Dancing for the juggernaut

Mahabatra used to be a truck driver. In that capacity, he transported cargo with a truck. Nowadays, he transports tourists with a bus. Whether tourists or cargo, for Mahabatra, it doesn't matter. He has to take them from point A to point B. It's that simple. Patiently, …

Show destinationsBhubaneswar – Konark – Puri

Everyone is at the haat

We leave Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, behind us. We head into the hills of the interior in search of the ethnic groups living in the southwest of Orissa. What particularly interests us is …

Show destinationsBhubaneswar – Olasingh – Chilika Lake – Taptapani – Jupasingh – Mandimera – Ramanaguda – Lingaguda – Rayagada – Chatikona – Bhatpur – Minapai – Jeypore

A sense of community across the hills

The Bonda are certainly a special case. With no more than five thousand of them, their villages deep in the hills are off-limits for us. Only at the Thursday market of Onukudelli can you encounter them. We certainly won't let this opportunity slip away because …

Show destinationsJeypore – Onukudelli – Malipada – Mali Doliambo – Kunduli – Visakhapatnam