India is a vast country, where language, culture, food, fashion, traditions, and climate change in every city, town, and village. There are so many fascinating lesser-known wonders tucked away in remote places that usually go unnoticed.
This is where the travel bloggers step in and throw light on such wonders for us to discover them. These outliers are the ones who have left behind their typical career choices and have chosen wanderlust as their path and passion.
If you want to discover the beauty of India, as they do, it would be wise to follow their travel blogs. Many famous travel bloggers in India bring to the notice of us folks underrated aspects of India and the world with their travel blogs. We have made a comprehensive list of such amazing travel bloggers that you can follow to stay well informed when you plan your next trip to visit some hidden gems.
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Anuradha Goyal
Anuradha Goyal is an amazing travel blogger who loves to travel to different destinations, always exploring and experiencing new things. She has been writing blogs about travel as well as books since the year 2004. She worked in the IT industry earlier and gave it more than 12 years of her life. After quitting that job, she now works as a business innovation consultant for her livelihood. Moreover, she is the author of the Book ‘The Mouse Charmers – Digital Pioneers of India’ published by Random House.
In the year 2014, she moved her blog from anuradhagoyal.blogspot.com to Inditales.com. Her travel blogs are famous for being the most informative travel blogs because they include lots and lots of details about the destination, including the culture and history, famous places, what activities to do, where to stay, and many more.
Shivya Nath
Shivya Nath, the nomadic travel blogger, is excellent at writing travel blogs. She left her corporate job in the year 2011. In 2013 she sold her house and started a nomadic life. As a solo woman traveller, her blogs mostly cover stories and facts about the place.
She’s a traveller who tries to connect with the place by spending time with the locals, trying the local cuisines, etc. She also includes culture, tradition, and social activities. This nomadic vegan travel blogger released a book called ‘The Shooting Star’ in which she describes her journey and how her travels shaped her life choice. In 2018 she got a silver for best writing in a travel blog at TBC Asia Awards. She also bagged gold for best communicator at the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards India in 2020.
Siddhartha Joshi
Siddhartha Joshi is an all-in-one travel blogger. He not only has excellent writing skills but is also good at designing and photography. He travels to different parts of India and places far across the world. The main attraction of his blogs is the pictures that depicts the essence of the destination’s architecture, food, culture, and heritage. Therefore, his blog ‘The Wanderer’ is one of the most followed blogs in India and abroad.
Many of his interviews have featured in DNA, Flip Nomads, Fourway Travels, Born to Bunk, and Magazine 3. He has also been mentioned in some of the top newspapers of India, such as The Times of India and The Hindustan Times. Unlike most travel bloggers out there, Siddhartha has continued with his regular job as a regular source of income that helps him go to the trips of his choice and enjoys them the way he wants, he says.
Ankita Sinha
Ankita Sinha is a travel blogger travelling to different parts of the world and bringing the best in her blogs. She left her corporate job after five years in 2011. Later, she started her popular blog ‘Anki on the move’, which focuses on Places, Food, People, Equipment, Fitness & fashion when travelling, Traveling videos, Travel Tips, Adventure Sports, etc.
Rather than the whole experience of a place, her blogs deliver information about the destination’s particular famous activities. She has been featured as the guest editor by Fox Traveler and published in Hindustan Times & Outlook traveller. She has also been nominated for some of the best travel blog awards.
Dheeraj Sharma
Dheeraj Sharma, a Software development manager by profession as well as an avid traveller by heart, loves travelling to new destinations, exploring far-off places, and sharing his experience through his blogs ‘Devil on Wheels’.
“The vision of my blog is to help travellers, backpackers & tourists from all walks of life in planning memorable trips to the Himalayas – Smartly, Safely, and Responsibly”, says Dheeraj. He has a lot of affinity for mountains, especially the Himalayas, which reflects in his blogs.
He has travelled a large part of the Himalayas, therefore his blogs are very informative for people who want to travel to the Himalayas. “It is all about living my passion for travel & driving but at the same time to share as much valuable + more practical Himalayan travel information and experiences as possible with other fellow travellers or tourists to help them travel with a difference in the Himalayas.” – Dheeraj Sharma
Lakshmi Sharath
Laxmi Sharath is a talented storyteller, traveller, travel blogger, writer, digital influencer, content specialist, media professional, and photographer wearing many hats with ease. She has covered five continents and 25 countries while travelling and writing about her travel experience in her blogs.
She started her blog in 2005 to share her travel experience. As a result, her blogs have won many awards, including the Indibloggies – India’s best travel blog of the year. She has also been associated with many Tourism boards, including UP, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat Tourism Boards for FAMs and digital campaigns. Her blog site ‘Travel with Lakshmi’ is informative as well as focus on travel luxury, travel sites, aviation, hospitality, auto, finance, gadgets, fashion, food, and lifestyle brands.
Sankara
A full-time travel blogger, Sankara left his eight years old corporate job to explore the world. Sankara dreams of exploring the world by the time he is 45 and set up a 100% green hotel property in the Western Ghats of India.
His blogs on ‘Be on the Road’ include many pictures to give a better experience to the readers. As a result, they are focused on sharing information about accommodation, Travel Tips, Travel, Vegetarian Food, Travel and Fashion, Travel and Technology, Travel Gear, Travel and Finance, Travel and Visas, Travel in India, Experiential Travel Stories, Rich Global Travel Photos, and a lot more.
His blogs have been featured in some of the top international and domestic travel as well as media brands. Sankara’s areas of expertise are Travel Blogging, Travel Consulting, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Travel Product Ideas, Travel Photography, Versatile Travel users, Travel in India, Blog Management, Content Management, and User Experience.
Mridulaa Dwivedi
Mridula Dwivedi has a PhD from IIT Kanpur and was a professor of Human Resource Management when she quit her six-figure income job to travel around India and the world.
She started writing travel blogs in 2005, inspired by her sister and brother-in-law. Her blog has been mentioned in the BBC and The Guardian. She was also featured in Skoda Yeti Video from National Geographic. Her blogs on ‘Travel Tales from India and Abroad’ are very detailed about adventure destinations, hotel reviews, and Travel insurance. She won the Best Travel India Blog at the India Weblog Awards in 2007.
Niranjan Das
Niranjan Das is an avid traveller and blogger. He is a devoted traveller exploring India and the world. As a result, his blogs on ‘Tales of a Nomad’ cover a wide range of detailed and informative topics about heritage, culture, accommodation, architecture, food, and many more.
He has been associated with brands such as Royal Enfield, Shouut, Yatra, Make My Trip, Travelyaari, Cleartrip, Wego, Treebo, Jet airways, Expedia, Aegon Life, and Cinthol. He has also collaborated with the Malaysia Tourism board and Taj hotels.
“I dream of setting foot on every single country on planet earth and meeting adorable strangers, traversing untrodden roads, learning new tongue twister languages, tasting mouth-watering cuisines, studying vibrant cultures, experiencing breathtaking adventures, and capturing exotic landscapes.” –Niranjan Das.
Parnashree Devi
Born in a small town in Assam, Parnashree Devi took her first trip in 2009 and hadn’t looked back since then.
“My Travel Diary is not just a travel blog with travel stories, but it is the space that gives glimpses of the faraway places of the world and allows you to become my travel partner on my journey virtually.” – Parnashree Devi.
She has won the Best Blogger Award 2020 by State, Superwomen 2018 by Social Samosa, and the Local Favorite award 2015 by culture trip. She has travelled to more than 22 states of India and some abroad. In 2014 she made a social road trip on MTV Called ‘Nano Drive with MTV’. She travelled 5,000 km across western India in a Nano car covering five states and 21 destinations In 21 days. Her blogs mainly focus on local people, cuisine, culture, heritage, and lifestyle.
Neelima Vallangi
Neelima Vallangi is a location-independent travel blogger. She started travelling in 2008 and quit her corporate job in 2014 to become a professional travel blogger. Her very story for a travel magazine was published with National Geographic Traveler India in 2013.
“That’s my life now. I share stories, the kind that will tell you more about the place or people I’m visiting rather than my personal experience or my reaction to the experience. If it is about me, then I must’ve gone hiking. I can’t shut up about mountains and the way they make me feel!” – Neelima Vallangi.
Her blogs ‘Travel with Neelima’ is full of details, information, and travel experiences.
Prasad NP
Unlike most travel bloggers, Prasad NP does not travel solo but goes on family trips. His blog is blowing up in India because most people travel with their families in this country.
His blogs at ‘Desi Traveller’ is very informative about the dos and don’ts. He tries to connect the readers with the locals with pictures showing the landscapes, architecture, food, and human elements.
“I am your regular everyday traveller who visits different places with family like most Indians. We visit beaches, mountains, and tourist spots and discover our city and foreign countries.” – Prasad NP.
Sudha Ganapathi
Sudha Ganapathi is an excellent travel blogger travelling and exploring India and the world. She describes herself as a traveller, classical music lover, bookworm, photographer, editor, closet graphic designer, and communications consultant.
Sudha writes about her personal experiences on her blog page ‘My Favourite Things’, and her choice of words is beautiful. She describes all the aspects of the destination very skilfully, be it culture, heritage, history, architecture, floral, fauna, or food.
Indrani Ghose
Indrani Ghose, an ex-Indian Air Force employee, is living her dream of travelling the world. She is not a solo traveller, and along with her family, she has travelled to over 22 countries and covered approximately 250+ cities. Read her blogs on ‘I Share’.
She has collaborated and worked with many different tourism boards, such as
- Malaysia Tourism board,
- Sharjah Tourism board,
- The Parisian Macau – Luxury Hotel Macau,
- Goa Tourism board,
- Chhattisgarh Tourism Board,
- Indonesia Tourism Board,
- TATA Automobile launches,
- Bodoland Tourism,
- Madhya Pradesh Tourism,
- Times of India Publications,
- Gujarat Tourism,
- Incredible India,
- India Tourism Mumbai and many more.
Umang Trivedi
Umang Trivedi is a travel blogger who is also an offbeat location and mountain enthusiast. His blogs are mainly about the lesser-known places in India, mostly hilly areas. He has completed several treks in the Himalayas, including two treks over 15,000 feet.
“I particularly like exploring mountains and staying in homestays. Talking to locals and savouring local cuisine are my favourite experiences when travelling. Of course, admiring the beauty of untouched nature also overwhelms me.” – Umang Trivedi.
His blogs at ‘Travelmax’ are filled with details like a list of things to do, where to eat, accommodation, nightlife in hills, etc. These are based on his personal experiences.
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