Guest Post by Pujya Priyadarshni, travel writer 

How do you even attempt to write something new about Rajasthan? I myself had gone through unending travelogues about what to do in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer as I packed my bags for a long weekend getaway to the state that has emerged as India’s colorful tourist capital. But then, as the saying goes in Rajasthan ‘Jaane Kya Dikh Jaaye’ (you never know what you’ll see). The next three days unfolded in a fashion similar to the brilliant tourism ad campaign of 2016 (only 2 years later for me)!

Photo credit :https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Rajasthan-tourism-ads/

As the plane descended on the Blue City (Jodhpur), though one saw very little blue, one did see the expanse of the city guarded by the mighty Mehrangarh fort and the Umaid Bhawan Palace on either side. Clearly, the land of warriors beckoned!

The grandeur of the 15^th century Mehrangarh Fort…