May 21, 2020 – Pramod Ponders !!

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Much is going on in the west of India as I pen this – Maharashtra is the biggest contributor to COVID patient numbers in India and a valiant fightback is on, Gujarat is coming to terms with its under-preparedness, Rajasthan has been the most agile with its response and Goa is turning back from Green to Red! As diverse as the situation now in the west, is also its topography and scenery - golden sand deserts, heritage palaces, world-class beaches, lush...

May 5, 2020 – Pramod Ponders !!

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Since my last two blogs on destinations for weddings in India - East and North – were posted on our website and social media pages, I got calls from quite a few hotelier friends asking as to why their destination/hotels were not included. It was not difficult to explain to them that I am trying to highlight only those places which are generally not reckoned as such for destination weddings. That too, restricted to places, I know a bit about, from my travel experienc...

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As I mentioned in my last blog, I will try to bring to the fore, destinations that have not been “so explored or known” for luxury weddings in India and are really pregnant with possibilities because of the presence of most or all of the following qualities

Easy access – from 4-8 cities from various zones in India preferably by air or by short distance – 8-16 hours of a train journey

Easy availability of rooms - Availability of suff...

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I have been thinking if there are wedding destinations that I know of, which may not be in vogue like Rajasthan, Goa, Kerala, Delhi NCR and the like.

Frankly, one need not write more about Destination Weddings in Rajasthan, Weddings in Goa, Weddings in Kerala because everyone knows more than the next person! And I am neither the “everyone” nor the “next person! I thought I would tell you about the best venues that I know of in the va...

April 14, 2020 – Pramod Ponders !!

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Are couples going to shift back their weddings to India? Is home ground the new playground for destination weddings? Will India get the benefit of a larger pie of the luxury Indian weddings because of Corona or COVID-19? In the past 3-4 weeks, I have been asked these or similar questions, sometimes with glee, at other times with dismay and yet at some other times with wonder!

Let me put these wedding catechisms to context.