We all dream to travel and see the world around us but how many of us actually have the courage to leave our steady life, dependable job, and a secure lifestyle to follow it? The safety of a regular monthly income, and the reliability of a routine lifestyle are hard to give up. But not for Sankara Subramanian C, a professional travel blogger, dreamer, passionate photographer and the one with the give- it- all attitude to follow his dreams.
Sankara- The traveler from India
Having lived a successful corporate life for over 8 years with extensive experience in the field of sales and marketing of the IT industry, Sankara finally found the strength to give- it-all- up and pursue his dream to travel and see the world. Nurturing the dream of being a globe trotter from a very early age, Sankara finally realized it and left his stable career to travel.
In less than six years of realizing his dream and travelling the globe, Sankara today, owns one of the top travel blogs of India, has travelled many countries around the world, and has featured in prestigious publications such as National Geographic Traveler, The times of India,
TripAdvisor, and many more.
His Professional Expertise:
Travel Blogging, B2B Travel Consulting, Travel Counselling, Public Speaking, Digital Marketing, Travel Product Ideas, Travel Photography, Versatile Travel User, Travel in India, Blog Management, Content Management, User Experience.
His Blog- Beontheroad.com
Blog: http://www.beontheroad.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BEONTHEROAD/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sankaracs
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sankaracs/
Beontheroad.com is the medium that has allowed the world to see the exceptional journey of Sankara in his own words. He has immense love for photography and its evident in his brilliant photographs. His blogging style is simple and precise and comes straight from the heart. He considers his website a home for all his experiences, photographs, videos and thoughts, and cherishes every addition to it. Beontheroad.com talks about Travel Tips, Travel and Vegetarian Food, Travel and Fashion, Travel and Technology, Travel Gear, Travel and Finance, Travel and Visas, Travel in India, Experiential Travel Stories, Rich Global Travel Photos and more.
For a man who left everything for the love of travelling, beontheroad.com has transformed from just being a platform of expression to a source of his steady income.
His Achievements
Sankara is one of the top travel bloggers in India. His achievements are on both national and international level. The heights achieved by him is an inspiration to many who wish to realize their dreams but are stuck in the social barriers of life. Since establishing his blog beontheroad.com in August 2009, Sankara has been regarded as:
- One of the top and most popular travel bloggers in India
- One of the top travel influencers in India
- One of the top Indian travel bloggers to follow on Twitter
- One of the top Indian biking bloggers
- One of the top 100 Global Solo Men Travel Bloggers
- A Top Inspiring Global Travel Blogger
He has been Featured by top international and domestic travel and media brands including National Geographic Traveler India Magazine, Economic Times Newspaper, DNA Newspaper, Complete Well Being Magazine, Deccan Chronicle newspaper, The Tribune newspaper, Exhibitor Magazine, TripAdvisor.in and more. Sankara has worked with international and domestic tourism boards, hotel chains and travel outfits.
Sankara has represented India as part of a blog and social outreach program for Germany National Tourism Office and especially the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in South West Germany. He has also represented India as part of the Escapers15 Campaign in March 2015 for Tourism Queensland, Accor Hotels, Fly Scoot and Singapore Tourism Board. This social media campaign generated more than 60 million impressions on twitter and 29 million impressions on Instagram.
Sankara has represented India as part of Digital Marketing Campaigns for the tourism boards of Thailand (multiple times), Cambodia, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Malaysia. He has
been a keynote Speaker on Travel for Social Media Week International Conference.
He has been a travel Journalist for a 26 day road show featuring Tata Nano – the cheapest car in the world.
Sankara- the dreamer
Travelling the world is not the only thing Sankara dreams about, he wants to see the most of the world by the age of 45 and then settle down and set up 100% green hotel property in the Western Ghats of India.
For a man who gets fidgety if not able to travel, Sankara’s most trusted companions on a trip are his Canon 7D camera, his Nexus 5 phone, Gregory Baltoro 65 backpack, and wherever possible, his Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350 cc motorcycle. He can chat endlessly about travel and travel photography and if not travelling, usually spends time in lazing around and planning future travels at his home in Bangalore.
After having travelled for over 30 countries around the world and discovering the best of India through his eyes, Sankara’s thirst for travel and exploration has only grown. His blog has information about almost everything a traveler would require. Right from travel tips for efficient travelling to visa details, Sankara has beautifully expressed his experiences and thoughts for the benefit of his fans and followers.
The subtlety and candor of Sankara’s expression has won him fans all across the globe. In a world where people are not able to give up their careers for their passion, Sankara has transformed his passion into a flourishing profession.
We wish this free-spirited traveler all the very best for the future.