pressure from tourism which these forests may not be able to handle. Give us your opinion

A cluster of 39 sites spread over 7,953.15 sq km in the Western Ghats will now be inscribed in the World Heritage list. These include tiger reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and reserved forests in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

19/06/2012

Khajuraho was always one of those mysterious places that we had to check out for ourselves.
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Khajuraho! The name itself elicits a certain response of curiosity, intrigue and mystery, whenever discussed. The usual questions put around are, do they really have those erotic sculptures there? ...

19/06/2012

We are back to document the rest of our trip. Apologies to those who were keen on knowing what we did after Manas National Park. We went to Bihar to visit the UNESCO world heritage Mahabodhi temple
http://fromtigerstotombs.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/an-enlightening-experience/

Our time in the East drew to a close when we boarded a train to Patna from Guwahati. The concept of confirmed seat bookings on trains in West Bengal and Bihar are as pointless as the intelligent qu...

17/05/2012

From tigers to tombs is proud to have finished viewing it's last site in this epic journey. The 300 year old churches of old Goa still stand tall while being very much active.
Temples, wildlife sanctuaries, mountain railways, tombs, forts, stupas, cave paintings and churches have been conquered in this 75 day journey around india.
On the 40th annual celebration of the UNESCO world heritage convention, we are happy to have had the support of over 400 fans on Facebook who have kept us going.
It's not over yet. We are still keeping this page active where you can still read updates on the articles and photos that shall be up soon.
And now a well deserved weekend break in goa. As always, any suggestions?

15/05/2012

We did have 3 pans each at this place which is known by EVERYONE In aurangabad.we dint have the rs 3000 kohinoor masala pan though. A three story building is what this pan centre is all about!