The timeless charm of the Ajrakh prints of Kutch
Ajrakh then
Circa: around 3000 BC
Location: Mohenjo Daro city in the Indus Valley (now in present-day Sindh province of Pakistan)
A bearded corpulent man...
solo female backpacker from India
Rogan Art, Kala Dungar, and other highlights of Kutch
My whirlwind Kutch trip often made me feel overwhelmed. It is a region which is best enjoyed with time, and even a short trip consisting the highlights of Kutch...
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 indulging in folklore, handicrafts, a...
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 I felt Kutch to be a bit overrated, especially t...
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 world in itself and is unlike any other place in ...
Walking around the painted havelis of Mandawa
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...
The painted havelis of Shekhawati in Rajasthan
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...
Jaipur memories in photos
The romance of the Jaipur rain
With the rain clouding up the Cologne skies leaving the air smelling mildly acrid, my mind drifts off to another place in anothe...
A slice of the exotic at Singapore Little India
There's an unofficial saying in India, that you will find Indians in every corner of the world. Most travelers will identify with the sweet wistful feeling that...
The birds and flowers of Singapore
Traveling is not an easy activity to undertake and from planning your itinerary, booking accommodation, checking transfers, making a travel budget etc, a trip i...