The Road Unfolds: Phase One

The journey begins in Delhi, where ideas are prepared and intentions take shape. From here, the Soul Traveller steps onto the road—not southward in haste, but forward with attention.

Mumbai arrives as movement and intensity. A city where the sea presses against concrete, and research, resilience, and survival exist side by side. Conversations here revolve around urban systems, coastal ecology, and the invisible labour that keeps a megacity alive.

From there, the road bends toward Nagpur, where the pace changes. Forests replace flyovers. Here, the journey listens to wildlife researchers and conservationists who work in silence and patience—tracking life that resists human control.

Hyderabad follows—a meeting point of centuries and circuits. In this city, the Soul Traveller encounters scholars and institutions where heritage and high-level research coexist, shaping futures through method and rigor.

Then comes Bengaluru, where innovation wears running shoes and carries binoculars. Here, professionals balance high-tech lives with marathons, sustainability work, and citizen science. The conversations focus on how passion survives within structured, demanding lives.

The first chapter concludes in Mysuru, a city that does not rush. Among its traditions and art forms, the journey listens to those who keep culture alive—not by preserving it in museums, but by practicing it daily, adapting methods across generations.

An Open Road Ahead

After Mysuru, nothing is fixed—and that is intentional.

A conversation in Mumbai may lead to a coastal village.
A researcher in Bengaluru may point toward a forest station in Tamil Nadu.
A story may demand a detour into Kerala or beyond.

The Soul Traveller Odyssey (Bhupendra) remains open, responsive, alive.

Because this journey is not guided by maps—
it is guided by people.

And as long as there are questions worth asking,
the road continues.