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Culture Peeps, Gujarat, Handicrafts, India, Travel Extras, West

The astonishing world of Kutch embroideries

My next few days at Kutch were spent zipping around obscure villages, eating rustic meals at various artisans’ houses, and […]

December 4, 2018
#travelblog #gujarat #Kutch
Culture, Culture Peeps, Gujarat, Handicrafts, India, Travel Extras, West

The show stopping Kutch artist villages

I visited Gujarat in 2013 for a week and spent five days exploring the Kutch artist villages. Although at times […]

November 30, 2018
#Gujarat #Kutch #Travelblog
Culture Peeps, Gujarat, Handicrafts, India, Travel Extras, West

Why you should visit Kutch in Gujarat?

Think Kutch district of Gujarat as India’s real wild west. Lying in the westernmost frontier of India, it is a […]

November 29, 2018
#Kolkata #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Kolkatatravelblog #WestBengaltourism
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Top Experiences, West Bengal

Top fun things to do in Kolkata

My posts on Calcutta are definitely not comprehensive enough as a guide, but are fondest memories of a place called […]

October 19, 2018
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Calcutta, memories of a way of life

It is difficult to garner and pen down my thoughts about Calcutta. Too many memories, familiarity, and intimacy always jumble up […]

October 16, 2018
#Kolkata #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Kolkatatravelblog #WestBengaltourism
East, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, Growing up in Calcutta, India, Kolkata Food, Travel Extras, West Bengal

Calcutta, the pride of the Bengali food epicurean

There’s no food like home food and us, Bengalis celebrate festivities through our bellies. It is correctly said, that the […]

October 14, 2018
East, Expat Life, Growing up in Calcutta, India, West Bengal

Quirks of Calcutta

In Calcutta we have some unique pet peeves. We love our pooches, as well cats, birds, rabbits, mice and still […]

November 8, 2016
kalimpong slow travel is very relaxing
East, India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, West Bengal

Kalimpong and the art of doing nothing

What can I say about our Kalimpong break? That it had been lovely, intrepid, lazy and much needed, after our […]

July 21, 2016
#Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Jodhpurtourism #Rajasthan
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 […]

June 3, 2016
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 […]

January 13, 2016
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