Leh-Ladakh

;Rohtang, the very word means “a pile of corpses”. How this 13,051 ft high mountain earned its notorious name is not really known but a fair guess…

Rising Pollution in Ladakh: The first time I visited Ladakh nearly a decade ago, I remember riding on Manali – Leh highway all alone for miles before…

Ladakh, the very word creates an image in our minds of a mysterious land and people who have been there would agree that it certainly lives up…

These are some shots of Pangong Lake that I clicked of this magnificent beauty during my several trips of Ladakh. Not really claiming these to be the…

For most of the people planning to visit Ladakh, Manali-Leh highway becomes the highlight of the journey; and the route from Srinagar becomes just a road that…

Not too long ago, a trip to Ladakh was really an affair for motorcycle enthusiasts, adventure lovers and travel junkies. It was not really a place where…

If you are planning a road-trip to Leh, then I am sure you would be thinking which of the two routes is better to reach Leh. An…

This is a photograph of the city of Leh that I found over the web, taken in the year 1871. And this is a photograph that I…

After the recent Chinese incursions in Ladakh in 2013, I guessed government has realized that they more they allow public access and tourists in Ladakh, lesser the…

Ladakh is commonly referred to as a Biker’s paradise and quite rightly so. There are of course other modes of transport available as well to visit here;…