Colours in ChaosWestern Ghats · Green
Jodhpur · Indigo
A living collection of India
India,
in all its colours.
Stories from roadsides, kitchens, courtyards and hills. Small scenes that stay with you.
Begin exploring ↓Western Ghats, India
CC0 image: Nandana Sundharan / Wikimedia Commons
A different way to travel
There is no single story
of India.
Turmeric on a grandmother’s hands. A blue door in Jodhpur. A monsoon train window. A handwoven turban. A roadside meal that becomes the day’s best memory.
Colours in Chaos gathers these small scenes before they disappear. Come here to look longer, ask better questions, and leave with more than a photograph.
Built from a love of travel, photography
& the stories that make us feel at home.
& the stories that make us feel at home.
On the road, 2027 to 2029
Six journeys,
timed to the festivals.
Leaving Chandigarh on 13 February 2027.
Every loop begins and ends in Chandigarh, in a Thar Roxx with a medium-format camera. Each is filed under one of the six colours.
Find your way in
Explore India
by colour.
Each colour opens onto a place, a ritual, a craft, or a memory.
The first collection
Stories worth
staying for.
Four pieces to begin. More will arrive as people share the places they know by heart.
The blue hours
Read story ↗Kutch · Earth
Threads of Kutch:
colour as memory
Read story ↗Kolkata · Turmeric
A table set in
mustard oil
Food is a map. ↗Varanasi · Vermilion
A festival of light,
a thousand meanings
Coming soon ↗Sikkim · Green
A quiet morning
in the hills
Coming soon ↗Rajasthan · Saffron
Identity worn
with pride
Coming soon ↗Mumbai · Indigo
The last hand-painted
signboards
Coming soon ↗Chettinad · Earth
Homes that hold
a hundred stories
Coming soon ↗Amritsar · Turmeric
At the langar,
everyone is welcome
Coming soon ↗Madurai · Saffron
The morning market
in bloom
Coming soon ↗Meghalaya · Indigo
Listening to rain
in the clouds
Coming soon ↗India, not as a checklist
Travel has its own
manners.
Start by noticing.
Go gently. The people, landscapes and working lives around you are not there to decorate your trip.
01See beyond
See beyond
the itinerary
Make room for the unplanned detail, the local rhythm, the story that refuses to be rushed.
02Learn from
Learn from
local voices
Listen first. Give credit. Let people describe their own homes, histories, and traditions.
03Leave places
Leave places
better understood
Travel with care for the people, landscapes, and livelihoods that welcome us in.
Send us the
thing you noticed.
The archive is unfinished
It grows through
many eyes.
A photograph with a story behind it. A family habit. A food stall you return to. A maker, guide or landscape that deserves a proper introduction.
Share your story ↗Where this goes next
One thing at a time.
Done properly.
Now
Discover
Editorial stories, photography, colour-led exploration, and cultural appreciation.
On the road in 2027: the desert and Holi, the Himalaya, the goddess and the Ganga.
Next
Connect
Local recommendations, community stories, and thoughtful travel notes.
2028: the Deep South and the Simhastha, with readers choosing detours.
Then
Journey
Curated routes, local hosts, and responsible travel experiences.
2029: a first small-group journey on the Northeast route, with hosts met along the way.
Later
Exchange
Trusted local goods, services and experiences, shared with care.
Prints, a book, and work from the makers photographed, with their names and their share.
Stay close
Come travel
differently.
A note when there is something good to share: a fresh story, a useful route, or a voice worth hearing.
hello@coloursinchaos.comKeep in touch ↗
Sign-ups open in January 2027, before the first departure. A quiet note from us, now and then. No noise.