Many travellers are ditching popular tourist hotspots and taking the off-beaten track to battlefield sites across the country

xThey say, “History is written by the victors”, but in India, it is also etched in ‘battlefield sites’ ranging from snow-capped mountain passes, picturesque valleys, deserts, and blood-soaked rivers. Reminding us about the valour and sacrifice of our soldiers who fought to save our motherland. Be it the bone-chilling cold war fields of Kargil and Siachen or the battles fought in the killer heat of the Thar desert in Rajasthan, tourists can now step into these once forbidden war zone sites. The spaces and spots, once echoing with gunpowder and war cries, are seeing a significant footfall of tourists. Welcome to the growing world of ‘battlefield tourism’ in India, wh

See Full Page