ABOUT · NAMED BYLINES · 02
Team.
Named editors and contributors behind every page on NakshIQ. Each byline is the person who stands behind the recommendation — not a shared account, not an AI pseudonym.
FOUNDERS
Founder of NakshIQ — writes the destination pages that score every place honestly.
Writes family + women's safety pieces at NakshIQ, with a non-Indian-insider perspective on Indian travel.
THE BYLINE RULE
NakshIQ doesn't publish anonymous scoring. Every destination page, every skip verdict, every “don't travel with kids under 10 to this altitude” claim traces back to a named editor who put their name behind it. If you disagree with a call we've made, the editor's email is public. Corrections run in the open — read our editorial policy.
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Guides
Visa, scams, food, packing.
Everything the guidebook won't tell you — written for India in 2026.
Blog
Field notes from the road.
Long-form reads on regions, festivals, and the offbeat circuit.
Road trips
Curated multi-day routes.
Driving itineraries with day-by-day stops, distance, and difficulty.
Collections
Themed reading lists.
Wettest places. Sacred lakes. Solo-female-safe. Curated cuts.
NakshIQ 100
The 100 best destination-months.
India's highest-scoring places, ranked across all 12 months.
The Window
Our weekly newsletter, archived.
One honest spread, every Sunday. The full back catalogue.
Skip list
What we'd skip — and what we'd do instead.
Overhyped places with honest alternatives.
First trip
Planning your first time in India.
Safety, scams, what to wear, food survival, solo female travel.