I started my life afresh at 28. This is an age when girls in my Jain community have to get married and settled with a kid atleast. But, I chose to differ. I chose to travel and live the visions I used to dream. I chose to live my life and so can you. Take that one step in FAITH !

It all started with a CHANCE in 2013

I stepped into the world of solo traveling by chance. Possibly, the time when I was traveling on my own I wasn’t even aware that the social media boom is going to make it famous as solo travel. But, I was already doing it and I was happy traveling this way. My journey of traveling solo started in the year 2013 when one fine day I decided to quit my 8 years old corporate career without any plan or putting any thought to it. I just did it. Honestly, something in me kept telling to give up my mundane life, to experience something more fascinating in the outer world.

In the outer world when media would present a bad picture of India, I was convinced that I wanted to explore every part of my country and experience its real side. Deep down I knew that it is just a segment of it that gets highlighted and India cannot be just about it because that’s not what I know of my country. Post quitting my well paid job, I backpacked around India covering around 170 cities across 20 states in 1000 days. During this time, I went on many unplanned trips by blindly putting a finger on the map and deciding where to go next. It’s an experience in itself I must tell you. Honestly, the memories that I built during these seven years of continuous traveling still put a smile on my face. I feel very blessed to meet amazing souls on my journey which made it worth it

I traveled as remotest as Zanskar Valley in Ladakh and explored states on my own which were/still highlighted as unsafe for women. My seven years of travel journey has taught me that it is easy to live a happy and peaceful life. This is what humans were supposed to do on our planet earth. You just have to make that right choice

A chance taken and I am living my dream life now. But, my solo travel journey didn’t start easily. I had to rebel- A LOT ! I have been labelled and judged many a times by my immediate family and I had to deal with it. Coming from a conventional family where solo traveling has been unheard off, especially for a woman I had to face many challenges. There were many stereotypes I challenged as a Solo Woman Backpacker in India but today I feel proud that I could do it and experience the real beauty of this world, which many people are yet to experience. I still have challenges but it is way easier to handle now than it used to be

My Journey of Yoga and Vipassana Meditation

During this period I was also introduced to ancient practice of Yog (Yoga). Honestly, it just started as a mode to get back into shape but I ended up with an Advanced level Practitioner degree from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.

Why Buoyant Feet ?

With Buoyant Feet, my focus have been to bring out my stories of personal transformation through travelling as well to share the tales left untold over the years. Primarily, my focus areas are: Backpacking, Adventure, Responsible Tourism, Heritage & Culture and now Fitness & Mental Health 🙂 Buoyant Feet is one of India’s Top travel blog

My Social Media Channels & Reach

Collectively, my follower base is over 60,000 plus followers, grown organically over the last few years (Updated: Feb 2021)

SM Channel	Link	Followers
Instagram	www.instagram.com/buoyantfeet	33.2k
Twitter	www.twitter.com/buoyantfeet	11.2k
Facebook	www.facebook.com/buoyantfeet	5031
Blog	www.buoyantfeet.com	10,000 unique visitors/month
YouTube	www.youtube.com/c/buoyantfeet	16.1 k subscribers

Association with Tourism Boards & Brands

Since, the last four years Buoyant Feet have associated with 60 plus brands including 10 tourism boards to work with them on their respective campaigns and successfully delivering on them

Tourism Boards Association

NATIONAL:

• Uttar Pradesh Tourism Board
• Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board
• Gujarat Tourism Board
• Kerala Tourism Board
• Andhra Pradesh Tourism Board
• Punjab Tourism Board
• Rajasthan Tourism Board
• Arunachal Tourism Board

  INTERNATIONAL

• Nepal Tourism Board
• Jordan Tourism Board
• Dubai Tourism
• Indonesia Tourism Board

Association with HOSPITALITY BRANDS

Over the last 4 years, Buoyant Feet has associated with many luxury properties who are working towards promoting the culture of eco tourism in India. Sharing some of the names below:

• The Khyber Himalayan Resort & Spa: Gulmarg
• Rokeby Manor (Uttarakhand)
• Aamod Resorts (Shogi)
• Ahana Resort (Corbett),
• Iris & Spa Resort (Corbett)

Association with other Brands

Apart from the above, Buoyant Feet has worked with many other brands from diverse sector including aviation and technology and successfully delivering on them

• Times Passion Trail
• Malindo Airlines
• Indigo Airlines
• Cruise Professionals
• Asus Mobiles
• Vivo Mobiles
• Oppo Mobiles
• Thomas Cook
• Godrej
• Cleartrip
• Zoomcar
• HRX
• Budweisier
• Indigo
• Dettol
• HRX

Talk & Interviews

My travel journeys have made headlines with portals like BuzzFeed, Indiatimes, Rediff, Tripoto, iDiva, Better Indian, Being Indian, Yourstory featuring me as an inspiring solo traveller. Read about my epic solo backpacking India journey here 🙂

I was one of the eminent speaker at an event organised my prominent media house yourstory.com, celebrating women day in 2016. Radio Mirchi ran a 15 minutes interview of my journey as a solo backpacker in India across the 36 stations

Published Work

I am a freelance Travel writer for last 3 years and regular work with reputed journals like BBC Travel, Indiatimes, Happytrips and Airports Magazine. Here are my sample work

So come along with Buoyant Feet… who knows you might find me on the top of the world ONE DAY