Opening up to tourists another vista of Rajasthan history, a luxury train - Heritage on Wheels - is all set to hit the tracks through the relatively unexplored Bikaner-Shekhawati region.
Designed on the lines of the internationally famous Palace on Wheels, the train, which is set to be launched on February 17, will take the tourist into the kingly heritage site in Bikaner, Gajner, Nawalgarh, Mandawa and Ramgarh.
The train will offer the traveler the opportunity to seek the beautiful “havelis” in the Shekhawati region, which are known for their wall paintings, as well as visit the palaces in Bikaner and go on a safari in the Gajner and Tal Chhapar sanctuaries.

While children his age go ga-ga over Harry Potter films, 10-year-old Kishan S.S prefers to call the shots from behind the camera. The Bangalore boy, who has acted in several regional language films himself, is making his directorial debut with a feature film on street children, a feat that would make him one of the youngest professional film-makers in the world. “I was out on a drive with my father one day when I saw these street children,” he says. Kishan suggested making a film on the children, and his family supported the idea. “C/O Footpath” tells the story of a street urchin who gets to go to school and makes it big, his example meant to be an inspiration for millions of street children, says Kishan.