Romance of Jodhpur bazaar
That evening after a sublime sunset at Jaswant Thada, I had enough time on my hands to pay Sardar Market […]
India, Rajasthan, West
India, Rajasthan, West
Beautiful blue Jodhpur
I left for Jodhpur after relaxing at my Salawas homestay for one whole week. Those beautifully rustic days rejuvenated me completely […]
Central, India, Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior’s legend of Tansen
The power of Indian classical music is legendary and it’s complex beauty is unfathomable. Ragas which are melodic frameworks based […]
Central, India, Madhya Pradesh
Marble rocks and more
The beating heart of India, Madhya Pradesh or MP is my favourite state. Strewn with gorgeous ruins, deep jungles, thundering […]
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal
Kolkata’s Unsung Memoirs
Tall overgrown grass protect her from the harsh autumn sun and a gnarly old frangipani tree drops quiet blossoms on […]
East, India, West Bengal
Kalna’s baked royalty
Contrary to the rest of Kalna’s terracotta treasures, the Rajbari or Royal complex had been beautifully preserved and well maintained. […]
East, India, West Bengal
Terracotta Trails
It had been a spring morning when a friend and I had boarded a local train for Ambika Kalna. An […]
East, India, West Bengal
Bengal’s Forgotten Trails
My home state of West Bengal is mostly overlooked by travelers and it is not difficult to understand why. The […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
The beauty of death at Dhanushkodi
It had taken nearly 4 hours to reach Pamban Island from Madurai and apart from the 1st awkward half of […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
The broken bow of Pamban
Dhanushkodi literally means “the end of bow” and it is indeed the most tapering point of India. Sri Lanka lies […]