We Quit Our Jobs at Google to Travel The World! (Yes, we are Indian).

By Ram and Reshma.

Most of us earn a living so we can enjoy our passion in our leisure hours, and we were no exception to the rule. We both worked for a dream company - Google, had a significant disposable income, worked hard by day, and lived the high life by evening and on weekends. Yet there was something missing, like we were living it up only peripherally. Deep within, we were not able to do the one thing we thoroughly loved - travel. We took frequent vacations, but always found ourselves time-bound and sprinting with fixed itineraries. 

5 Inspirational Indian Travellers Tell Us Why They Travel

Compiled by Shivya Nath.

A young new generation of Indian travellers are taking on the country - and the world - unearthing one best-kept secret at a time. They walk, they climb, they row, they go on adventures. They sample the food, the culture, the music, and dig out stories in places that no guidebooks venture into. They travel, not just as a holiday, but as a way of life, as an extension of themselves. And they inspire. 

We went out and asked 5 inspirational Indian travellers, how, where and why they travel. And their answers will inspire your own wanderlust.

The Man With The Turban and an Unexpected Life Lesson.

By Shraddha Panicker. 

Somewhere below a pointless flyover in one of Punjab’s haphazardly growing cities, two girls with backpacks were doing something that anyone hardened by years of big city life is adept at. They were trying to hail an auto-rickshaw. Unfazed by a few who quoted inflated fares, they stood their ground until an old man driving one of those white-coloured, share-autos nodded, and told them to hop in.