Tramping the Dusty Roads | Rajiv Chopra | Substack

We loved the beautiful spirit of the Ziro Music Festival

Music, nature, and the local culture combined to create magic!

Oct 17, 2025 • Rajiv Chopra

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Zen. Heat. Dust. Photography.

Can you rise above your misery in Delhi's atrocious weather to create stories?

May 3 • Rajiv Chopra

Photographing the Ganges River

I lay flat on my stomach, angled downwards. Watch the video!

Apr 30 • Rajiv Chopra

A short, very short trip to Neelkanth.

A temple in honor of Shiva, drinking 'Halahala.' In this post, I explore the myth behind the temple, and and share the magic of pakoras!

Apr 21 • Rajiv Chopra

Wandering in Kankhal

Kankhal is a small, charming village near Haridwar.

Apr 15 • Rajiv Chopra

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You can never leave Nainital

Feb 3 • Rajiv Chopra

Lohri: A young, yet primeval festival.

Jan 14 • Rajiv Chopra

Preconceived notions. Buddhism. Animism.

Oct 30, 2025 • Rajiv Chopra

Should you visit India? Yes or No?

Jan 24, 2025 • Rajiv Chopra

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A gem from the Tughlaq dynasty. Little known. but.

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Photography and the "P-Word."

I ask you to expand your definition of obscene behavior and photography.

Mar 29 • Rajiv Chopra

Wandering in Haridwar

Memories. Haridwar is a very Hindu town.

Mar 25 • Rajiv Chopra

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Substack Half Dead: Mea Culpa

I live in an area that was once a flourishing forst.

Mar 23 • Rajiv Chopra

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That strange little thing called 'Aura.'

How do you define aura? Can you pin it down, or do you feel it when you 'see' it?

Mar 22 • Rajiv Chopra

Starting with Haridwar

The town just does not attract me. But, people love the place.

Mar 19 • Rajiv Chopra

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Substack Half Dead: Somewhere there's a party.

Somewhere there's a war.

Mar 16 • Rajiv Chopra

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Imagine, if you will, a world without images.

Consider this episode to be the start of a long thought experiment.

Mar 15 • Rajiv Chopra

Tramping the Dusty Roads

Tramping the Dusty Roads

This Substack publication is about my travels, photography, history, and essays on past and future journeys. It contains essays on photography, historical and other musings, and essays, as well as a few essays on books I read.

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