This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to museologist and archivist, Amruta Dhalkar as she takes around the district of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra!

Today's destination: Ratnagiri  district, Maharashtra!!
Nearest Airport: Kolhapur airport  (KLH)
Nearest Railway Station: Ratnagiri railway station, RN
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, summers can be hot
Time of the year: Post monsoon or winter months
Length of the itinerary: 8-10 days

Itinerary Highlights: 

• Amruta takes us around her hometown/district of Ratnagiri. The journey is split into four cluster of places which can be easily bundled with other itineraries or transit stops while travelling between major cities. 
• The four clusters include 
• Dapoli, Khed, Mandangad
• Chiplun, Guhagad
• Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri town
• Rajapur, Lanja
• We also talk about the delicious cuisine of this region including alphonso or hapus mangoes, jackfruits, amboli, modak, fish, crab, misal pav, vadas and exotic vegetables and greens!

Links:

Link to Amruta’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amrutadhalkar/

Link to Amruta’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/amruta_dhalkar

Link to the Kolhapur episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SHkw6h3NVYWcqoEA07bMv?si=oBL-7i0FRhKeg94MgkG5Ow

Link to the Sawantwadi episode:https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OjyGV4HqBPirul8EjlMr8?si=S5N-lwXTSJqDhgcLV6oZog

Photo by Jayesh Nikam on Unsplash

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