a month in india 🦚 exploring mumbai, bangalore, goa, agra, jaipur and delhi

[@abilinc]

Props to Shreya for being a good travelling partner and her family for hosting you guys! ❤

[@thebigcj]

Such a cool idea to have photo snippets of young and adult Nayna through the vlog 📷

[@sarakathrada253]

I’m half gujurati, and I found this video so beautiful and relatable. Especially how as a mixed person you’re never truly at home in one place. This vid made me nostalgic for places I’ve only ever seen in my dads childhood photos, so ty for that

[@janetl7123]

Thank you for your insight about not feeling you belong anywhere, Nayna. I can really relate to that sentiment even if I'm not mixed race. I was born and raised in Europe as a daughter of Chinese immigrants and speak some of the dialect, but whenever I go back to China I don't really feel I fit in. I always imagine that I would fit in bettet if I spoke Mandarine but maybe that's an illusion... I really appreciate your authenticity, instead of romanticizing everything!

[@saumya6166]

I am currently in India for an internship and you visited pretty much all the places I visited!! I am originally from India, but as a third culture kid in the us, it was a continuous identity crisis because I was too brown to be American and too “whitewashed” to be Indian and I don’t feel completely accepted in either country. So, I can kind of understand your perspective being mixed race 🫶🏽 Finally, I just wanted to say that not all mixed race people are willing to experience and connect with their roots, so I am so proud of you for taking that step ❤️ love your videos as always

[@nyawile]

im recovering from an eating disorder and i kind of lost a sense for seeing how beautiful the word is. thanks for taking me on this journey! eventhough you dont have to do anything with an eating disorder this is a reminder for me to push trough it and see that there is more then food and body's. x Nyawile

[@dikshar6221]

I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!

[@Juliejooon]

i completly relate to your mix kid emotions of not having a place to fully fit it. I try to look at it as it is beautiful to be multiple 'peoples' in one 😊❤

[@zaras9486]

love this editing style and such a great insight to a part of india!

[@yanwalau1651]

love this vlog, very natural and relaxing, can see the effort nayna put in this video, love the music !!

[@samaherahmedhamed1985]

You know it's going to be a good day when nayna posts🥰

[@Elena-pq8yp]

This video is truly a masterpiece 🥹 brought back memories from a trip I did with my parents in 2011 (can’t believe it’s been >10yrs!!) around Rajasthan - makes me want to explore more of India

[@Kalki0025]

Here are some must-visit places in India: 1.Lakshadweep Islands Bangaram Beach Kavaratti Beach Minicoy Beach 2.Karnataka Hampi 3.Andaman and Nicobar Islands Radhanagar Beach Elephant Beach Kalapathar Beach Laxmanpur Beach Sitapur Beach 5.Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Phugtal Monastery Khardung-la Pass Tso Moriri Lake Thiksey Monastery Nubra Valley Umling La Pass Magnetic Hill Chadar Trek, Kargil Sand Dunes Leisure Park Turtuk 6.Himachal Pradesh Parvati Valley Kangra Valley Spiti Valley Tirthan Valley Malana Kufri Kasol Bir Billing Kaza, Khajjiar Kalpa Bir Billing Jibhi Dalhousie Dev Roopa Trek Kyelang Beas Kund 7.Uttarakhand Valley of Flowers Auli Devprayag Haridwar Kedarnath Badrinath Chopta Nelong Valley 8.Meghalaya Living root bridges NohKaLikai Falls Wari Chora Phi Phi Fall Mawlynnong (cleanest village in Asia) Nongjrong Krem Chympe. 9.Sikkim Gurudongmar Lake Gangtok Yumthang Valley Lachen Lachung Pelling Yume Samdong Tsomgo Lake 10.Arunachal Pradesh Ziro Valley Tawang Sela Pass Bhalukpong Roing Tezu Sangti Valley Bumla Pass Dirang Changlang 11.Jammu and Kashmir Aru Valley Sonamarg Srinagar Gulmarg Patnitop Gangabal Lake Trek Betaab Valley Budgam Kupwara Gurez Valley Baisaran Valley 12.kerala Alleppey Munnar Wayanad Vagamon Thekkady Gavi Kavayi Island Ilaveezha Poonchira Athirappilly Waterfalls Munroe Island Kuttanad Thenmala Aymanam Village Ranipuram Kumarakom Silent Valley

[@LS-lo8ks]

This was beautifully done, thank you for sharing Nayna!

[@0kur123]

HANDS DOWN. one of my fav vlogs to eXIST🤍

[@ruth1527]

This is so magical to watch the editing is so good

[@elenarowe3642]

Love this video! I especially liked how you added in pics of when you were younger and went to India with your family! Also I totally can identify with not feeling you feel as if you fit into one place bc of your background

[@vanillacreamsoda1]

nayna, thank you so much for sharing this! I am also mixed race and have been so eager to go to India to explore that part of my heritage. I graduated from college in 2020 and was supposed to go teach abroad there, but of course that was canceled. I've been thinking about making a trip there since, and your vlog made me feel like I was there with you all. thanks for taking us through so many regions of such a beautiful and diverse country, I loved experiencing it through your eyes!!

[@Hannah-us2cu]

that opening shot is GORGEOUSS

[@libbbi]

i loved the voiceovers!! such a wellmade vlog wow

[@Alice-kw3yp]

This whole video - oh my goodness so beautiful ! It makes me really want to travel to India. I hope you weren’t too poorly in Goa and it didn’t spoil your holiday too much

[@averygardner1763]

the editing in this video >>>

[@aliceeteve1571]

Beautiful video! You have such an eye, all your shots are gorgeous!

[@tajashania]

This was beautiful!! I’m named after the Taj Mahal so I’m keen to visit India one day

[@felicity9128]

I LOVE getting the notification of you posting a new video! makes my day!

[@Sofia_el_t]

What a lovely video! I especially liked the photos from your childhood trip 🫶🏻

[@evaklent8958]

so happy to see you come a full circle🤍 i remember your mentions of wanting to visit India all throughout uni!

[@Kenzaawmh]

I relate SO MUCH to what you said about not fully belonging anywhere as a mixed race kid!! It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot in the last few years and it’s been making me think about my identity a whole lot!

[@Shaunashares]

Looks like you had a great time in 🇮🇳 - so cool how you took a picture in the exact same spot you did as a child! ✨️

[@danihddez]

This video is a gift for the Nayna of the future.

[@autievhall]

You and Shreya are so beautiful. Those pictures are stunning!!

[@murkilablake7303]

I think the key is not trying to 'fit in' and staying in your power. There are groups who are going to come off with a we do not accept you vibe. However, I never asked for your acceptance. Therefore, whether you like it or not I am here. I am you and you are me. You are not placing the power of 'where you belong' in anyone else's hands, but your own. I am raising a daughter who is of mixed heritage through both parents. And the way I've mentioned above is exactly how I intend to do it. Im not oblivious to issues she may feel as she gets older, but I will be encouraging her 100% to stand in her power. Her heritage is a huge part of her and how she lives it, determines it, embraces it are solely in her power. Nobody can take that away from her ❤ I am glad you got to see a country that is part of you as you've gotten older. And my feelings on the above are in no way to diminish your thoughts and feelings. But rather food for thought ❤

[@naynaflorence]

this is really interesting! i don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to feel belonging though! in a way i think i do want acceptance from others (the world is lonely enough as it is!), and while self-acceptance is most important i don't feel bad for desiring acceptance from others in that way. think it's important to acknowledge these feelings are valid

[@murkilablake7303]

@naynaflorence of course sweetheart! That's why I wanted to make it clear that my opinion is not to diminish your feelings at all. They are completely valid. I think myself personally that's how i navigate through it. And not just terms of race and culture. In terms of being of being a woman and in terms of being my authentic self. One of my favourite quotes by maya angelou is ' I belong everywhere...no place at all' :) There are so many elements to us all and we can embrace those as much as we desire You're an amazing woman and you'll find your place and peace with it all ❤️

[@gaurangisinha4190]

Hey Nayna, I hope you enjoyed your trip to India.❤ You should visit Udaipur and Jodhpur next time. These are beautiful cities.❤

[@naynaflorence]

ah i will defo make a note of them i would love to visit!!

[@lovexanisa]

I didn’t realize you were Indian! I love this vlog so much. and yes, being mixed race (and sometimes even just a lighter skin tone in POC communities) can be exhausting when searching for community and belonging. some people only see you as this, some people only see you as that. “Too white for the Black girls and too Black for the white girls” is how I felt growing up in America until college.

[@robinb4143]

Such a beautiful video. Love your editing 🌻🧡🌞🫶🏻

[@riawhy_]

one of my fav vlogs!!! 💖💖💖

[@nataliapap146]

this is sooo beautifully shot! makes me want to visit right now ❤❤

[@marccolomayt82094]

Love your India lifestyle vlog! ❤

[@rinikatrini]

I loved the editing!! ❤️

[@mochiandco.]

India is one of my all time dream destinations!!!! 🤍

[@beastockport1010]

Such a beautifully filmed and edited vlog xx

[@Luvluna19]

I’m also half Indian and half English (ethnicity- nepali ) , but born and brought up in India it was so cool to find your vlog almost like fate ✨

[@lorfmorf]

a true EPISODE 🤩 beautiful storytelling

[@livi-faye]

this video is so atmospheric, it was so cool to watch!

[@maryseptihet]

so excited for this!!! 🫶🏼✨

[@momoadazai939]

What a mesmerizing vlog!

[@magali7468]

this is sooo beautiful!

[@malenegm]

this vlog was goorgeous !! loved it

[@shimshary]

I've been india.. I miss india😢 Thank you for sharing the video

[@fireflies8841]

A beautiful snippet of India; i very much liked it, thanks Nayna.

[@nidhimistry5273]

my fam is from Gujarat too! so nice to learn that you are as well!!

[@withirsa]

nayna it looks so aesthetically pleasing and makes me want to join you in your next trip. love ever bit of it.

[@lorenavibes]

The editing was so good ✨️✨️

[@annikaa.3854]

This was sooooo cool!!

[@honouraf]

This is a beautiful video! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I hope to visit India someday!

[@alexandra-nd6kc]

Those are some STUNNING fabrics ❤😯

[@anushkasarkar2713]

OMG WAS WAITING FOR SOOOO LONG FOR THIS NOTIFICATION!!❤💞

[@emilyjade7708]

I would imagine the The God of Small Things is such a perfect book to read on a trip to India 😍😍 it’s one of my favourite books of all time Nayna!

[@simran6382]

Why did you like the book

[@simran6382]

The ending just throws me off

[@fae_mj]

Caught a glimpse of "The God of Small Things" at 11:53 and I just had to comment how much I love that book!

[@mollybrown6461]

this is such a beautifully made video!

[@geethikarenu5]

Hey @naynaflorence can you share the Airbnb stay details of where you stayed in Mysuru/Bengaluru? Also, where did you buy the cute steel water flask with a print on it, at 7:13 on this vlog?

[@rohitramdas3029]

Love this vlog Nayna!! So cool, i hope i have the chance to visit also india!!

[@daisy_haniii]

I was Excited for this!!😍 Loved the BGM too. I always thought you were Indian and you are!❤

[@ruebennomura9143]

Great exploring Mumbai and have fun in India

[@Hajjatiti_]

Hey Nayna! For some reason, this video is available in your playlists but not on your main page 😅

[@liora045]

nayna this video is so so beautiful 🥹

[@valkiria231]

such a beautiful vlog

[@akshitakapoor63]

So much excited for this video !! Also love from india [GUJARAT]🫶🏼 🇮🇳even i was gone to agra few days ago ✨

[@sal6105]

ee i loved seeing mumbai from your lens!!

[@sal6105]

this video is also making me look forward to jaipur next month AAA

[@isoobelly]

Naynaaaaa, I hope ur enjoying ur travels

[@srushtisheth6631]

So glad you didn't show India as Slumdog Millionaire movie... It has so much more to offer than just poor kids roaming around the streets. Also Welcome to India.❤

[@tarab2968]

My God, the Agra bits 😍 so jealous x

[@divyareddy896]

hey nayna! loved the video and how you edited it. I would like to know the camera you used to take pictures.

[@naynaflorence]

hi! thank you so much

[@vekholunienu]

Hey, Nayna where did you guys stay in Agra? Is 21:11 your accommodation or a park?

[@eleanortaylor3494]

Did you feel comfortable wearing strappy tops and dresses? Wanting to know what to pack when I go in January:))

[@kartikeyasinha7793]

If you visit Rich neighborhoods like South Delhi or Gurgaon or South Bombay or Bangalore people won't care because they too dress in short, western clothes. Outside of these places you might be slut shamed or filmed or stared at by creeps or harrassed. Speaking as someone who lives in a posh locality

[@ayushsrivastava8793]

I came last year to Edinburgh for my master’s. Having spent last 9 years in Jaipur I never realized I would miss that place so much after seeing your video. Made me weepy. 😢 but cool vlog.

[@abigailmariamdavid1445]

Hi Nayna! Could you please name the bridal shop you visited at 4:30 (time stamp).

[@aniconicbookclub]

Love your vlogs. I'm watching from India ❤

[@sharmishtharawat9054]

Oh wow hiii Hope you had an amazing time ❤

[@hansanaik3835]

Nice video Nayna! On your next visit to India you should go to the tourist destination - Coorg. It is hilly and beautiful like Shimla. There are lots of coffee plantations and the culture is slightly different from the rest of India. The British called it the Scotland of India. Like the Scots, people of Coorg too stress upon their clan lineage. Their surnames indicate their clan, and inter-clan marriage is forbidden. Another distinguishing characteristic of this community is the high status given to women.

[@withirsa]

faav part has to pool all day reading or taj mahal actually rikshaw driver palying songomg

[@auser1234]

Beautiful vlog

[@justferhere]

Hey Nayna! Did you go to lotus the Baha’i temple?

[@taekyunglee3924]

this is such a beautifully filmed and edited video Nayna! I heard on your podcast that you put so much effort and you are so proud of this video - genuinely understand why! Hope you enjoyed your time in India and wishing you the best of luck for your new start❣

[@bhawanaxtteri6738]

Next nepal. Please once visit to nepal you will love it ❤

[@ezrakamil9162]

this made me wanna go to india so so bad

[@seanbellfort2298]

👌☝️👌 Incredible and fabulous BENGALURU.

[@saverasavera3652]

I wanna visit mumbai so bad

[@itsmadelayn]

what film cam do u useee?

[@mrs_becalm]

Hi. I always enjoy your videos. I am from Brazil, and I think the only place you or any other mixed person would few at home is here. So, there is a country at least for the looks. When you talk people will noticed, but probably be even more open and receptive. We do have a lot of problems, but this, at least where I live, (Cabo Frio) It is like that. ^^ Come visit haha

[@user-su1vs2kc7x]

amei ❤

[@aagnalizbethprince2976]

next time come to kerala too😄❤

[@Cicek607._]

Which camera she is use? 💗

[@Andreiando8126]

Beautifully said as always Nayna. Found you through your Black Lives Matter video and I'm still here to this day. You are truly wise, thank you for being you :)

[@A777K]

You were in bengaluru? Nayna you should have come home, I'd loved to have you over. Hope you liked namma bengaluru

[@shaistaali9802]

Even being born in the UK to Pakistani parents don't fit in anywhere. It's like ur not accepted anywhere. Happy that u got to experience this trip as it was something that you had always spoken about. My only issue with these countries is the stray animals. Breaks my heart and I just can't visit them cause I won't be able to stop thinking about what I saw. I could be wrong but u don't seem as happy as I thought u would be being in India but will hear ur podcast to hear more indepth stuff

[@anugyashrivastava1066]

it was a beautiful video. i would suggest you looking a little into sanatan dharm like in hinduism, you will find extremely beautiful temples all over india... wherever you wish to go really and nothing religious really matters so no force ofcourse but you can indeed explore the beauty and experience the energy! like you can visit banaras/ varanasi in uttar pradesh or any of the 4 dhams...so on.

[@nalinasahayaraj7761]

It feels so weird to see you walking down church street and mg road xD

[@calsrestarea]

I'm part Indian, my great grandad's from the north and great grandma south. I've always dreamt of going to India but with the increasing Islamophobia I'm just so scared to go and not to mention I have a very Muslim last name...

[@keysersoze3522]

Please don't say Islamophobia in India without knowing Islam and its history in India. The Islamic conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. Most of Islam came to northern India through conquest, starting with the conquest of Sindh and Multan by the Umayyad caliphate in 712 AD. It was one of the most destructive conquests, causing the destruction of many Hindu kingdoms, temples, and culture. Then, another Islamic empire conquered India known as the Delhi Sultanate, and it was even more brutal. The Muslim commanders of the Delhi Sultanate regularly raided Hindu kingdoms, plundering their treasuries, looting Hindu temples, and causing damage to them. They didn't consider Hindus equal or even human, imposing the Jizya tax on them and subjecting them to a list of restrictions in the kingdom. Some Hindu men became slaves, and Hindu women became sex slaves of Muslim commanders. This is exactly what Europe did to Native Americans and Africans. If Native Americans and Black people talk about these atrocities committed by Europeans, you call it Europhobia. Then why can't Hindus talk about these atrocities done by Muslim invaders? How does that become Islamophobia? The arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago dramatically transformed Hindu culture. Hindus were massacred in large numbers. The natural barrier to the Indian subcontinent, the Hindu Kush mountains, is said to mean the slaughter of Hindus. Several Hindus were killed, temples were looted, and mosques were built on those sites. The Roma people are those who escaped Islamic brutality in India. There was brutality and conflict, and the worst part of the affair is that the slaughterers are now Muslim heroes like Aurangzeb, like bin Kasim, etc. India and Hinduism have given shelter and respect to almost every religion and faith in the world. Even Zoroastrians survived and flourished here after fleeing Iran, which was under Islamic attack. Now, the Zoroastrian religion can only be found in India; in Iran, they were wiped out. They are now one of the wealthiest communities in India. Jews fleeing persecution from Israel found safety in India. India was the only place where Jews were never persecuted. It is the brutal regimes of these barbarians that left deep scars on India. Instead of being ashamed of these looters, rapists, and barbarians, the Muslim community is proud of them and considers them heroes. "The land of Taxila, one of the greatest learning centers of ancient times, is now host to the Ivy League of terrorism." This is enough to tell that the Islamic invasion has turned Taxila into a terrorist hotspot. Nalanda, the oldest university, was burnt by one of the mad Islamic rulers. Not only in India, but everywhere they have wiped out entire cultures, civilizations, and heritage. Before Islam, Babylon, Persia, etc., had seen a glorious past, and civilization was at its peak. But this glorious past vanished under Islamic rule. Since the inception of Islam, the entire Middle East to Pakistan has lost its glory and has been destroyed badly. The whole region is least democratic. Now, they are not living peacefully, nor are they allowing others to live peacefully. India was under colonial rule by the British and Islamic rulers for the last 1000 years. After independence, India thought Muslims and Hindus could coexist in a secular nation, but what Indian Muslims did was carve out their own country from India, creating an Islamic state called Pakistan with Sharia laws. Despite these conquests and the partition of India, it has become a secular country. We have had four Muslim presidents, one Sikh prime minister, and one president from an indigenous tribal background. In the 75 years of independence, we have had two women presidents and one woman prime minister. Can the 247-year-old USA say the same or any Muslim-majority nation? Many Bollywood actors are Muslim, and many of our Supreme Court judges and billionaires are also Muslim. Yes, now we have a right-wing majority government. Do you know how it came to power? It was because of the regular Islamic terrorist attacks in India. After losing many people to these attacks, the majority of Hindus became right-wing supporters. That's why the right-wing BJP government came to power. We never conquered the Middle East or participated in oil wars. Still, ISIS, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda are killing and bombing Indian cities. Do you ever see any Hindu terrorist group bombing or killing people in Muslim countries or in Western countries? Do you know that Kashmiri Pandits, the original inhabitants of Kashmir, were killed, raped, and exiled from Kashmir by Muslims? More than 1.5 million Kashmiri Hindus were exiled and killed by Islamists in 1990. How many Islamic terrorist attacks have happened in India? For example: 1993 Bombay bombing killed 350 people 1998 Coimbatore bombings killed 70 people 2001 Indian Parliament attack by Islamist groups August 2003 Mumbai bombings killed 66 people 2005 Delhi bombings killed 80 people 2006 Mumbai train bombings killed 300 people 2008 Jaipur bombings killed 80 people 2008 Assam bombings killed 85 people 2008 Mumbai attacks killed 180 people 2019 Pulwama attack killed 46 people All of these were carried out by right-wing Muslims. There are 100 more examples in the last 80 years. If the USA were in our position, there would be countless wars for this. How many Hindu holy sites in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh have they destroyed in the last 20 years? Has any Hindu ever destroyed any Muslim sites in the Middle East? India is not just like any other country; it is where Hinduism began, and only a few countries have Hinduism as the majority religion, similar to Saudi Arabia for Muslims, Israel for Jews, and the Vatican for Christians. It seems like Muslims have a set of countries that protect their ideology, but when Hindus try to do the same, they face anger. Hindus have one major country that is also secular, while there are around 30 Islamic countries.

[@naughtypotato5243]

@@keysersoze3522 rightly said, its heartbreaking to see people blame India without knowing its history. Forget history we still have anti nationals who support Pakistan, run conversion organisations, support and celebrate the murders of Hindus. Nobody sees Sar tan se Juda, Ghazwa e hind, and the threats to burn Hindus alive at the their temples. We are pelted stones on our festivals. Yet all the do is call us islamophobic. India even supported Pakistan against burning of Quran, what did Pakistan do in return? bomb the 150 y/o hindu temple.

[@naughtypotato5243]

nobody's going to attack u for having a muslim surname. 20 cr muslims r living here.

[@lbell9695]

Trust me the media exaggerates it. You won't be ostracised because of your religion - definitely not!

[@preranashekhawat7911]

Considering you have Indian roots , I was not expecting this generic BGM😢

[@naynaflorence]

sorry! i found it so hard to find copyright free music!

[@preranashekhawat7911]

@@naynaflorence ohh sorry didn’t realise that! Still a lovely video, loved that you kept it in tuned with your style. 🫶🏻

[@ginnyweasley6571]

It can be sooo hard to find non copyright music :(