Polama was born from a desire to travel differently to move mindfully, stay longer, and experience places beyond the checklist. It’s about digging deeper, connecting authentically, and allowing places and people to shape us as much as we shape the journey.

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At its heart, Polama is an invitation: to slow down, to experience more, and to travel with intention and curiosity. As Polama’s experiences began to unfold, they affirmed what I felt all along this is just the beginning of something meaningful.

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My name is Lavanya Swaminathan, I’ve always been a traveller at heart, making mental plans, scribbling itineraries, imagining bookings, and dreaming of distant places. To see that love for travel take shape in real life still feels a little surreal.

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Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to explore many corners of India cultural, spiritual, natural, artistic, and deeply personal. And yet, the feeling remains the same: there is always more to see, more to understand, more to feel. Beyond India, I’ve wandered through museums, caves, mountains, and castles across the world. Travel is where I feel most alive, most present, most in flow whether I’m on the road or quietly planning the next journey. That love has now evolved into something new: Polama.

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We are all on our own paths. And every now and then, a moment arrives a place, a time where our journeys intersect. Suddenly, the journey feels richer. Mine by yours, and yours by mine. Polama is that intersection. If this way of travelling speaks to you, I’d love for our paths to cross. Maybe you’ll join us on a beautiful, thoughtful journey someday.

I hope you do.

Come along… Polama? 💛