Sohini Sen has been an Assistant Editor with The Telegraph newspaper, and a Senior Manager and the Head of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd’s Technical Communication team in Kolkata. She chose to jump off the peak of her corporate career to become a full-time travel writer and photographer. Instead of chasing deadlines, she now gets chased by camera-shy yaks, makes friends with stray dogs, cats and other animals on her trek routes, and was once ceremoniously kissed by a dolphin. She has also had the unique experience of seeing three Rafflesia flowers – the largest flowers in the world with 30-inch diameters – in bloom. She loves the Himalayas and escapes to her cosy nook amo...