Experience India's Culture Heritage through Slow travel

  Cultural  Experience Travel and the Search for Authenticity Experiential travel has emerged as a popular form of tourism, focused on cultural exploration and activity-based travel experiences. Rather than simply checking off a list of tourist attractions, travellers seek authentic and intimate encounters with local people and hidden gems of a destination. In response to changing traveller preferences, tour companies are now challenged to create unique and personalized itineraries that offer fresh perspectives on popular destinations. With the proliferation of smartphones and social media, travelers have greater access to information and are able to plan and book their own unique Cultural experience travel . Social media, especially Instagram, has given travelers the opportunity to share their travel experiences with a wider audience. As a result, travel bloggers and influencers are under enormous pressure to provide their followers with fresh and original content. Overall, ...

  Unexplored views of Indian temples Have you ever asked why many legal activists are waging a war against the TN’s Hindu Religious Charitable Endowments Department? Tamil Nadu is the region where two ancient cultures of Bharat, the Vedic and Sangam ideologies merged. The Tamil kings, who were native sons of the soil, were truly dharmic who intelligently integrated many independent tribal and regional cult worshippers into mainstream religions during the age of Bhakti. In fact, the movement of Bhakti began in TN. While on one side, the native bhakti saints travelled on foot and praised the geography; on the other, the kings used religion to integrate people under one umbrella by building temples. This was also the time when the kings (pan-India) used the early  brahmin  settlers to transform barren and hostile lands to arable soil. In this way, the Tamil kings used institutions like temples and the  brahmadeya  (land grants to  brahmins ) to expand and est...

  Jvala curates travel that allows you to immerse in Indian culture to feel sublime. Why sublime? Well…, sublime experiences are comfort for the soul; and hence it will rekindle our passions, giving rise to contentment.  Actually in ancient India,  yatra -s: meaning jo urney or travel were always considered important. It was undertaken to alleviate grief, boredom, dullness, depression, pain, frustrations, weariness, monotony and even remove ignorance. Even today this practice is followed. Historian and scholar, Diana Eck has written a beautiful book – India, a Sacred Geography where she explains significance behind many destinations. In fact, I made performing arts my career choice only to beat the monotony of daily chores. Performances allowed me to travel and savour India and its culture at grass root levels. To my surprise, not only did it keep me passionate and refreshed, but it also refined my taste and ignited in me sparks that took me closer to simplicity. As da V...

  Do you know the developmental stages in Indian rock-cut temple art? Have you ever wondered what must have been the inspiration and motivation of the mediaeval  master craftsman? Are you familiar with the above bas relief? Can you tell if the cat(at the bottom) is mocking or imitating the man doing  tapas : penance on top? Penance If you would like to know more, then read on… https://jvala.travel/unknown-secrets-of-pallava/

Belonging to Generation X, I had the privilege to witness the way of life of my grandparents very closely, even though I was raised in an urban city. Urban units of family, at that time were still a joint set-up and the interaction I got with the Greatest Generation has been a huge part of my childhood influences. My grandmother was orthodox but an avid seeker and traveler. While my grandfather who was equally orthodox was a trend setter in those days, choosing the Indian army over conventional Gandhian ideologies. Adding to the contrast of my grandparents, my parents belonged to the generation of Baby Bloomers. Although the colonial hangover was part of their upbringing, new independent India and its identities had a promise for generations after them. This promise was nurtured, shaped and delivered by stories, music and dance of the land that gave the right balance, removing any extremities within the orthodoxy, yet retaining the cultural flavour of the land shaping my identity. (Thi...