TransindusIndia - Who are we ?
India is a big country, about the size of Europe, and as diverse if not more. Knowing it well is difficult even for resident Indians, and operating a tour covering several states well is a challenge in itself, given the multiplicity of languages and local mores. We are collectively a bunch of people who have grown up in India, travelling and shifting residence very often in our childhood and often in our adulthood too, and staying in different parts of the country – more due to circumstances than out of choice, but in the process picked up nuances of the diverse culture of this subcontinent and now have a good sense of what ticks where. Being in this trade for over twenty years as a company helps, being passionate about our destination also helps.
The love of travel has brought us together. Our objective as a company is very simple – each and every client we look after should be very happy at the end of her or his tour and, hopefully, feel that this was their best holiday ever. We do not ask for more.
Our clients come from all walks of life, our job is to look after them such that they feel welcomed, safe and cared for.
Our drivers and transport are tried and tested, the resort owners know us personally, and our guides are hand-picked.
The result is a flawless holiday, impeccably executed, with a smile.
HH Maharaja of Jodhpur hosting a tea reception for Harji and agents on our fam trip
Our Team
Harji Singh
Founder and CEO
Harji had an itinerant background as an army child and lived in different parts of India, picking up local cultural nuances as well as languages as diverse as Bengali, Malayalam, HIndi, Punjabi and Nepali. On growing up he worked in Kerala first as a space scientist and then as a senior civil servant where he played a key role in putting Kerala on the world tourism map. He headed the State’s investment corporation that assisted many of the now well-known tourist resorts in being set up. He later started his own travel company in London that won several awards including a Silver at the British Travel Awards. His Destination Management Company, Trans Indus India, has been handling clients from all over the world successfully for over two decades now with the simple objective of delivering a flawless, quality service at reasonable rates. He speaks regularly at the Destinations Travel Show London as an expert on India. Harji has an Aerospace engineering degree from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from the London Business School.
Capt Padam Singh
A former Cavalry Officer, and a scion of the Royal family of Sheikhupura with extensive contacts among the royal families in Rajasthan, Paddy grew up in Shimla and worked in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal and Mizoram in uniform, followed by stints as a correspondent for The Indian Express, an adventure expert for Mountain Travels, the Tourism Officer for Himachal and a Director for Distant Frontiers before starting his own trekking outfit, Paddy's Treks and Tours, based in Manali. Now an experienced member of our team Paddy continues to travel extensively with our groups in the mountains as well as cultural tours from Portugal, Brazil, Holland and Australia.
Pammi Sagar
Our experienced Director in charge of the Delhi unit, Pammi Sagar has travel coursing in her veins. The daughter of an army officer, and the spouse of an officer of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, she is our go to person for any place well above the mean-sea-level. Her childhood was spent in J & K and Sikkim, apart from Kolkata and Lucknow, and her adulthood in Kinnaur in Himachal, Ranikhet and Mirthi in Uttrakhand, and Leh in Ladakh. A keen music enthusiast, she has recently discovered her love for painting. One destination high on her bucket-list is Burma.
Shivjit Bagga
Shivjit has been with Harji for over fifteen years now. He also had an itinerant childhood as an army child, and was brought up in Kashmir, Panjab and the Northeast. He has travelled extensively in India, from Kashmir to Andamans and Gujarat to Mizoram, as well as most other destinations in Asia, and done several treks in the Himachal region. He brings along an irreplaceable store of knowledge and experience to the team. Based in London, he is your go-to man should you need urgent information that cannot wait for the time zone difference with India.
Nicole Grossmann
A post-graduate in Tourism from the University of Westminster, Nicole has more than eighteen years of experience in the travel trade, including as a Director of Motion Europe, a London based inbound tour operator. She is passionate about India and over the years has travelled extensively there covering Rajasthan, Kerala, Amritsar and Himachal. Born and brought up in Berlin, Nicole is an unabashed perfectionist; her speciality lies in ensuring all arrangements for her clients are seamless and without fault. She has lived briefly in South East Asia and spends her time between Berlin and London.
Dishant Jaswal
Brought up in the foothills of the Himalaya, Dishant has the inherent hospitality of hill folk. He is a seasoned travel professional having had several years of experience having last worked in product development and marketing in TWX. He has travelled extensively in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and his native Himachal Pradesh.
Shibani Vig
Meet Shibani at any point in time, and chances are that she's planning her own itinerary to another dream destination! Shibani has traversed the country on her own - and it was on one such sojourn through Arunachal Pradesh that she understood the need for a platform to help Women experience India safely and in comfort. She has extensive experience of designing and leading Women-only groups to enable women all over the world to experience the real India.
Rashmeet Malhotra
A former Guest Relations Executive with the Hyatt Hotels, Rashmeet takes care of our guest relations and manages our communication worldwide with multi-lingual requirements. Her quest for big challenges led her to the European Markets where she was part of the Customer Loyalty & Engagement sector for over 5 years. Her last role was with Berlitz, as Language Centre Director, where she had complete ownership of the business. Having travelled widely and lived in England for part of her life, Rashmeet understands the pulse of the European traveller. A trainer at heart, with the desire to cross all t’s and dot all i’s her motto in life is still to ‘live and let live’.
Lopamudra
Lopamudra (Lupin) Chatterjee originally hails from Kolkata and trained in Hindustani classical music under the tutelage of Pt. Usha Ranjan Mukherjee (a prominent disciple of Ustad Amir Khan of Indore Gharana). She is an electrical engineer by training but after a few years in the industry she decided to focus on teaching Hindustani classical music to children and spread the practice of vocal music to the younger generation in the US. She has been actively involved in the Indian community in Southern California and has organized many cultural events and music concerts by hosting renowned visiting artists from India. She supports myriad art and cultural organizations in California with India connections.
Deepti Yogi
An army child with travel part of her growing up, Deepti is our health and wellness specialist. A firm believer in the power of one’s own mind over body, Deepti enjoys practicing Transcendental meditation and Yoga. Other than taking care of our wellness programmes Deepti runs her own successful recruitment company, Euforbia, an entrepreneurial venture set up five years ago. She is passionate about Environment conservation and Child abuse prevention.
Polson M.P.
Polson, our man in Kerala, seen here next to his house in Elenthikara on the banks of the Periyar. A member of Harji’s team for well over a dozen years now, Polson has travelled extensively in the South, apart from Rajasthan. A keen church-goer, like many in Kerala, he has organised several trips for church-goers to visit the sites of North India, a good 2000 miles away.
Vinita Nambiar
The Oxford educated Vinita is in-charge of our operations in South India and Sri Lanka, and divides her time between Bengaluru and Kochi, unless she is ensconced in her private cottage in scenic Coonoor. After post graduate studies at Oxford in Sociology, as a Rhodes Scholar, Vinita set up and ran a successful placement company at Bengaluru catering to the then nascent IT sector. She then turned to running an NGO focused on gender issues called VOICES and ran it for several years. She now lives mostly in Kochi and spends her time between running the ANAHA Trust that invests in social entrepreneurship projects, community work, reading, and travel, besides looking after our interests in the South. She is a cook par excellence, and delights in hosting friends at her beautiful apartment, overlooking the backwaters of Kochi.
Credits - Icons
'Travel' on Homepage and Services by Komkrit Noenpoempisut from the Noun Project
'Group' on Homepage and Services by Gregor Cresnar from the Noun Project
'Women' on Homepage and Services by Umer Younas from the Noun Project
'School' on Homepage and Services by Valeriy from the Noun Project
'Family' on Homepage and Services by Alina Oleynik from the Noun Project
Client images by Dr U'Prichard & Prof John Wilkinson