The OCD Dodger

Think of Rajasthan and images of vast sand dunes and handsome camels come to the mind. Every photographer, amateur or professional has to have a sunset or sunrise picture on the dunes to complete their portfolio - it is a must-have kind of a picture. As if, it says “been there done that”! We, who specialise in tourism in Rajasthan have been seeing these tourists and photographers for decades now, facilitating their photography quests by providing information, support, logistics, and tips too. This time around, we thought of walking in their shoes and getting some of such shots of our own. So the team that makes all the wonderful packages happen, embarked upon a “Rajasthan Bhraman” of their own with a primary agenda of clicking some fabulous pictures of our beautiful state of Rajasthan. We started from Jaipur and snaked our path via Alsisar and Mandawa onto Bikaner. The beautiful haveli city of Bikaner kept us mesmerised with its many palaces, forts, sanctuaries and of course,...

I was really really (yes double really!) looking forward to my trip across Rajasthan ; though in the summer month of April yet excitement to the hilt. As the days of my travel were approaching, I was busy preparing my “things to carry” list mentally. Had everything in place, the clothes, the shoes, the sunglasses, scarves, sipper, sun screen, books to read, things to munch, my minimal makeup stuff, my maximal accessories trinkets, power bank, camera and of course the people I wanted to oblige with my graceful company and the wonders of warm Rajasthan! But as luck would have it, due to sudden emergency in the family I had to rush to Rajasthan totally unprepared and much before the scheduled tour dates. The personal emergency was a personal tragedy and I decided to cancel my tour. As the date of the tour approached, my husband asked me to reconsider the original plans and suggested that I start the tour a little late but not cancel it entirely. Having learnt to cope up with the tragedy...