Meher Manda, Author at Sherpa Land

Indulge Your Inner Jack Sparrow At The Whimsical Pirates Week Festival

November 5, 2015

If movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Hook spoke to your soul, then the quirky British festival, Pirates Week, will get you ahoy-ing. The Caribbean islands of Cayman, with jurisdiction under the Britis...

10 Things Festival Ravers Will Regret 40 Years From Now

Meher Manda

November 5, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

While edm-loving ravers are the flavour of dance music festival culture today, we got to thinking about the things they might regret 40 years from now. To be fair, The Sherp is all for individual choices. B...

In Pictures : The Halloween-Themed Rave Of HARD Day Of The Dead

Meher Manda

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features

This year too, the Hard Day Of The Dead festival brought together three things that are most celebratory - Halloween, rave culture and dance music, proving to be a party like no other. You know what happens w...

10 Life Lessons That You Learn At A Music Festival

Meher Manda

November 4, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

Trust us when we say this, a music festival can be a great place to rake in some pretty worthy life lessons, and The Sherp lists up the 10 you really need. Apart from what you think usually goes on at festiv...

India At ADE : The Sherp Talks To The Indian Contingent

Meher Manda

November 3, 2015

Culture, FS Features

With ADE being the most important electronic music gathering in the world, it’s only fair that prominent names from the Indian electronic scene would be there for good measure! Electronic music is going thro...

Sherpagram : The Stunningly Royal Jodhpur Riff 2015

Meher Manda

November 2, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Jodhpur Riff is the uncrowned palatial music experience of India, as it exuberantly brings together the most variant folk music from around the world in a truly royal fashion. From The Manganiyars of Marwar t...

Here’s Why Iceland May Be The Most Underrated Festival Destination

Meher Manda

October 30, 2015

Culture, FS Features

For true music heads, Iceland presents a whirlwind of limitless opportunities, proving to be one of the most underrated music festival destinations in the world. Let America, Britain and Australia take a bac...

10 Spectacular Moments When Musicians Covered Other Artists At A Music Festival

Meher Manda

October 29, 2015

FS Features, Music

Some of our favourite musicians have made use of the festival platform to honour (and in some cases, mock) other artists by covering their songs. While an artist’s performance at a music festival can include...

Festival Hacks : Guide For The Lazy Music Festival Goer

Meher Manda

October 28, 2015

FS Features, Music

If there is one kind of festival goer we can empathise with, it's a lazy one. The Sherp is here with a list of life-saving hacks for the truly lethargic. If you’re anything like this writer here, then you’re...

This Thailand Festival Is All About Monkeys Feasting At An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet

Meher Manda

October 27, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Every November, monkeys have a field day in the town of Lopburi, Thailand as townspeople get together to organise a decadent fare for them as part of the Lopburi Monkey Banquet. (Source: winder west | somewhe...

In Pictures : The Spectacular Debut That Was Bacardi NH7 Weekender Shillong

Meher Manda

October 26, 2015

Culture, FS Features

With India's happiest music festival debuting in Shillong last weekend, the hills of Northeast rang true with some lovely music leaving behind gorgeous photographs. It was only fair that Bacardi NH7 Weekender,...

Shifting Space : How ADE Innovatively Uses City Spaces As Club Venues

Meher Manda

October 23, 2015

FS Features

From re-purposed churches and dairy factories to underground warehouses and beer cafes, ADE employs some really unique venues for its city-based electronic music gathering. As far as music festivals go, Ams...

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