The silence of Sarkhej Roza
Some monuments are talkative. Full of motion, they pour out their emotions in endless chatter. The Western Group of Khajuraho […]
Gujarat, India, West
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 […]
India, Money Matters, Rajasthan, Travel Extras, West
Money Matters Jodhpur
Lying on the eastern border of the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is indeed incredibly blue. Spread at the base of the […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Romance of Jodhpur bazaar
That evening after a sublime sunset at Jaswant Thada, I had enough time on my hands to pay Sardar Market […]
East, India, West Bengal
Chandanagore panache
Chandanagore literally means the “city of the moon” or “fragrant sandalwood city”. To this very charming name add a generous […]
East, India, West Bengal
Digha compensation
Last monsoon, during my daughter’s school break, I made the bad move of giving her a hair cut against her […]
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
The beautiful ghost city of Fatehabad
Our second Agra morning is my most memorable one. I woke up early and witnessed the breathtaking sight of the […]
India, North, Uttar Pradesh
Red sandstone abandoned dream
The stupendous Buland Darwaza towered at 55 meters high and was built in 1576 to commemorate emperor Akbar’s victory in […]
Central, India, Madhya Pradesh
Escaping the Khajuraho riddle
I completed the rest of Khajuraho temples after a few days and took long evening walks around the colourful dusty […]
Central, India, Madhya Pradesh
Freedom of beauty and love at Khajuraho
“In the embrace of his beloved a man forgets the whole world, — everything both within and without; in the […]