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The art of Marquetry of Granada in Spain

´´Give him alms, woman, for there is nothing sadder in life than being blind in Granada.´´– Francisco de Icaza. This […]

October 23, 2025

Granada is the epitome of Andalusia in my eyes. Everything about it captures the mysterious grandiose Moorish dream…those orange blossoms, […]

October 23, 2025

Do you want to explore and see as much of a new place as possible, but you don’t want to […]

October 23, 2025

I discovered Kalaripayattu in Kumily in Kerala. The small spice trading town, surrounded by tea gardens, seemed like the perfect […]

October 23, 2025

I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had […]

October 23, 2025

Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, […]

October 23, 2025

I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were […]

October 23, 2025

“Do you want to look at some stones? Just look. You don’t have to buy.” One hears this at nearly […]

October 23, 2025

During all my years of residence in Rajasthan, if there was one thing that I consciously hoarded, then that was […]

October 23, 2025

As a child, one of my favourite fun things was to try taking off the silver or gold foil which […]

October 23, 2025