The Twin Fish: Travel

Mani Ratnam, one of India's best filmmakers, is supposedly going to shoot abroad for his upcoming movie. This should not be an earth-shattering piece of news, but when you consider that it is only the third time that he has done so in his long illustrious career (once for the film Guru -Turkey and the second time for Amrutha - Sri Lanka or could be vice versa), it is truly remarkable. Especially because his films are as much a visual treat as they are emotionally profound. His most beautiful songs shot in India are a testimony to the abundant beauties known and unknown in our country.

India is a country of 29 states and 7 union territories. It's a multicultural, multireligious and multilinguistic nation. But what amazes me most is the variety of options it offers to every kind of tourist. Spiritual, religious, eco, adventure, historic and even medical tourism are the different kinds of tourism thriving in India.

Travelling to new places is something I love. Out of the 29 states, I have been to one or two places in 12 states. These are Andhra Pradesh (where I have lived), Telangana (where I live now), Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and Sikkim.

There is still so much to explore, even in the states that I have already visited. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and the Northeast states are some of the states that I plan to visit in the future.

It's not easy to take time out to travel, especially with kids. But if there's one resolution that I would like to try each year, it's to take a trip to a new place at least once a year.

Here are some pics from trips we made in the last few years