Raksha Rao

I am a passionate traveler, photographer and an engineer by profession. I have always loved new travel experiences. However, it reached a whole new level when I took off for a Himalayan trek in May 2015 - it made me realise how totally gratifying travel can be. Since then, I have traveled near and far, as much as I can, always looking for new and immersive adventures.

Be it trekking on snow in the mighty Himalayan range, bungee jumping with a river view in Rishikesh, cliff jumping or scuba diving in the emerald blue waters of Thailand, high-altitude river rafting at the freezing cold rivers of Zanskar in Leh - my propensity for new experiences is ever growing as is my wishlist.

Destinations
- Asia
  - India
  - Thailand
  - Maldives
  - Cambodia
  - Indonesia
  - Singapore
  - Sri Lanka
  - Vietnam
  - UAE
  - China
- Europe
  - Italy
  - Austria
  - Czech Republic
  - Switzerland
  - Croatia
  - Germany
  - Portugal
- North America
  - United States
  - Costa Rica
About Me
Contact
- Contact Me
- Work With Me
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Destinations
- Asia
  - India
  - Thailand
  - Maldives
  - Cambodia
  - Indonesia
  - Singapore
  - Sri Lanka
  - Vietnam
  - UAE
  - China
- Europe
  - Italy
  - Austria
  - Czech Republic
  - Switzerland
  - Croatia
  - Germany
  - Portugal
- North America
  - United States
  - Costa Rica
About Me
Contact
- Contact Me
- Work With Me
Resources

United States

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Santa Fe, New Mexico’s capital, is located in the foothills of Sangre de Cristo. It’s a historic town overflowing with arts and...

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A Movie Lover’s Practical Guide to Brooklyn

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About me

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Hola! I’m Raksha Rao, the founder and Chief Editor of The Roving Heart and I heartily welcome you to this blog!

I’m perpetually in search of the next trip, next adventure and forever aching to fly far away to a land of strangers.

Come follow me on my journey and I promise you to take you on an adventure!

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"How are you feeling about getting married?" 👩‍❤️‍👨

With less than a month to go to the wedding, I keep getting asked this question quite frequently now.

Well, to be honest, I just want to get this day over with 😬

Growing up as a girl in a traditional middle-class family, you are made to think that it's your life goal to get married. Whoever gets married early seems to be the successful one in the family (even if they haven't done anything else in their lives).

It's really strange because, for men, a wedding is just a part of their lives, but women, rather girls are groomed, educated even to have better prospects for marriage (unfortunately, it still happens in this day and age).

This whole dynamic is really unbalanced as it leads to different expectations from a wedding and eventually marriage which might result in conflict later on.

I guess I also had this idea about a perfect wedding when growing up (influenced by society and movies), but with years of learning and unlearning, wedding as a concept means little to me now.

What matters far more is sharing the same value systems, having a relationship of mutual love and respect, and really being there for each other 💕

Both of us would have been okay with a registered wedding (and then a party afterward for friends). But of course, our parents have been dreaming about our wedding for quite some time now, and we didn't want to disappoint them yet again by being our usual rebellious selves. This is something we wanted to give to them. And, that's the only reason it's happening.

So, how about you? Simple or a grand wedding? Wedding or no wedding? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

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