Meher Manda, Author at Sherpa Land

A Guide To Attending Ultra Music Festival Miami From India On A Budget

January 28, 2016

The Sherp is back, helping you budget a plan to head to a music festival you love all the way from India. And this time it's for Ultra Music Festival Miami. Given the overwhelming response we received for o...

The Most Exciting Music Festival Lineups Of 2016

Meher Manda

January 27, 2016

FS Features, Music

True to their nature, some of the year's biggest music festivals have graciously dropped their lineups, and The Sherp cannot help but drool over the best ones. Universally popular music festivals - yes, the...

Rio Carnival : The World’s Best Party Is An Example Of Cultural Ingenuity

Meher Manda

January 26, 2016

Culture, FS Features

Every year before lent, Brazil erupts in extravagant colour and sound as the Rio Carnival is celebrated. But is there more to the festival than the much circulated image of the gorgeous Brazilian woman, in ...

10 Things Nariyal Paani 2016 Got Absolutely Right

Meher Manda

January 26, 2016

FS Features, Reviews

The Sherp spent the weekend camping amidst eclectic music at Nariyal Paani and came back with one helluva experience. We've been craving for a beach festival that caters to our indie spirit for long, and we ...

18 Festivals That Have Helped Put India On The Global Map

Meher Manda

January 25, 2016

FS Features

As India celebrates its 67th Republic Day, The Sherp takes a look at all those Indian festivals that have helped further the country's culture to the global map! Our country's culture is so ingeniously diver...

The Sherp Interviews St+art India’s Curator Giulia Ambrogi

Meher Manda

January 22, 2016

FS Features, FS Interviews

The Sherp sat down for a conversation with expert urban art curator Giulia Ambrogi - responsible for bringing together diverse art forms for the St+Art India Festival. The St+Art India festival is nothing sh...

The Wakakusa Yamayaki Festival : The Literal ‘Fire In The Mountain’

Meher Manda

January 22, 2016

FS Features

Japan never ceases to amaze us with its festivals and The Wakakusa Yamayaki, which burns down a mountain for visual spectacle, is one such celebration. Every winter, during the cold month of January, the Wak...

The Sherp’s Guide To Attending A Psytrance Festival In India On Budget

Meher Manda

January 21, 2016

FS Features

India's major psytrance festivals will be taking shape in its Northern valleys. So we're here to help you plan the definite psytrance vacation! Summer might be a scorching season for many Indians, but not so...

This Is How Much It Will Cost You To Attend Coachella From India On A Budget

Meher Manda

January 21, 2016

FS Features

How often have you thought about what attending Coachella would be like? Too many to count, right? Well, what we can count is the amount of money that will take you there, and The Sherp has you covered. Whe...

The First Images From St+Art Delhi 2016 Show The City’s Wonderful Artistic Side

Meher Manda

January 20, 2016

FS Features

The St+art Delhi Festival is back for a fresh 2016 edition, and with it comes diverse and creative forms of public art waiting to be witnessed. The St+art India Festival has played a major role in revolutionis...

These 7 Music Festivals Prove Israel To Be An Unlikely Festival Destination

Meher Manda

January 19, 2016

FS Features, Music

The culturally blessed country of Israel does play host to some phenomenally diverse music festivals. The Sherp dissects. When one thinks of Israel, one often thinks of its religious and cultural significa...

Was The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival The Worst Music Festival In History?

Meher Manda

January 18, 2016

Culture, FS Features, Music

The whimsically named festival, organised way back in 1972, was such a disaster that festival pundits still refer to it as the worst music festival ever. Bad music festivals are aplenty. In fact, even iconic...

Author Meher Manda

festival_sherpa