Twenty-eight states, eight union territories, one departure board that never quite stops moving. Pick a gate, not a checklist.
Every state card below is cut like a jali screen — the same lattice that's kept Indian courtyards cool for six centuries, now framing where you're headed next.
Cold hands, hot tea, and a desert that shouldn't exist at this altitude.
The backwaters go quiet around 9 — that's when you actually hear Kerala.
Skip the curated version. The neighbourhood one runs all morning, no tickets.
No wifi bars, all the stars. Bring a jacket; the desert gets honest at night.
Tell Ana what you want out of the trip — slow mornings, hard treks, good food, no crowds — and she'll build a route across the right states, in the right order, with the same local tips you see above.