Desi Travel Diaries: Of Bindis, Chappals, Dabbas and More

What makes an Indian tourist stand out among others?

TL;DR: “Hum logon ko samajh sako to, samjho dilbar jaani...”

“Chakhna liya ya nahin?” boomed an alarmingly assertive voice from somewhere outside the train compartment. The lanky boy seated before me kicked off his blanket at lightning speed, hopped over three beefy suitcases falling apart at the seams, and rushed out with an agility one can only ascribe to a martial arts expert.

I was impressed. I didn’t quite think he had it in him. A minute back, he was lounging sloppily on the bunk with a packet of aloo bhujiya, as if waiting to be drawn like a French girl.