The cave-dwelling Bollywood loving Bedouins of Diksam Plateau
Diksam Plateau was the reason why I visited the remote island of Socotra. It was home to the endemic blood […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Hadibo and the ugly side of urbanization of remote tropical paradise
“You will be staying at the Taj of Socotra”, beamed my affable guide to me. We were out of the […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
How I ended up on the Socotra island
I first came to know of the Socotra island when I was in school. A brilliant TV commercial featuring the […]
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen
Memories of Socotra, one of the remotest travel destinations in the world
“It is not down in any map, True places never are” – Herman Melville. This is completely applicable to Socotra […]
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen
Yemen crisis and memories of Old Sanaa
The attention span of humans is very short and the memory is even shorter. It has the wonderful capability of […]
Festivals of India, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Uttar Pradesh
The beauty of Braj Holi: some memories and tips
My earliest Holi memories go back to my growing up days at the paramilitary camp where we stayed during my […]
Culture Peeps, Delhi, Festivals of India, India, North, Photo Essays, Travel Extras
Festivals of India and Sufism through the eyes of a Muslim Krishna loving photographer
“A woman dances away in bliss, a sublime smile playing on her lips: a group of men painted pink, green, […]
Belgium, Europe, Outside India
Brussels spring days and some thoughts during COVID 19 lockdown
It is officially spring in Cairo. The weather is moody swiftly changing from sunshine to clouds to horrible sandstorms. Cold […]