Kuldhara: The Village That was Abandoned Overnight.

By Ekta Bhatnagar.

Kuldhara, a village in Rajasthan, is believed to have been abandoned in a single night by the locals. People now believe it is haunted. The story behind the village is intriguing. We heard that a long time back, the village was full of Paliwal Brahmins. Their community can now be found in the entire state of Rajasthan. But around 500 years ago, no one knew where they vanished.

A Quiet Escape to a Rajasthani Farm.

by Alap Parikh.

“I have never even seen Jaipur properly,” he laughingly replies in broken English when I ask him whether he has ever traveled to see the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. “In fact,” he adds, “I haven’t even spent one night outside of this farm.”