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Mohit Manocha (Travelling Desi) Biography: Age, Career, Family andMore

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth16 August 1986

Age34 Years (as of 2020)

BirthplaceFaridabad, India

ProfessionVlogger

NationalityIndian

Marital statusDivorced

FamilyFather - Anil Kumar Manocha (deceased); Mother - retired school teacher; Brother - Sunny Manocha; Sister-in-law - Cherry Manocha

Mohit Manocha (Travelling Desi) Biography

Mohit Manocha, known online as Travelling Desi, is an Indian-born travel vlogger and IT entrepreneur. Born in Faridabad, he built a successful YouTube 채nnb

Early life and background

Mohit Manocha was born on 16 August 1986 in Faridabad, India. Raised in a family with an employed mother who worked as a school teacher and a father who practiced law, Mohit attended a government school in Faridabad. His family later included a brother, Sunny Manocha, and a sister-in-law, Cherry Manocha. His father, Anil Kumar Manocha, died of cancer.

Career

After finishing his studies Mohit began working in his uncle’s software company in a sales role. His performance there led to a promotion to business partner as the company initially grew under their leadership. When that business later declined and was closed, Mohit shifted direction and invested in travel, using savings from his earlier entrepreneurial work to support his journeys.

Mohit launched his YouTube channel, Travelling Desi, on 17 January 2018. He focuses on budget travel content and quickly built an audience, reaching one million subscribers within two years of starting the channel. Alongside vlogging, Mohit continues to pursue work in the software industry: he is expanding software projects in Canada while also maintaining smaller projects in India.

Public profile

Travelling Desi presents Mohit as a travel-focused creator who documents budget-conscious trips across many countries. He has travelled extensively, visiting the United States, Canada and more than twenty countries in Europe. He currently resides in Ottawa, Canada, where he lives with his mother, brother and sister-in-law.

Mohit is also known for interests beyond travel. He has taken lessons toward learning to fly an airplane and lists hobbies that include eating and travelling. His on-screen persona and channel nickname, Td, are part of his public identity. On personal matters, his profile has mentioned a past marriage that ended in divorce and a relationship with Sandra Beauchamp.

Personal details and preferences

Mohit stands around 173 cm (5 ft 7 in) and his weight is listed at approximately 65 kg (140 lbs). He has brown eyes and black hair. Mohit identifies as Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism. His food preferences include non-vegetarian dishes, with Punjabi and Thai cuisine among his favorites. He has named Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone as preferred actors.

Latest updates

Mohit continues to grow his Travelling Desi channel and to balance content creation with entrepreneurial efforts in software. He lives in Ottawa and remains active in travel, creating budget travel videos while developing business projects in Canada and India.

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Recent Work

Travelling Desi YouTube Channel

Budget travel videos and vlogs; channel launched on 17 January 2018 and reached one million subscribers within two years.

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Career Highlights

  1. Launched the Travelling Desi YouTube channel in January 2018
  2. Reached one million YouTube subscribers within two years
  3. Transitioned from working in a family software business to founding travel content and expanding software projects in Canada
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