Shekhawati was unlike any place I have ever visited in Rajasthan. Located in one remote corner of the windswept sandy western India state, Shekhawati consists o...
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati had set me off to this extraordinary place and this post on Nawalgarh is the fourth post in the series on “The Pai...
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati set me off to this extraordinary region of Rajasthan and this post on Mandawa is the second of 4 posts in the seri...
My Shekhawati travel was really offbeat. I visited there last year when hints of spring had been around the corner and it was perhaps the best time to explore t...
Gotipua had been a treat for my cultural senses. Rhythmic, seriously acrobatic and exotic in a most quintessential Indian way, the literal translation of Gotipu...
I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had been performed in India for centuries. Until recent revival ...
Odisha is our neighbouring state and I have visited it a zillion times since childhood. Having hailed from Calcutta, during my growing up years, school trips, b...
Aihole lies near the bank of the Malaprabha River and as an archaeological site, contrasts sharply with Badami. While nature is in harmony with the archaeologic...
To explore the Badami caves in peaceful solitude, one has to get up early in the morning when the air is cool and the red sandstone hills glow a soft amber. The...
The archaeological grandeur of the quiet villages of Badami, Pattadakal, and Aihole belie the intrepid rural charm they exude today. Located in the Bagalkot dis...