The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Krishan Insan, a traveller and clean energy professional as he takes us to this lesser known gem of the North East - Tripura!
Today's destination: Tripura
Nearest Airport: Agartala Airport (IXA)
Nearest Railway Station: Udaipur Tripura Train station (UDPU)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Good walking shoes for pandal hopping!
Time of the year - Durga Pujo (October)
Length of the itinerary: 5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
We start off the episode starting with the premise of Krishan’s trip, the geographical orientation as well as access to the third smallest state in India.
Krishan talks about the background of Durga Pujo, the 10 days of celebration, the significant Bengali influence as well as the variety of pandals that one could visit. The stops during the 5 day itinerary include
Ujjainta palace and museum
Heritage park
Albert Ikka memorial
Integrated Agartala checkpost (Bangladesh border)
More pandal hopping in the evenings
Bengali cuisine, sweets, and pushkas!
Jampui hills, Betlingchip
Tripura’s cleanest village, Vanghmun
Unakoti
Madarhaat
Chabimura
Neer mahal
Celebrating dashami and pandal hopping
Links:
Link to Krishan’s instagram
https://www.instagram.com/insankg/
Link to Krishan’s Twitter:
https://twitter.com/InsanKG
Photo by PREYAS PATEL on Unsplash
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