In search of the Treasure where the Rainbow meets the Horizon

  Between the years 2006 to 2010, Madhya Pradesh Tourism came up with a series of advertisements to promote the state tourism. With the tagline “Hindustan ka dil dekho”, these fascinating ads, some of the best I had seen on tourism, made me really want to visit MP. (see ads here and here )  It took me more than a decade to finally fulfil that wish. Considering how vast the state is, it was only possible for us to cover, maybe 3 of 4 places over a one-week period. After some back and forth we narrowed down on the northern stretch, comprising Panna > Khajuraho > Orchha > Gwalior , formerly what was part of Vindhya Pradesh, a state formed by merging 36 princely states. Each of these 4 cities deserve a blog for themselves, but given the amount of time and patience I can garner usually, I have restricted it to one long blog (so pardon the length if it gets a bit tedious) Panna – A rendezvous with the wild animals There is not a more magnificent sight than spotting a tiger, emergin