Varkala (Kerala), Oct. 19 -- There are exciting stories and hidden gems in every corner of India for travel writers to explore and narrate, said panellists at a session at the country's first travel literary festival Yaanam 2025 here. Citing the example of Kerala with its captivating landscape, they said there are immense depths for travel writers to delve and come out with glittering gems.

In a session titled 'Over the Mountain, Under the Sea', Sri Lankan author and travel writer Andrew Fidel Fernando said that there are stories in every corner of India, which he described as a brilliant destination. According to Fernando, who is also a noted cricket writer, India is an under-travelled country by people from other parts of the world. "Onc...