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Way Back Home (travelogue)

independently produced Indian Travelogue series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ24938102
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Way Back Home is an Indian travelogue series by filmmaker Rohan Thakur, produced by Asad Abid from Shoelace Films, a subsidiary of Gut and Flow Media Pvt.Ltd.

In the first season, entitled Way Back Home: A Himalayan Travelogue, Thakur travels the seven valleys of the Lower Himalayan Ranges. In the second season, Chapter II: Away from Home, Discovering The Andaman Islands, he was joined by coral reef researcher Nayantara Jain to explore the Andaman Islands.

Way Back Home | A Himalayan Travelogue

In the first season, entitled Way Back Home: A Himalayan Travelogue, Thakur travels the seven valleys of the Lower Himalayan Ranges. The first season was co-directed by Thakur and Bharati Bahrani, and produced by Asad Abid, with Thakur also composing the background score and original music. The series was licensed to MTV Indies between 2014 and 2015, and relaunched on TheVibe Studios founded by Asad Abid. The series went on to be syndicated to 5 major territories worldwide including china and Asia Pacific regions under Discovery Networks.

Episodes

Episode 1: Kullu and Manali - Thakur travels from Delhi to Manali, to find his hometown covered in a blanket of snow. He explores the narrow alleyways of the bazaar eating thukpa and momos, ending up on the streets of Old Manali. He discovers the process of "tandoor" making and bathes in hot Sulphur springs.

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