I visited Amer Fort in autumn and it was a day as beautiful as can be. The golden season of autumn is in my eyes the gorgeous time in India and it brings out th...
The City Palace Jaipur is impressive. A striking blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture, it is a complex of courtyards, gardens, and buildings. Standing ri...
I stopped over by the beautiful Pavana Lake while returning to Pune after a lovely Lonavala weekend. It was a day before the Holi festival and I was invited to ...
In Calcutta we have some unique pet peeves. We love our pooches, as well cats, birds, rabbits, mice and still now our city newspapers everyday carry obituaries ...
My first smell of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry and fondly referred to as ‘Pondy’) was unpleasant. I reached the former French town after an extreme...
The power of Indian classical music is legendary and it's complex beauty is unfathomable. Ragas which are melodic frameworks based on standard set of notes, sca...
The beating heart of India, Madhya Pradesh or MP is my favourite state. Strewn with gorgeous ruins, deep jungles, thundering waterfalls and really intrepid ...
Tall overgrown grass protect her from the harsh autumn sun and a gnarly old frangipani tree drops quiet blossoms on her. Red and yellow canna flowers throw rain...
Contrary to the rest of Kalna's terracotta treasures, the Rajbari or Royal complex had been beautifully preserved and well maintained. The complex had sprawled ...
It had been a spring morning when a friend and I had boarded a local train for Ambika Kalna. An ancient port town, Ambika Kalna or Kalna (as it is popularly kno...