Author: Freeda
Shikar Oudhi, a place of calm.
The Persian stone tablet inscription at the famous Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar ascribed to Sui, Amir Kusrow Dehlavi (1253-1325) very beautifully summarizes the beauty of Kashmir and it goes like this, “If there is paradise upon earth, it is this, it is this, it is this”. (Persian: Agar Firdous baroye zameen ast, hami asto, hami...
Of the scorching sun, sand, salt, sea and silence-
DHANUSHKODI (Dhanush: Bow and Kodi: End) Much is written about this little frail town at the southernmost tip of our subcontinent, India. I had the most blessed opportunity to visit this tucked-away land out of a “fairy tale” story. The feeling was that of an etched memory brought through the many readings that I had …...
The land that is called Karnataka….
Writing a crisp two-page blog on everything that is Karnataka, my land, which is “one state, many worlds” in its truest sense. Read on for a worded birds’ eye view of Namma Karunadu! Freeda Maria Shilapadikaram and Tholkapiyam texts refer to the area as Karunat (elevated land). In existence for more than 2000 years, Kar …...
Kovilar Dam ETMC (Ecotourism Management Committee), a failed entity…
Located 32 km from Srivilliputhur town, 15 km from Watrap Town and 76 km from Madurai, the Kovilar dam is located in Virudhunagar district. The dam site of Kovilar located inside the Srivilliputtur Wildlife Sanctuary is known for sightings of elephants in the morning and evening, which happens because of the presence of the deciduous...
Penning Down Some Thoughts On Sustainable Tourism
Leave your comments below! Freeda There is a buzzword that is making headlines and sweeping the minds of the present breed of thoughtful travelers, “Sustainable travel”. What does it mean for us to be this way and how do we go about doing it all right? THE IDEA IS NEW, SO MANY THINGS GO INTO …...
Pondy Beyond The French Town! Through The Lens Of A Sandy Eco Village
Little did I know that there can be a place, a quarter, a micro village so quietly tucked away amidst the chaos of a very thickly populated Pondy (Pondicherry/Puducherry) as we call it? My travels and musings are direct from the realm of my experience of the place, something very personal, something that is mine. …...
Wild By Nature, A Book Review
Chaoji, the Biologist Imagine a person seeing a degrading forest and barren land, where not a blade of grass could grow; the carbon, the nitrogen required to cultivate had all but vanished. The person says, let me retrieve the lost splendor and bring back the biodiversity that once housed the area. The person of interest …...
Blue Flag Beaches: An Inclusive Approach To Conservation And Tourism
Wanderlusting In Coastal Karnataka: This article contains a researched write up on Blue Flag Beaches with India Approach, my visit to one blue flag beach in Coastal Karnataka and a special feature on Scuba Diving (Kapu Beach) and Surfing (Tannirbhavi Beach). It is highly recommended that a discerning traveler to the West Coast, gifts...
Decoding Sustainability, The GSTC Way
Through this article we wish to delve into Decoding Sustainability, and understand the importance of adopting the GSTC criteria. It is an attempt to enable the reader, who could be a traveller, a tourism business (the industry), a tourism Board or a DMO (Destination Management Organization), to look at Sustainability as the way forward,...
Post Covid-19: Revenge Tourism And Staycations, An Opportunity For Online Travel Agencies (OTA)
Image Source URL: https://citizenmatters.in/summer-overtourism-environment-damage-in-shimla-manali-rohtang-pass-13266 This piece was written to make the readers aware of what happened to their favourite holiday booking sites? How did they cope during these unprecedented times? So going about talking to the employees and reading...
